Author: Alessandro Colla
Tech enthusiast, programmer, agile practitioner, Kinect, CTO @ETVox, occasional blogger
RaZberry and HTTP api with authentication in C#
Recently the RaZberry board got an update to the firmware (2.1.1 at the moment of writing) to improve security by using authentication for every HTTP request. I will not discuss the real usefulness of... Read More
Write a custom Lucene.net TokenFilter
In an e-commerce, one of the most important features is the search. Not only from the UX perspective (you can find many articles on the net), but also from the results given back to the users. They mu... Read More
Configuring an IR remote control with OpenElec 5.0
Since I switched from the Raspberry Pi to the HummingBoard for my HTPC and the CEC is not working any more, I decided to configure and use the IR port, that comes with the board, to works with my IR r... Read More
Ambilight from any video source with a Raspberry (part 3)
A couple of months ago I purchased a HummingBoard-i2eX, a raspberry-like board with a more powerful i.mx6 chip. Since OpenELEC, Geebox and Raspbmc are actively supporting this board, I decided to try ... Read More
Ambilight with Raspberry Pi and OpenElec (part 2)
In part 1, we saw how to build the hardware and connect all the wires to the Raspberry Pi for our Ambilight kit. In this article, we will proceed to install and configure the software to make the magi... Read More
Ambilight with Raspberry Pi and Openelec (part 1)
Last weekend, I decided to build an Ambilight kit to use with my HTPC (a Raspberry Pi with OpenElec 4.0.5). In a couple of articles, I will show you the steps I followed for hardware and software inst... Read More
Browser history and urls seo friendly with async page load
In modern web sites, we use async load of pages to reduce the amount of data asked to the server and to improve the browsing experience of the user. Basically an SPA web application. Two problems you ... Read More
My first two weeks with a Nexus 5 after a year with a Lumia 920
Two weeks ago, I purchased a Nexus 5, because I wanted to try something different after a year with a Lumia 920. I chose the Nexus 5 mainly because I wanted to try an Android for my everyday use and b... Read More