Tutorials

Want to know how to blur images with OpenCV and Python? Here's a quick guide with solid code examples

Learn how to create an object and move it around in Unity with your keyboard. This is a simple tutorial using a few lines of code.

If you want to build Unity Games, but you prefer Linux, here's a guide to getting started

This tutorial will show you exactly how to resize an image using OpenCV and Python

Thie guide teaches you how to read a text file or parse text data with Go in minutes.

Here are a few easy ways to install Google Chrome Arch Linux and Manjaro.

Blazor components are awesome, and they'll help you build applications faster. This tutorial dives into the basics of Blazor components.

Dumping Twitter? Here's how you can make the switch from Twitter to Mastodon the easy way.

Need to open an assembly in C#? Here's a quick guide to opening an assembly or DLL in C#

Eliminate your issues using Python in Windows 11 by installing Anaconda

If you want to access your FreeBSD desktop remotely from Windows or a Mac, here is how you do it. A full tutorial for setting up xrdp with the LXDE desktop

If you want to run .NET (Formerly .NET Core) in Manjaro, here's everything you need to know.

Here's how to install Hugo, the best static site generator ever, in Windows 11

Microsoft just released the newest version of .NET. Here's how to get it on your Pop!_OS machine today!

This tutorial will show you how to install OBS Studio in Arch Linux for streaming. A step by step guide to building the AUR versions.

Slices are a nifty datatype, and this article explains what they are, how they work and how to use them.

So you got yourself a Pinebook Pro and want to write Go on it? This tutorial will get you set up in minutes.

Using a Raspberry Pi to measure the temperature inside a Ford Focus in the sun during a record breaking heatwave. Full how to and source code.

I tried out virtualization on the Apple M1, here's what I thought of the process, and how you can do it.

Split testing is a feature you aren't using enough. In this tutorial, you'll learn why you need split testing and how to set it up with Netlify.

How to make your terminal window look awesome when accessing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

In this tutorial we'll look at pushing your Hugo static site to the new AWS Lightsail Containers service.

There are many complex IoT systems for the cloud. But what about the hobbyist? In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up a full IoT system from start to finish that a beginner can complete.

OpenCV is an incredible computer vision library, and the Raspberry Pi is an awesome piece of hardware. You can bring them together for your projects, and here's how.

I tried out Digital Ocean's new PaaS (Platform as a Service) and threw some Go at it. Let's see how it does.

Here's the fastest and easiest way to start working with OpenCV and Python in Arch Linux

In this article, we'll learn how to compare strings in Go, and which methods are fastest.

Let's say you're like me and have Arch Linux installed, and you've toasted your GRUB bootloader. Here's what you do.

In this article, we'll walk through the different ways to change letter case in Go. Using the strings library and a neat function you can build better titles with Go.

I try out the new Raspberry Pi HQ Camera, with full instructions so you can replicate my results. Here's how you can put the new Raspberry Pi HQ camera to work right away!

In this tutorial I'll show you how to grab temperature from a Raspberry Pi and build an endpoint to store the data, with Go.

If you want the latest version of Go on your Raspberry Pi, here's a quick tutorial that can help.

Here are some of my favorite editors for Go programming. What's yours?

I recently configured bluetooth to connect some headphones to my Arch Linux laptop. I decided to document the process, in case you need to try this.

Here's how to manually install the latest version of Go in FreeBSD in less than five minutes.

Have you ever wanted to learn to code? Want to start out easy? In this series of tutorials we go through the basics of JavaScript, so you can start coding immediately.

Debugging web applications can be tricky. Accessing your browser's developer console is the easiest way to see what's going on with your application.

Want to learn Golang? Here are 10 awesome places to get started

How to get set up to develop Golang apps in Manjaro Linux

Let's say you want to create a simple, lean .NET Core executable you can build and drop on to a server. You can do that easily with .NET Core 3.0

In this article we'll explore Unit testing in .NET Core

A quick look at my virtualization setup, remotely accessed headless VMs on a Linux Server.

All the theory, calculations, and estimations in the world aren't going to tell you how your website will truly perform under a load.

This is how you can install Microsoft SQL server in Ubuntu Linux.. in about 5 minutes! Easy process.

