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Online micro-electronic components, consumables & accessories

6 August 2020

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10 January 2016 | Updated 18 February 2018

The HC-SR501 Pyroelectric Infrared Motion Sensor module is an electronic sensor that triggers a digital signal when motion is detected. This post will show how to connect these modules to an Arduino Nano and supply the sketch to trigger the on-board LED when motion is detected. More…

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10 January 2016 | Updated 16 February 2018

HC-SR501 Pyroelectric Infrared Motion Sensor modules are electronic sensors that is used to detect motion. These modules are based on passive infrared technology with a high sensitivity and reliability. More…

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Using the Simple Image Sizes WordPress plugin

4 June 2020

The Simple Image Sizes plugin is a simple, yet powerful WordPress plugin that helps to see what image sizes have been set, to set new image sizes and to (re)generate the image sizes. More…

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Getting started with SASS

20 May 2020

For some website developers, no introduction to SASS is required. This post will show how to get started with SASS on a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian), a Windows PC or a Mac with your favourite IDE. More…

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Adding fonts to a WordPress site

28 April 2020 | Updated 4 February 2020

The right font (typeface) can significantly contribute to the overall style and feel of a website. This post will discuss the basics of adding fonts to a WordPress website. More…

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Installing WordPress on a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)

22 April 2020

A Raspberry Pi with Raspbian can be easily converted into a web server. This post will show how to install and manage a WordPress website on a Raspberry Pi using an Apache web server. More…

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Using a Raspberry Pi as a stand-alone DynamoDB, NoSQL database server

14 April 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a downloadable version of DynamoDB to be installed locally on a device. This post will show how to use a Raspberry Pi as a stand-alone DynamoDB, NoSQL database server. More…

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