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Continue reading →: Impractical Python Projects – Book Review (Python)I have been given the opportunity to review “Impractical Python Projects” by Lee Vaughan, published by No Starch Press. First in the interest of fairness and openness; No Starch Press has very kindly given me a copy of the book for free. I first found out about No Starch Press…
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Continue reading →: InkypHAT (Raspberry Pi)I got home today to find that my Pimoroni order of an Inky pHAT had arrived. The Inky pHAT is a Raspberry Pi add-on that is an e-ink (electronic ink) screen. Using the Inky pHAT and the supplied Python library the Raspberry Pi can out put text and images to…
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Continue reading →: Searching Through Files With Grep (Raspberry Pi)Typically when using the search function in an operating system it returns just files where the titles contain the search terms. However as Raspbian is a Linux OS it contains a powerful search option within the Terminal called Grep. Grep was created in 1974 by Ken Thompson and allows for…
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Continue reading →: Installing Docker (Mac)This evening I have started some training on LinkedIn Learning about Docker. Docker is software that allows for software to be placed in virtual containers containing the software and all its dependencies. Unlike virtual machines which virtualise the hardware and contain an operating system, a container runs just above the…
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Continue reading →: Running Processes In Background – Terminal / BASH (Mac OS X / Raspberry Pi)In the past I have launched multiple Terminal / BASH sessions when I have wanted to run multiple commands, however it transpires that there is an easier method. Using the background / foreground options in Terminal / BASH allows one session to run multiple processes at the same time. Throughout…
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Continue reading →: Think Like a Programmer (Python)I am currently working (reading) through the excellent “Think Like a Programmer” (V. Anton Spraul) from No Starch Press. The book is written with C++ in mind, but I will instead be trying to solve the puzzles using Python. The book contains C++ solutions, but I want to a) figure…
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Continue reading →: HTML Tag Reference Sheet (Code Club)
To assist with the pupils attending Code Club I’ve knocked up a quick HTML tag reference sheet for the basic tags used in the first few projects. HTML Tags HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. All the tags have and opening tag <> and a closing tag…
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Continue reading →: Reporting On Folder Permissions (PowerShell)Over the weekend I was thinking about ways to check which users could access a folder, which lead me into wondering if a report could be run to show multiple folders and save the results. After a little bit of thinking and I had knocked up some PowerShell: The PowerShell…
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Continue reading →: You and AI (Artificial Intelligence)
This evening (Sunday 28th October 2018) I have the pleasure of getting to see “You and AI” as part of the Manchester Science Festival 2018. From the website: ” You can call me AI. Join the Royal Society as they put Artificial Intelligence under the microscope. Physicist, author and broadcaster Jim…
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Continue reading →: Citrix Receiver Becomes Citrix Workspace app (October 2018)In the past I have wrote articles on installing Citrix Receiver on Mac OS and on the Raspberry Pi , however anyone looking for Citrix Receiver may now be a little confused as Citrix Receiver has now become Citrix Workspace app. The transition took place over Summer 2018 and according to…
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