Last night a friend of mine gave me the idea of creating a time-lapse video of New York using the images by the NY-Times webcam. The video shows New York between 15:30 and 08:30 (local time) last night as Sandy hit.
I used a simple script to download one image per minute – combining a cron-job with a few lines of PHP, and used these to create a 60fps 30fps time-lapse video of the approximately 1050 images gathered so far.
I snap screenshots quite often, whether the topic is a website that I am working on or anything else graphical that I might need feedback on. Because of this, I know how importent a certain amount of efficiency is. I hope this short guide can help your workflow when working…
Electric power companies, in general, are pretty much the same. Tibber however, is unlike any electricity company I had seen before. They try to utilise the data we get from smart devices, which they also sell, to save electricity, money and the environment, as well as improving comfort. It’s a…
As the world is gradually becoming more conscious of the environment, Earth Hour has gained popularity. Held annually on the last Saturday of March, Earth Hour encourages individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential lights for one hour. This year, I decided to automate the lights in our smart…