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Welcome to the new home of CodePy DIY! Check back regularly for original tech tips and tutorials. Follow @codepy5 on Twitter for the latest updates!

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Jul 3, 2019, 8:22 PM UTC

Control an NXT Robot Using Your Hands with Leap Motion!

# Control an NXT with Leap Motion Unlike other posts, this post merely shows a project overview. Details on replicating this project will be released in subsequent posts with their own video instruct…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Jun 20, 2019, 3:00 AM UTC

Secure Remote Access with remote.it

Setting up IoT networks can be a fun and rewarding experience. One of the biggest challenges, however, can be gaining access to your devices from outside your home network. With remot3.it you can eas…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 May 29, 2019, 7:10 PM UTC

Tmux or not Tmux: it's an easy question

In a nutshell, tmux is a linux program that allows you to run terminals in the background and reconnect to them later or kill them. This is can be useful for running long scripts, such as updates, ov…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Apr 2, 2019, 2:26 AM UTC

List: Reasons to Switch to Windows 10 from Ubuntu

* Ensured Updates - regardless of battery power, pressing homework assignments, or half-over presentations * The Feedback Hub - a super friendly interface to report bugs and glitches, even if no one…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Feb 21, 2019, 9:39 PM UTC

Install Weaved on a Raspberry Pi [Old]

Weaved is a free service that allows you to temporarily open local ports to the public internet without the need for re-configuring a firewall. Learn more at their website. # UPDATE Weaved has re-bra…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Feb 14, 2019, 12:04 AM UTC

Valentine's Day E-Card Template - HTML/GAS

Need a last minute idea for a Valentine's day card? Make something special with your coding skills! Below is an HTML/Google Apps Script template to get you started! This template allows you to tie in…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Feb 2, 2019, 5:26 PM UTC

Backup Your Library Credits!

LBRY is a great platform for sharing videos and pictures that compensates creators while remaining censorship free. Library Credits (or LBC) are the backbone of this service. LBC is a cryptocurrency…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Jan 30, 2019, 5:47 PM UTC

Apt: Your Moo(*new) Best Friend

Many popular Linux distributions (including, Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, and Raspian) are based on an operating system called Debian (a combination of the creator's names: Debra and Ian). Debian systems use…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Jan 25, 2019, 5:51 PM UTC

Running Raspbian in a Virtual Machine

Raspbian is the most common operating system used on Raspberry Pi single-board computers. It's simple and comes with some cool toys preinstalled readily available for installation, such as Geany, Nod…

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Ben / CodePy DIY
@agentflippy5 Jan 21, 2019, 4:34 PM UTC

Installing Raspbian Jessie

Installing Raspbian Jessie is fairly straight forward. In this post we'll about downloading the image file, installaton, and the first boot. This post originally appeared two years ago on my Blogger…

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