Diving into Ruby, Sinatra and MongoDB on OpenShift
A howto on creating and running an application using Ruby, Sinatra and MongoDB on Redhat's OpenShift platform for hosting apps in the cloud.
View ArticleTaking Web Page Screenshots with PhantomJS and Python
A brief tutorial on how to create screenshots with common browser resolutions and save them as PNG files using PhantomJS and Python.
View ArticleQuick and Dirty Site Monitoring with Google Apps Script
A tutorial on how to use Google Drive and Apps Script to set up a free Website monitoring service that runs on Google's infrastructure.
View Article(Ab)using Pandas to Migrate Disqus Threads
A short tutorial on how to use the pandas Python toolkit to create a URL map for migrating Disqus comment threads.
View ArticlePython Script to Delete Delicious Bookmarks
A Python script to delete all bookmarks from the Delicious bookmarking service for the authenticated user.
View ArticleDrawing Crosshairs with D3.js Using SVG Shapes
Example JavaScript code of how you can draw SVG crosshairs with D3.js using SVG shapes.
View ArticleDrawing the New York Hardcore Logo with D3.js
Example JavaScript code of how you can draw the New York Hardcore (NYHC) logo with D3.js using SVG shapes and text.
View ArticleAutomating Browser Tasks without Distraction on Ubuntu
How to automate browser tasks on Ubuntu using Selenium from Python without displaying a browser window.
View ArticleGender Comparison: Would you Tell your Weight?
A look at the results of a poll about whether people disclose their body weight and how to present results of such a pool using data visualization.
View ArticleCustomizing Matplotlib's Plotting Styles
A tutorial on how to customize the look and feel of plots created with the Matplotlib library for Python.
View ArticleDrawing Ramones Style Circular Text with D3.js
Example JavaScript on how to draw circular text as seen in the Ramones logo with SVG paths and SVG text elements using the D3.js API.
View ArticleAutomating Browser Screenshots for Social Media using wcap and Pillow
An article describing how I automated the creation of social media images for two websites with graphics rendered in JavaScript by using screenshots.
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