Nov. 20, 2013
Batch Photo Thumbnail Creation for FancyBox
A quick script I wrote to batch create photo thumbnails for use with FancyBox. This means each thumbnail gets the same filename with '_m' appended before the extension. It uses the ImageMagick command-line tool convert to perform the actual image processing.
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, os, subprocess
def convert(directory=None, size='300x300'):
if not directory: directory = os.getcwd()
print('Dir: %s' % directory)
if not size ...
Aug. 30, 2013
Please build this: A Mobile app to replace Grocery Loyalty Cards and Coupons
Grocery stores need to build a decent mobile app. This idea seems incredibly obvious, so it pains me that none of the major grocery chains have done it (at least that I know of... if someone has, please let me know I will shop there!) Here's why...
Little keychain barcode fobs suck and so do paper circulars. Making a weekly shopping list is a chore, especially when ...
Aug. 20, 2013
Deploying Octopress on Amazon S3
So a number of folks have described how to use Octopress with S3. However most of them don't describe how to easily publish to S3, or require an external command-line tool to upload the generate files. I solved this by using the aws/s3 gem and creating a new rake task. rake deploy_s3[blog] # deploys all blog files
I also added a task to ping Google and ...
July 6, 2013
Porch for Android FAQ
This should help answer the most common questions for Porch.
Don't see your question answered here? Email porch@thomnichols.org or send a tweet to @PorchApp
How do I add Porch to the lock screen on a Galaxy S4 or Galaxy Note?
Try this short tutorial from AndroidCentral.
