How-To

May 13, 2013

Use the New Rules Features

Recently Dan announced the release of new features in rules. In this How-To I'll expand on that and demonstrate some use cases.

April 17, 2013

Heroku › Node.js › Tutorial ›

Deploy a Node App to Heroku

Here's a quick guide to deploying a Node app to Heroku. It's a good place to start and allows you to separate issues you might have with an app you're working on from issues related to deployment.

It's accompanied by a script that's available on github: https://github.com/justy/node-express-heroku

Enjoy!

April 12, 2013

Arduino › Electronics › How-to › Tutorial ›

Unboxing and Reboxing your Ninja Block

If you've ever wanted to pull apart your Ninja Block to get at the goodies inside, we've made a short video showing you how to do exactly that.

Why might you like to do that?

To get at the pins on the BeagleBoard.
To replace the Arduino Cape if you need to.
To prove you're a true hacker.

Have a look at the video and let us know in the forums what you'd like to see in future blog posts and videos!

March 25, 2013

433 MHz › Arduino › Electronics › How-to › RGB LED › soldering › Tutorial ›

Make a Wearable Nina's Eyes T-Shirt

Want to create a wearable Ninja Blocks Device? Here's how.

March 21, 2013

Hacks › How-to › Servo › Servo motor › Tutorial ›

Convert your servo motor into a continuous rotation motor

This mod has been out there on the Interwebs for some time now but I have never tried it myself and decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did- a motor that's controllable in this fashion is incredibly useful.

March 15, 2013

433 MHz › Arduino › Ninja Blocks Kit › RF › RF 433 › RF 433 MHz › Tutorial ›

Adding RF 433MHz to your Arduino

In this tutorial I'll show you how to add RF 433MHz to your Arduino, allowing you to:

Use your Arduino as a wireless sensor that you can see on your Dashboard
Use your Arduino as a wireless actuator that you can control from your Dashboard