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Continue reading →: Repeating Task In Microsoft Flow Using Do UntilPart of the reason I enjoy my job is that I get to use technology that is at times new to me. Today I got introduced to Microsoft Flow, part of the Microsoft Dynamics suite it is a toolkit for implementing automatic workflow solutions. Flows can be created on Microsoft’s…
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Continue reading →: Tweeting with TwitterAs a Digital Eagle I am inspired to help people with technology. This help may be via my awesome website , Code Club or in person. Today I completed what I’m going to call my first act as a Digital Eagle, and that was to introduce a local resident to the social…
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Continue reading →: Digital WingsAs I wrote in my previous blog entry, I am now a Digital Eagle. Part of the Digital training Barclays are offering is Digital Wings (https://digital.wings.uk.barclays), which is open to anyone that signs up to the site (not just Digital Eagles). Having a bit of spare time this evening I…
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Continue reading →: My Day As A Volunteer MakerThe last time I designed and physically built something out of materials (other than IKEA furniture) was way back in CDT (Craft Design Technology) lessons in high school. That all changed today as I became a volunteer maker for the day! Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) runs an…
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Continue reading →: Moving Files By Type V1 (Python)If you are like me then your computers file/folder structure goes a little “out of whack” over time. I’m looking to create a Python script that finds a particular file type and moves it into a folder. I’m running this on a MacBook (so Mac OS). For my first version…
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Continue reading →: Installing Citrix Receiver (Mac)Citrix Receiver allows for Citrix connections to be made from lots of different types of devices, including devices running Microsoft Windows OS, Android OS, Apple iOS and the various Linux OS families. Today I will be taking a quick look at installing Citrix Receiver on Mac OS X (10.13, aka…
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Continue reading →: Chat Bot (Python)A while back I started looking at creating a chat bot in node.js (see here) but got distracted with having fun in Python. Today I picked up the Humble Bundle Dev Ops bundle. Humble Bundle is a great site that produces bundles of books / games / videos for very prices…
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Continue reading →: Digital Eagle
Back in January I wrote a piece about teaching users to produce rather than just consume technology. I have been trying to help young people produce (and gain a deeper understanding of) tech rather than consume tech by running a Code Club. However today I got given another great opportunity,…
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Continue reading →: Random Turtle Shapes (Python)After yesterday’s Code Club, my son asked if it would be possible to use Turtle to draw shapes randomly. I explained that it should be simple to define some shapes and then have use Python to randomly draw them in at random areas on the screen, which quickly lead to…
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Continue reading →: Colourful Creations (Python / Code Club)Growing up my high school had some Nimbus computers – personally I preferred the Apple Macs but every so often I used a Nimbus. On those occasions I would get the opportunity to use Turtle to create some very basic shapes, and to be honest I never found it that…
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