Category: Projects
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Startup 8: Stardate.Today
For years, I have calendared prolifically. (Is that a word?) I track all the granular details: my to-do list is on one calendar; all my classes and homework; my social life; gym, yoga and exercise; and previously my jobs at Tech 2u and Starbucks. Each of these topics is on its own color-coded calendar within…
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[Working Draft] Smarter Sockets
This is something I looked long and hard for, before deciding to build it myself. Also, a school project pulled this off the shelf and added some urgency. Last year I completed a similar but very early proof-of-concept prototype just for the web-controlled relay board. It didn’t have the parallel shift registers, the relay board, or…
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Startup 7: Top Story Review
This is part of a series on Building 12 Startups in 12 Months. This is number seven: TopStoryReview.com! Black-Box News is Bad If you look at the news on Google or Facebook , you will see a few stories which some mysterious algorithm has selected for you. Are these an accurate reflection of current events?…
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Perfect Server, Version 18
This is the latest iteration of my perfect server. I am building this in order to consolidate and deprecate previous server inventory. Also, it includes many new best-practices which should further secure this new server. The first step is to provision a new server. I use digital ocean. I will be logged in as…
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Startup 6: Exotic Weapons
Today, there are many fascinating examples of people using successful techniques to create passive income online. Those of us who grew up coding and then took that perspective to business have a unique advantage. You might call it a super power. We, the digital priesthood conjure passive income from the ether with the aid of…
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Startup 5: Condensr
This is a free tool based on several other tools I have seen online. It accepts long-form text and condenses it to the length you specify. The code is very simple, and very powerful. I was shocked at how easy this was to build. Check it out on Github, or head over to the site…
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How to Build a Free Linux Microsoft SQL Server
This covers how to create a virtual linux server running Microsoft SQL Server. First, create a virtual server with the following requirements in mind. Ubuntu 14.02 LTS (Server or Desktop) At least two CPUs At least 4gb RAM At least 10GB HDD for the operating system PLUS at least double the amount of space…
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How To Create a Local Storage Repository on XenServer
I was working with a XenServer in a complex corporate network environment, and it was not possible for this server to access any samba shares, such as my laptop. I needed to put some ISOs on it, so I decided to create a local storage repository. This way, I would be able to simply -wget…
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How to Start a Business For Free (With Examples)
I gave this speech for a public speaking class. It included a self-evaluation assignment which I share here; CJ Trowbridge 2017-07-05 Sierra College Comms 1 Scott Kirchner Demonstration Speech Self-Evaluation Assignment In my speech, I demonstrated how to bootstrap a business. I gave examples from my experience bootstrapping a pizza business in Chico several…
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Startup 4: CronPUT
This is part of a series on Building 12 Startups in 12 Months. This is product number three: CronPUT! CronPUT is a fairly self-explanatory name. Users log in with Google to sign up for an account and enter a list of webhook URLs, specifying an interval for each. At the specified time, a PUT request is…