It’s kind of a niche requirement but very important for someone like me who runs presentations with keynote split on two screens to running demos that need to be mirrored. It was always Cmd-F1 on any non-touchbar equipped Mac, but sadly that stopped working on the new Macs, even if you hit the fn key […]
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Review of 2016
It’s been quite a year, that’s for sure. Politics in both the UK and the US have been increasingly chaotic, and I can’t help leaving this year in a high state of anxiety. It’s certainly had an effect on my productivity and in many ways has left me questioning myself; am I really doing the […]
I’ve been converting my ST4i workshop from Arduino to Node.js/Raspberry Pi and one of limitations is a lack of built-in PWM pins. PWM or Pulse Width Modulation can be used to fade LEDs up and down rather than just turn them on and off. If you’re new to PWM, here’s a full explanation at Sparkfun. […]
As part of the preparation for my upcoming workshops (last two tickets left!) , I’ve been working on writing Node.js code to drive various bits of hardware that are included in the free kit that comes with the course. So I’ve made my first ever npm package! And it drives cute LED displays running on […]
Today I wanted to get this ultra-thin LED matrix working with Raspberry Pi in NodeJS as part of my work on my new ST4i workshop. The SeeedStudio Ultrathin Red LED matrix. It’s such a nice bright matrix, I really love it, but they’re a little weird to work with. They use the HUB75 protocol which […]
2015 has gone by in a blur – at first I couldn’t remember the details of what I did. There have been so many different threads and distractions that it occasionally felt like I didn’t accomplish much. But now I’ve looked back at my calendar I’ve realised that there was actually a lot going on. […]
It’s been a busy year but I’ve managed to squeeze in one last CreativeJS workshop on the 9th and 10th December in Brighton. It’s a two day course based in Clearleft’s fantastic HQ on Middle Street. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 11am and start at £499, or £399 for freelancers. And in case […]
UPDATE : Please note – applications have now closed. My CreativeJS workshop returns to Brighton on the 9th and 10th December, and (inspired by Remy and Julie) I’ll be offering 2 diversity scholarship places. Diversity in tech is something I care deeply about, and although the problem won’t be solved overnight, this small gesture is […]
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Upcoming ST4i and CreativeJS workshops
ST4i Amsterdam, second batch of tickets on Tuesday, and 2 UK CreativeJS workshops on sale now. There’s no let up this year as the first batch of ST4i Amsterdam workshop tickets sold out in 10 minutes, but don’t worry – the next batch will go on sale Tuesday morning 11am local time. If you want […]
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ST4i workshops sold out – where next?
My Brighton dates both sold out within a day, so where should I take my workshops next? Let me know! [UPDATE]… and the winner is… Amsterdam! Tickets on sale Tuesday 10th February, register interest for a reminder email. My new Internet of Things workshop (or ST4i, as I prefer to call it) are proving to […]