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Global Azure ☁️Bootcamp 2022 – Toronto in-person event on May 7th!😁
Hi. Global Azure Bootcamp 2022 is almost here ! Our plan is to host a virtual event on Friday May 6th, and in-person event on Saturday May 7th. We are working on the logistics, location, security measures and more. If you plan to attend, please register at: Meetup Registration And we start opening the CFS,… — read more
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#Windows11 – App to show / hide the Clock 🕛 in the System Tray
Hi ! Windows 11 is an amazing OS. However, there is one super important feature that I feel is missing: Show or hide the clock 🕛 in the system tray. And, I’m not alone 😁. Hide the clock is mostly useful when you are streaming live, or recording a video. In those scenarios, the stamp… — read more
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#GitHubCopilot 🤖 – Visual Studio 2022 support and Copilot Labs !
Hi ! Quick post on Friday about some amazing news for GitHub Copilot: GitHub Copilot Labs GitHub Copilot Labs is separate from (and dependent on) the GitHub Copilot extension. Labs will be a proving ground for experimental applications of machine learning that improve the developer experience. Labs include some amazing features like: Explain this code… — read more
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Global Azure ☁️Bootcamp 2022 – Greater Toronto Area Edition: Call for Speakers opened! 😁
Hi. Global Azure Bootcamp 2022 is almost here ! Our plan is to host a virtual event on Friday May 6th, and in-person event on Saturday May 7th. We are working on the logistics, location, security measures and more. And we start opening the CFS, so feel free to propose your session sessionize.com/global-azure-bootcamp-toronto And if… — read more
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New sessions about learning #JavaScript and #TypeScript with #GitHubCopilot 🤖
Hi ! During march we are hosting several sessions around Visual Studio Code and CoPilot. And we have more sessions coming in April. This time including experiences using and learning JavaScript and TypeScript with CoPilot. Python (recording) C++ (recording) C# (recording) Markdown (recording) Using CoPilot to control a Roomba 🤖! (recording) TypeScript (recording) JavaScript (recording)… — read more
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#ESP32CAM – Client Python 🐍 app to view WebServer photos 📸
Hi ! Still learning with the ESP32 CAM board. In today’s post the scenario is simple: Create a client Python app to view remote photos from the ESP32 Cam Arduino device This is a super lower quality photo, but hey, still good enough ! This is a super simple Python and OpenCV app. Full code… — read more
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#Python 🐍 – how to find where Python is intalled – working with #reTerminal @Seeedstudio and @code
Hi ! Setting up my Seeedstudio reTerminal and Visual Studio Code, I realized that Python was already installed, but I’m not sure where 🤔. So, in the Visual Studio Code terminal (you can do this in the bash), first I check the version of Python with the command And, hey I got 3.7 ! Now… — read more
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#ESP32CAM – WebServer taking photos 📸 every N seconds #Arduino
Hi ! Still learning with the ESP32 CAM board. In today’s post the scenario is simple: Init the camera Init the local File System Take a photo every 5 seconds and store it in memory Creates an endpoint named [/photo] to return the last saved photo As the previous sample, I’ll write this using Visual… — read more
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#RaspberryPi – 1st setup no monitor 📺: Wifi 📶 auto connect, SSH, rename, update, docker 🐳 and more! Update 2022-Mar-10
Content Hi! Let’s start installing the latest Raspberry Pi OS image in an SD card. Next steps will be focus on how to access and control remotely your device you may want to follow this steps. This tutorial and tips works for Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and Zero. The version 1.6 of Raspberry Pi Imager… — read more
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#ESP32CAM – Taking photos 📸 in the #Arduino board
Hi ! Still learning with the ESP32 CAM board. In today’s post the scenario is simple: Init the camera Take a photo Save the photo to the SD card As the previous sample, I’ll write this using Visual Studio Code and PlatformIO project, using the AI Thinker ESP-32CAM board. And yes, demo here is tricky,… — read more
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#ESP32CAM – Host a webserver, render an HTML Page, trigger the Flash 🔦 in the #Arduino board
Hi ! Still learning with the ESP32 CAM board. In today’s post the scenario is simple: Connect the device to a WiFi network Run a webserver on the device Create an endpoint [/flash] Render a page on the host [port 80] with a button Turn on the Flash for 1 second when The endpoint receives… — read more
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#ESP32CAM – Running a WebServer to Flash On 🔦🔦🔦 in the #Arduino board
Hi ! Still learning with the ESP32 CAM board. In today’s post the scenario is simple: Connect the device to a WiFi network Run a webserver on the device and create an endpoint [/flash] Turn on the Flash for 1 second when the endpoint receives a request. As the previous sample, I’ll write this using… — read more
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#ESP32CAM – Flash on / Flash off 🔦🔦🔦
Hi ! Let’s start a series of posts using an ESP32 CAM board. I had this one from Amazon Canada. Wobekuy ESP32-CAM-MB WiFi Development Board OV2640 Camera Module -USB Interface CH340G USB to Serial Port I choosed this one, because it will avoid me the pain of wiring. So, 1st test, let’s turn the Flash… — read more
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#AzureIoT – Processing Telemetry messages 📨 using Logic Apps
Hi ! Yesterday, I hosted a session with my good friend Ashraf and we talk about how we can use Power BI to create dashboards from telemetry data from Azure IoT (recording here). The basic steps for this scenario is this one We have 1 or more devices connected to Azure IoT Hub. The devices… — read more
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#Windows11 – Live Captions, an amazing feature !
Hi ! The latest Windows 11 Insider release include several features. And this one is in my top 3: Live Captions. Live captions will help everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, better understand audio by viewing captions of spoken content. Captions are automatically generated on-device from any content with audio. Captions… — read more
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#Drone 🚁 – Detect Squirrels 🐿️ and Space Wolves 🐺 from a drone camera using Python 🐍
Hi ! In a couple of hours, I’ll host a session where I show how to control a drone using Python 🐍; and also how to access the drone camera and apply AI on top of the camera feed. Python SWFL – Let’s code a drone to follow faces In example, this is the drone… — read more
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#OpenCV – How to convert to grayscale and show a single color an image 🖼️ using Python 🐍
Hi ! Super quick post today with a cool scenario to support my TikTok videos in Spanish (I know 😀): How to convert to grayscale an image and show a single color using python and opencv Here is the output with an original photo from my office and a new image with this effect: Disclaimer:… — read more
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#Event – March AI 🧠 Series at Toronto Reactor
Hi ! March is a month focused on Artificial Intelligence in the Microsoft Reactor. During the full month we will host sessions focused on AI and ML. Sessions Additional Resources — read more
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#OpenCV – How to add a Pencil Sketch effect to an image 🖼️ using Python 🐍
Hi ! Super quick post today with a cool scenario to support my TikTok videos in Spanish (I know 😀): How to add a pencil sketch effect to an image using python and opencv Here is the output with an original photo from my office and a new image with the pencil sketch effect: Sample… — read more
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#OpenCV – How to add a watermark to an image 🖼️ using Python 🐍
Hi ! Super quick post today with a cool scenario to support my TikTok videos in Spanish (I know 😀): How to add a watermark text to an image using python and opencv Here is the output with an original photo from my office and a watermarked one: Sample code: — read more