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Nimbits Gadget Updated

Posted on December 14, 2011 by dwatts

I’ve added a couple of new settings to the Nimbits Google Gadget: graph width and gadget height.  I’ve updated the “Minding the Data Store” article with the details. Nimbits itself was recently updated to version 3.3, and the its web site … Continue reading →

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FEZ XBee Sensor: Hat Trick

Posted on October 29, 2011 by dwatts

As mentioned at the end of my Watching the Watcher article, the Netduino Plant Light project is going to take a sharp turn at this point, losing both the Netduino and the Plant Light.  I’m going to spin off some … Continue reading →

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Netduino: Watching the Watcher

Posted on August 23, 2011 by dwatts

Note: This article is an installment in a series about building a plant light controller (and beyond) on the Netduino microcontroller platform.  For previous articles in the series, click here.  It’s been a few months now since the Netduino in this … Continue reading →

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A Nimbits Gadget: Programmer’s Show And Tell

Posted on June 2, 2011 by dwatts

Updated June 4: I’ve corrected a couple of things, as marked in blue. Updated Dec 3: I made a small code change to fix the autoscale feature, as marked in green below. In my last post, I gave a user’s … Continue reading →

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A Nimbits Gadget: Minding the Data Store

Posted on May 21, 2011 by dwatts

Updated June 4: I’ve corrected a couple of things, as marked in blue. Also, developers might be interested in my follow-up blog entry A Nimbits Gadget: Programmer’s Show And Tell Updated Dec 3/11: I fixed a broken feature: autoscaling of … Continue reading →

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Tweet-A-Watt: Beyond the Twitter, Part Deux

Posted on March 28, 2011 by dwatts

This article continues my earlier post about web-based services for monitoring your electricity usage using Tweet-A-Watt. Last time I focused on Pachube – today I’ll explain the process of connecting a Tweet-A-Watt to Nimbits. Nimbits Overview Nimbits has a lot … Continue reading →

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