The first thing we need when creating a clock with JavaScript is the Date object. At its core, the Date object is the number of milliseconds since the Unix epoch, January 1, 1970 at 12 AM UTC. Because this is an unwieldy number to use JavaScript provides a number of useful methods with the Date object. Continue reading JavaScript Clocks: Fundamentals
I only have one monitor, so it can be tedious working with my Raspberry Pi, having to move cords around every time i want to change something. Thankfully, our Pi comes preloaded with software to give us remote access to the command line, and all we have to do to use it is turn it on. Continue reading Raspberry Pi SSH Server, Part 2
SSH is a very common tool for people who have Raspberry Pis, but what most people don’t know about is what happens behind the screens to keep the SSH connection secure and our information safe from eavesdroppers. Continue reading Raspberry Pi SSH Server, Part 1
We’re on the Internet right now and we’re trying to learn Spanish. There’s no better reason to expand our vocabulary a bit with these words for talking about the Internet and what we do on it. Continue reading Anki Spanish Computer Deck, Part 5: Internet
Last time we learned how to explore our Raspberry Pi. This time we’re going to begin looking at how to change things. Continue reading The Raspbian Command Line, Part 2
For most people today, email is a part of daily life. If we want to continue to learn Spanish, we need to be able to talk about the things we de every day. Today, I’m dropping another short, simple deck of Spanish words all about email. Continue reading Anki Spanish Computer Deck, Part 4: Email
The Raspberry Pi is a very useful tool for beginners to learn the basics of computer science, but one of the first things new users need to wrap their heads around is how to use the terminal. Since so many useful tutorials out there have readers using the Linux terminal, it’s important to have an understanding of how to make use of it. Continue reading The Raspbian Command Line, Part 1
Let’s continue with our computer-themed Anki decks! This time I’m dropping a deck of words and short phrases dedicated exclusively to interacting with our computer desktop. I find when I’m trying to explain how to do something on a computer, I have to resort to English too often simply because I don’t know the vocabulary for something I use everyday. Continue reading Anki Spanish Computer Deck, Part 3: The Desktop
In our last tutorial we registered a domain name and set up dynamic DNS. Today we’re going to go over the relatively easy task of adding a subdomain to our website. Continue reading Raspberry Pi Apache2 Web Server on Raspbian, Part 3.5
We have a web server. We can reach it from outside of our network. All that’s left is to give it a name. Continue reading Raspberry Pi Apache2 Web Server on Raspbian, Part 3
