Run a Cron on the Last Day of the Month
Run everyday to see if it is the last day of the month. If it is then run cron ‘command’. 00 12 * * * if [`date +%d -d tomorrow` …
Read MoreNginx “Too many open files” Error Solution for Ubuntu
If you run an Nginx server, you may come across an issue where you’ve reached the limit of how many files Nginx can have open. System wide resources are controlled …
Read MoreConnect to Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN with OpenVPN on Ubuntu
This post will go over using OpenVPN in Ubuntu 16.04 to connect to a Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN server. PIA has pre-made configuration files here which we will use …
Read MoreConfiguring, Installing, and Starting Nginx From Source Code
This post will go over the manual installation and configuration of Nginx source code on a Linux based system. Building from source code instead of directly installing from a pre-built …
Read More7×10 LED Matrix Powered by MSGEQ7
This project uses the MSGEQ7 in order to power a 7 channel LED equalizer. The goal was to use current components that were already avilable. Using 70 LEDs, a 7×10 …
Read MoreKinect Invisible Drumset
This program uses the RGB Camera and Tracking program to display a tracked user in front of a background. A drum set image is then displayed over the user. When …
Read MoreLCD Temperature Project
The goal of this project was to test out the temperature sensor and LCD screen for a larger long term project. It involves using the DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor …
Read MoreArduino and Kinect Communication
Processing can directly talk with a serial port. Two sections of code are shown here. The first will be the code for processing to talk to the Arduino. The second …
Read MoreRGB Camera and Tracking
This program will track a user and take their outline and paste it onto any background you want. The setup method includes where you need to add the name of …
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