Using Goodreads Data in Eleventy / / No Comments I’ve been a Goodreads user for a few years now, and much like how I use other ‘tracking’ services, I’m not there for other folks’ reading lists or recommendations, but instead, as a way to track what I’ve read. I especially like looking back over the past year and being reminded of the books I really enjoyed. Recently, myself and others were talking on Mastodon about how to work with this kind of data, other services, and so forth. Goodreads does not have an API unfortunately (it used to, but it shut it down) but they do let you export your data. I decided to take a look at this and see if (and how) it could be used in Eleventy. Here’s what I found. Edit... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: data, Eleventy, Goodreads, using
Quick example using AWS Node.js SDK V3 for Signed URLs / / No Comments This probably falls into the "it was easy for everyone else in the world but me" bucket, but I really struggled to find good search results for this and figured I’d better write it down so when I google for it again in a few months, I’ll find my own blog. Specifically – today I was trying to use the AWS Node.js SDK to generate signed URLs. One to create read-only access to a bucket item and another to allow uploading. Everything I’m sharing is covered in the docs, but I struggled to find the relevant parts. So first off, V3 of the SDK is modularized, so instead of installing a giant SDK, you get just what you need. A lot of the demos show S3 so that’s handy.... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: example, Node.js, Quick, Signed, URLs, using
Using Goodreads Data in Eleventy – Update / / No Comments Yesterday I shared a blog post where I detailed how to take your data export from Goodreads and make use of it in an Eleventy site. While describing the process, I mentioned that I wasn’t terribly confident in the approach. Things got even worse when I tried to make use of the Google Books API as well. (That’s not the fault of the API, more just an issue with how Goodreads reported book titles.) Well, today, Brian Koser reached out and pointed out a much easier way to accomplish the same thing. To be honest, I love it when I say something and folks point out a way to make it better – it’s like free content for my blog! Anyway, here’s what Brian shared. Turns out,... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: data, Eleventy, Goodreads, update, using
How to Create a Screen Recording with Quicktime / / No Comments Creating screen recordings is an essential skill for web developers. Screen recordings can illustrate new features, bugs, or a variety of other ideas. I’m often asked what app I use to create screen recordings and people are shocked when I tell them Quicktime! Let’s review how to create a screen recording with with Mac’s native Quicktime! In Short: Open Quicktime Choose File -New Screen Recording Record your screen actions Press COMMAND+CONTROL+ESC to stop and save Step 1: Open Quicktime To get started with the process of recording your screen, open the Quicktime app. The Quicktime app will immediately open a dialog to import or play a video — close that dialog as... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: create, Quicktime, Recording, Screen
Adding Form Participation Support to Web Components / / No Comments Many years ago when the web platform began to really improve, when everything was "HTML5 this" and "HTML5 that", I remember being particularly excited by the updates to forms. I started my web career doing a lot of form processing and have always thought it was one of the more important aspects of the platform. Anything that improved that was a good thing. In my explorations of web components, I was ecstatic to discover that web components can be participants in forms. So what do we mean by that? What’s a Form Field? # Form fields have a number of different features, including: Including a name and value as part of the overall form. This is the bare minimum thing a... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Adding, Components, form, Participation, Support
How to Get Mac Battery Level from Command Line / / No Comments I’m a big fan of having as much information as I can get within the command line. I couldn’t go without knowing which git branch I’m on, for example. Another important piece of information I like having is my current battery percentage. To get the current battery level from command line, you can run: pmset -g batt | grep -Eo "\d+%" Since I get lost in command line for hours at a time, having the percentage present saves me the labor of shifting my eyes outside of shell. What information do you like having in your command line? The post How to Get Mac Battery Level from Command Line appeared first on David Walsh Blog. David Walsh Blog… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: battery, Command, from, Level, line
How to Blur Faces in a Video from Command Line / / No Comments Privacy is always incredibly important, especially with visual media where you may not have the permission of individuals in the video. If you’re filming something in public, it’s likely you’ll catch someone’s face who simply doesn’t want or need to be identified. This recently got me to thinking: what’s the easiest way to blur faces in a video via command line? The best open source utility I found for blurring faces in a video was deface. Let’s have a look at how you can use deface to blur faces in videos! Start by downloading Python-based via pip: python3 -m pip install deface With deface installed, simply provide the video name and get the output... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Blur, Command, faces, from, line, video
10 Great Multipurpose WordPress Themes (Sponsored) / / No Comments Multipurpose themes are flexible WordPress templates that can be used to create virtually any kind of website. They are often best-sellers, and because they are so popular there are a lot of them to choose from. Too many in fact unless you have time to spare to find one that is best for you. Where there may be an instance where a specialty theme would suit you best. You can generally count on a multipurpose WordPress theme to get the job done. Especially if you are tasked with developing a variety of websites for a variety of clients. You can use them for developing a corporate website, eCommerce site, personal blogging site, or a portfolio. In this post, we’ve saved you time by narrowing things... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: GREAT, Multipurpose, Sponsored, Themes, WordPress