Upgrade Raspbian from Jessie to Stretch
It's recommended to download a fresh image of Raspbian Stretch from official Raspbian website, but if for whatever reason you don't want to do that, you can still upgrade from Jessie to Stretch.... Read more »
Install any version of NodeJS and npm on Raspberry Pi
Or simply put, easily switch between versions of NodeJS on any Linux based system. There are two most popular Node version managers. One, my personal favourite is n package, the other one is nvm. n For me the easiest way is to use n package. Just install whatever Node version your official distribution ships with. sudo yum install nodejs or,... Read more »
VueJS pass data and methods to child component
I couldn't find a clear explanation of how to pass both data and methods from parent component to a child component in VueJS. Remember, there's always more that one way of doing almost anything. Below is just one of those ways. More detailed, albeint no so clear, explanation and all the other ways of passing props can be found in... Read more »
Check laptop battery health on Windows 10
It's good practice to occasionally check the health of your laptop battery. There's a very easy way to do so on Windows 10. Of course there are lots of programs that will give you detailed information on your battery, but the built in command will also give you quite nice report. Open command line Press the Windows Key + x Choose... Read more »
Custom linting rules in NuxtJS and eslint
NuxtJS is a fantastic framework for creating VueJS applications. It comes bundled with Vue Router, Vuex, Vue Server Renderer and many more. All configured for you out of the box. The problem I have with it, it comes with linting options set to force 2 spaces as indentation. I'm a "tab" guy, so making me use spaces for... Read more »
Prevent image hotlinking / stealing from your site with nginx
Have you noticed other sites hotlinking to your images or other assets? Are they eating up your bandtwitch? Or you just want to proactively prevent that? If so, there's a very easy way to do so with a simple configuration on nginx. Open up nginx config file for your site and add another location block like this: server { # your normal... Read more »
Using nginx redirect www to non-www domain
To redirect all traffic from www.example.com to just plain example.com, add another `server {}` block to your nginx config file with just two lines: server { server_name www.example.com; return 301 $scheme://example.com$request_uri; }... Read more »
Configure Mailgun on self hosted Ghost blog
Mailgun is a fantastic, free service which allows you to send, receive and track emails effortlessly. It's dead easy to integrate with your self hosted Ghost blog. Mailgun configuration Log in to your Mailgun account. Go to "Domains" section. Click on "Add New Domain" and add a subdomain you want to send emails from. Follow on... Read more »
Update Raspbian on Raspberry Pi
It's highly recommended to update your Raspbian as often as possible to make sure you always have the latest security patches and updates. Manual update Open Pi's console and update package list by running the following command: sudo apt update Then upgrade your packages to their latest versions with below command: sudo apt full-upgrade This should keep you up to... Read more »
Create NodeJS command line script or app
I wanted to write a simple script that would convert multiple files from one encoding to another. I didn't want anything big or running in the browser. Command line script seemed like the right approach. Coming from a web developer background my first thought was a script written in PHP and converted to a command line app. Just saying that... Read more »