Today I've set up an Adafruit Huzzah ESP8266 Breakout board and played around with it. My thoughts on this board and ones like it, and what it could mean for the Internet of Things

Earlier this year Adafruit Industries put their IoT dashboard into Beta, and it looks pretty cool. I'll show you how to set up a dashboard using one of my mini weather station designs for data input

If you want to add internet connectivity to an Arduino, you have quite a few options. Since most Arduino models are not bundled with Ethernet or WiFi a market has developed for it, and I decided to try one out and share my thoughts.

My first impressions of this cool Arduino LCD Shield kit by Adafruit. I assemble it, try it out, and share my results.

I recently purchased the 7 inch touch screen for the Raspberry Pi and thought I'd put something together to show how it's set up and share my thoughts on it so far. This has been a really popular item and I had to check it out.

Today I'm going to show you how to make sort of a mini weather station with a Raspberry Pi. This is an ongoing project of mine that I've been tinkering with so I'll share my learnings with you.

How to monitor ambient room temperature with a Raspberry Pi using an inexpensive waterproof air temperature sensor and uploading the results to Firebase.

The blinking LED is the hello world of the maker community, and today I'll show you how easy it is to do with the Raspberry Pi 2 (or Model B)!

Want to run and build C# .Net applications on your Raspberry Pi? In this article I'll show you how.

Want to run Netflix on your Linux box? It's really easy, and free! Plus you don't need a virtual Windows install anymore.

Want to learn how to program on the Raspberry Pi? This is a beginners guide to getting started with Python.

Love the Raspberry Pi? So do I. Here is a comprehensive list of great blogs and news sites about the Raspberry Pi

Today I'm going to explain how to set up wireless networking on G4 PowerBook running Ubuntu 10.04

Want to set up an SVN Server on your Raspberry Pi? Here's a step by step guide.

A complete tutorial on how to Install Ubuntu Linux on a Powerbook G4 (PowerPC) machine

In part 6 of my learning C# tutorial series we're going to talk about iteration statements. This is a crucial part of your foundation as a C# .NET coder

A step by step guide to setting up your Raspberry Pi to share files to every computer on your network.

A step by step guide to Linux command line basics for using your Raspberry Pi

Do you want to install Drupal on your Raspberry Pi? Yes it's possible and we do it!

Do you want to remote into your Raspberry Pi and see a graphical desktop? It's actually really easy. If you don't want to dedicate a monitor or the TV to the pi but still want to use it, here's your solution.

A step tutorial for installing Node.js on your Raspberry Pi.

Do you want to safely overclock your Raspberry Pi? Here's how you need to do it.

How you can build a quick program in C++ to show just your ip address from the prompt.

What's the fastest Web Server for the Raspberry Pi? In this article I aim to find out.

In part 5 of my learning C# tutorial series we're going to talk about selection statements. This is a crucial part of your foundation as a C# .NET coder

Part 4 of my Tutorial series on learning C# .Net which takes a look at variables and types in C#

People are doing a lot of cool things with the Raspberry Pi. One of the first things I thought to do was to see if I could make a Raspberry Pi web server. Being a web developer and overall geek I figured it might be kind of fun to do, and as I found out it's really easy.

Part 3 of my tutorial series on learning C# .Net, a thorough look at the language and .Net Framework.

Part 2 of my tutorial series on learning C# .Net which takes a deeper look at C# namespaces

Part 1 of my tutorial series on learning C# .Net, a thorough look at the language and .Net Framework.

A step by step guide for using ternary operators in C#. These operators can simplify and clean up your code.

A learning excersize to build a drop down with AJAX with vanilla JavaScript. Helpful for explaining how AJAX works.

A step by step guide to connecting to a MySQL database with Python. Super easy.

A nice introduction to C# and the .NET Architecture. I explain the basics and show you how to get started

Some cool VIM command line tricks to help you get the most of this powerful editor.

A step by step guide for building a LAMP stack from source for ultimate customization.

How to show your dmesg output in Linux in realtime.

Several ways to get the Linux version from the command line.

a quick tutorial that shows you how to swap VIM for Vi with a single line.

This is a simple introduction to XSLT, or eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation. It's a way of applying styles and formatting to XML files, and it's pretty useful.

Want to try out Google Go? Here's a guide to getting it working in Ubuntu.

How to write a text file in C#, step by step

Step by step description of how to write text files with C++. Using Bloodshed C++