JavaScript libraries market share wordle
Here is a wordle I created based on the stats found in w3techs site: Note: The sizes are indicative of the relative popularity and are not to scale.
NXT Virtual Piano – Fail!
Well, this was my plan – to create an extremely simple virtual piano with Lego Mindstorms, just by using the ultrasonic sensor in the manner below: To play the correct frequency for the detected key, I first tried a ladder if-then-else within the Mindstorms visual programming environment, and it absolutely tanked! For every if-then-else path, … more
PlotterBot!
I wanted to create a robot that can draw something on a paper. Searching for some inspirations, I found on YouTube, a variety of very amazing and cool implementations. Yet, they all drew on a horizontal plane, and were mechanically complex. I wanted something that I could mount on my son’s easel, and draw like … more
Happy NXT Holidays!
Last weekend we walked into Fry’s to find an awesome deal for Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0. Mindstorms is a robotics system for kids 10+ years, and it comes with 3 servo motors and 4 sensors (1 ultrasonic sensor, 1 color sensor and 2 touch sensors), and a wide variety of Lego technic pieces. I had … more
node.js based CORS proxy
Recently I found that a WebGL program I wrote earlier was not working anymore due to CORS restriction. To get around this, I wrote up an extremely simple proxy using node.js and hosted it on the amazing nodester service. You can access the service like this: http://corsproxy.nodester.com/?src=<image url> It just fetches the data from remote … more
Building a Seven Segment Display Widget with YUI 3 and Raphaël
Electronics used to be my hobby while I was growing up, and one of the components that always fascinated me was the seven segment display. So when I wanted to get my feet wet on YUI 3 couple of weeks ago, I thought how cool would it be to develop a widget that renders a … more
jQuery Mobile alpha is released – and it is awesome!
Today, I casually went to see what’s new on jQuery mobile and was treated with a wonderful surprise. The alpha is released! I immediately fired up my stock browser on droid and tried it out. It is so beautiful and I can’t believe its not a native app! It worked great when the device orientation … more
Swype – don’t type!
I’ve never been excited about typing text on my mobile, but a new technology called swype well might change that, and I bet is going to revolutionize the way we all input text on mobiles. Unlike tapping a series of softkeys, you enter text by “connecting” keys. You should check out the demo videos! When … more
Profanity in Eclipse Plugin!
I was trying to associate specific file type with PHP editor when I noticed some profane text in Eclipse! There is a content type called “s**t happens”, tied to .sql files. Can you believe it? See screenshot. I traced it to DBEdit plugin. I like humor in code, but I am strongly against profanity, even … more
Let It Snow! v1.0 Update – Thank You!
With your support for Let It Snow! application, we were able to raise USD 750 for Myrtle! This will go a long way in supporting the educational expenses of many underprivileged kids, and also raise HIV/AIDS awareness in rural Chennai. Thank you, thank you! Also, the number of application downloads is 1042 as of today. … more