Setting up a Secure API Server on DigitalOcean using Node Express, Mongoose, MongoDB, and Auth0 This is a tutorial on how to develop and deploy a secure REST API with JavaScript-based tools.
Creating a Vagrant Box for Strongloop Development with Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) So I’m working on a mobile app development project which is using Loopback for REST API generation. I wanted to set up a Vagrant box with the following attributes: Use VirtualBox Ubuntu Server 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) x64 Latest NodeJs (currently 6.11.3) Strongloop (npm package that installs CLI for working with loopback) This wasn’t as straightforward […]
Creating a Filter Pipe for Angular 2 (in Ionic 2) I’ve been getting into the world of building cross-platform mobile apps using the Ionic 2 Framework with Angular 2 for Typescript. Yesterday I needed to build a view that displayed a list of players that were grouped by the team that they’re on. The final view is shown here on the right. The solution was to […]
Super-fast Secure WordPress Install on DigitalOcean with NGINX, PHP7, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Updated: 2018-01-01 I’ve recently begun migrating websites from my old web host to DigitalOcean. Today, I’m documenting the steps I use to stand up a new server instance. Some of these technologies are still close to the bleeding edge, so if you’re really worried about stability, you may want to stick with some of the […]
DIY LED Bubble Tube: Part 6–First Test! Okay, so I haven’t had a chance to 3D print the base for the tube that will hold all the components together, but I couldn’t wait to preview what the finished bubble tube was going to look like. So without further ado, take a look at this video: I have to say, I am totally […]
DIY LED Bubble Tube: Part 5–Motor Control I figured out how to control the speed of the air pump with the Photon. This will be just a short update on the programming part of this project. (Follow these links for: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.) What DIDN’T Work… Okay, so I fully admit that I’m a total newbie […]
DIY LED Bubble Tube: Part 4–Tube Construction Okay, so now that I had acquired all of my materials for my bubbler, written the code to control it, and designed the base, it was time to construct the actual tube. This turned out to be the part that has been the most frustrating and required the most experimentation so far. Laser Cutting the End Cap […]
DIY LED Bubble Tube: Part 3–Designing the Base So as you can imagine, a tube full of water that is four inches wide and six feet tall is not very stable. I needed a way to: Provide more stability to the bubble tube when it is standing upright House the NeoPixels and the air pump and all their tubing and wiring Make it […]
DIY LED Bubble Tube: Part 2–Programming In this post, I’m going to describe the coding involved in creating my DIY bubble tube. In case you missed it, Part 1 of this tutorial describes this project in more detail and gives a provisional shopping list of parts you’d need to buy to do it yourself. I may amend the shopping list later, […]
