Getting Started Programming in C: Coding a Retro Game with C Part 2
Programming in C traditionally starts with outputting “Hello World” to the text console/terminal command-line. In the …
Coding a Retro Game: Learn to Code in C
Learn to code in C and create your own retro games with this free multi-part C programming tutorial series. But first, why learn to …
History of Retro Games – Retro Computer and Video Games Timeline from the 1970s to 1990s
Retro computing and retro games have had a renaissance. I love it. The community has never been so vibrant. As I write this, my friend …
Automating Twitter Using Python 3 and Tweepy
So far I have covered more Arduino/C and even AMOS Basic than anything else, but my main language on the daily is Python, and my main …
Programming the Amiga with AMOS BASIC: Screens and Loading Images
AMOS BASIC programming tutorial series starts with Screens and loading images
Programming the Amiga Series Part 1: Installing AMOS Basic the Easy Way!
AMOS BASIC is a fun, powerful, and user-friendly game programming language and environment for the Amiga. In this video we look at …
Build a Macro Keyboard “Stream Deck” with Raspberry Pi Zero and Hyperpixel 4.0 Graphical Touch Screen
Can you build a DIY version of the Elgato Stream Deck? Many people could tell this is what I was building up to. I think we are …
Detect (and list) Raspberry Pi and other boards on your network
I am in the fun position of having a Raspberry Pi project to build for my day job. It brought to light a familiar challenge of how to …
USB Keyboard Emulation with the Raspberry Pi Zero
One of the many productivity-boosters my nerd friends look to is text expanders and keyboard shortcuts. You know, enter a combination of …
Modify STL CAD files for CNC or 3D Print using Python Programming
We are pretty familiar at this point with the 3D design creation workflow. Drawing, dragging and dropping CAD files using a mouse and a …
Announce Your Entry with Raspberry Pi, Python and Bluetooth
Did you ever want to have your return to your office or home announced with a fanfare? Probably not, but let’s do this anyway 😉 …
Linux Automation Tip: How to Send Messages from Python to Your Slack Channels
Slack is a hugely popular live group chat system. While a lot of my notifications now go to Discord, as I wrote about here, Slack is …
EZ-Robot IoTiny
While Arduino and Raspberry Pi dominate, there are other boards out there for robot builders. One of the best for rapid robot …
Running Raspberry Pi AND Arduino for the Best of Both Worlds
I have been writing a lot more about Raspberry Pi than Arduino lately, but don’t get the impression I am leaving the Arduino world …
Linux Automation Tips: Create a Boot/Start Menu with Python
You may have seen in the Maker Hacks Facebook Group the latest iteration of my Raspberry Pi based entertainment center. It’s now …
Using Grove Sensors, Buttons, and Displays, with Raspberry Pi and Python
Grove sensors are a plug and play way to add sensors, buttons, displays, and actuators to your electronics projects, without soldering. …
Linux Automation Tips: Running Scripts Automatically
Running commands from the shell is all well and good, but what if you don’t want to always be logging into your terminal? What if …
Password-Less SSH Access to Your Linux Machine or Raspberry Pi Using Public Keys
If you are logging in and out of a Linux machine, especially a Raspberry Pi on your local network, it can be a pain to keep entering a …
Linux Automation Tip: Kill Script if Already Running
Here is a shell script that will allow you to kill a script if it is already running #!/usr/bin/env bash ps -ef | grep $1 | awk '{print …
Linux Automation Tip: Process Discord Messages and Launch Shell Commands in Python
In the previous Discord article we set up a listener, but really that was just the foundation – enough to listen for …
Linux Automation Tip: Listen for Commands with your Discord Bot using Python
A Discord bot that only SENDS messages is all well and good, but really we want our bots to interact. We need to make them listen and …
Linux Automation Tip: Send Messages to Your Discord Server Using Python
I am on a mission to declutter my email. Once you get past the unsubscribe/filter stage, the next thing is to get the important …
Email Your Raspberry Pi IP Address on Boot
A common complaint from Raspberry Pi owners is when running headless (no monitor or keyboard). If the Pi reboots then you lose your …
Linux Automation Tip: Repeat Commands with Loops and Delays
Unix and Linux are a lot more powerful for automation than people from other operating systems know, that power is under the hood in …