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Temperature Graphing With Arduino and Processing And/or Node.js - Minisimo

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Temperature Graphing With Arduino and Processing And/or Node.js. As an exercise to expand my knowledge of D3.js, I recently created a web-based front-end for the arduino. On the backend, it uses Node.js to read the data from the serial port and send it to the client over Socket.io. It takes that data on the front-end and graphs it using D3.js and SVG. You can keep the code on your arduino the same, and download. The web client from GitHub. Then unzip it to your arduino libraries folder (/home/. Read 1 by...

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Backbone.io: Simple Socket.io Integration for Backbone Apps - Minisimo

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Backbone.io: Simple Socket.io Integration for Backbone Apps. Based middleware made by xaiki. This was much better, but had a bug in it that prevented updates and deletes from working correctly. I modified it to fix the bug, and now it works beautifully. I wrote a small todos application so you can get the gist of it. It. Text authored by Blake Patches. Laquo; Hosting Comparison Part 2: Load Testing. Building a Simple Offcanvas Navigation With CSS Transitions and JQuery ».

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Installing Octopress Plugins - Minisimo

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In my last post I covered customizing fonts and colors in the whitepsace theme. In this post, I’ll show you how to install some plugins, namely Disqus. For comments, TapirGo. For search, and Tag Clouds with octopress-category-list. First of all, lets add comments to our blog. Disqus is a well-known comment system used on many blogs, so it makes sense that Octopress comes with built-in support for it. To start, go to disqus.com. And register your site. Next, take your site shortname, (For me it’s. Root ur...

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Setting Up Octopress and Installing a Theme. Well, I told you I’d write a post about this, and here it is. First off, what is Octopress? Why should I use it? Now, let’s get to setting up Octopress for real. I’ll be telling you how to do it on Linux or Mac, if you have Windows, read this. First off, you’ll need to install some dependencies, namely Git and Ruby. On Ubuntu, here’s how to get them. Sudo apt-get install git-core ruby1.9.3. Rbenv install 1.9.3-p0. Now, we can install the default theme. Now got...

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Customizing an Octopress Theme - Minisimo

http://blog.blakepatches.me/blog/2013/08/06/customizing-an-octopress-theme-and-installing-plugins

Customizing an Octopress Theme. In my last post, I showed you how to set up Octopress and install a much better theme. In this post, I show you how to customize that theme to your tastes. Now whitepress is a great theme in itself, but maybe you think the font is too small, or too big. Or that the colors are wrong, or maybe you want a different font altogether. Thankfully, changing these things isn’t too hard with Octopress. Or whatever you called your theme. It should look like this:. For the posts, and.

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Hosting Comparison Part 2: Load Testing - Minisimo

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Hosting Comparison Part 2: Load Testing. In my last post, I compared four free hosting providers, based on resources given for free, ease of setup, and WebSocket support. When it came down to it, Nitrous.io is the winner for getting something out there quickly, but Heroku stands as the best option for prodution hosting. Now, I’m comparing them based on their ability to efficiently handle load. I’m using Blitz.io. Comparing all the hosts, the biggest surprise was Nitrous.io, which logged the best aver...

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Building a Simple Offcanvas Navigation With CSS Transitions and JQuery - Minisimo

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Building a Simple Offcanvas Navigation With CSS Transitions and JQuery. Than the menu. There are multiple solutions for this problem, but we are only going to consider one right now, offcanvas navigation. Here is the HTML. The git repo, and you can view the live demo here. As always, feel free to leave questions, comments, and/or possible improvements to my code. Text authored by Blake Patches. Laquo; Backbone.io: Simple Socket.io Integration for Backbone Apps. Introducing My New Website ».

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What Is This Meteor Thing? - Minisimo

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What Is This Meteor Thing? Over the course of the last year or so, you may or may not have heard of something called Meteor. If so, you’re probably wondering what it is and why you should use it. If you haven’t hear of it, no problem, I’ll start from the beginning. Basically, Meteor is a full-stack web framework for creating single-page apps. This means it deals with both the server, the client, and everthing in between. On the backend, it uses Node.js, and Fibers. Is the source, and here. Calculating th...

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Introducing My New Website - Minisimo

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Introducing My New Website. Over the past few months I have been practicing my craft of web design, and I now unveil to the world my new website. It is a jumping-off point for my new occupation as a freelance web designer. You have probably noticed the new, minimalist, theme on my blog, and I have carried that over to my main website as well. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you may have, and am happy to answer your questions. Text authored by Blake Patches.

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Blog Archive - Minisimo

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Introducing My New Website. Building a Simple Offcanvas Navigation With CSS Transitions and JQuery. Backbone.io: Simple Socket.io Integration for Backbone Apps. Posted in backbone.js. Hosting Comparison Part 2: Load Testing. Comparison of Node.js Hosting. Temperature Graphing With Arduino and Processing And/or Node.js. Calculating the Altitude of Model Rockets With Code. What Is This Meteor Thing? Customizing an Octopress Theme. Setting Up Octopress and Installing a Theme. Welcome to My Blog.