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I recently needed to run Linux so I could test out what Python version was installed, and how to upgrade it for some documentation I’m creating. I don’t have a spare machine to set up as a Linux box, and didn’t want to use a Raspberry Pi, I wanted a clean Ubuntu install. My …

Jim’s got a new job as a Regional Cloud Advocate in Redmond, Washington.

This project builds a wearable, cloud connected camera. This is useful in situations where you want a record of what the camera sees stored in the cloud as quickly as possible. Make sure you use this in compliance will all applicable laws and privacy considerations.

Learn how to train a TinyML word recognizer to run on a microcontroller using Azure ML Studio and the Adafruit EdgeBadge.

Like a lot of folks at the moment, I’m working for home and my child is off school. For those reading this in the future and wondering why, I am currently living in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide toilet paper shortages. One of the upsides of working from home, especially when …

Learn how to set the Azure IoT Hub connection string on an MXChip board in code.

Learn how to use Stream Analytics to stream data from an IoT hub to a database such as Cosmos DB

You’re at an MLH Hackathon and you decide you want to win the Domain.com prize for the best domain name registered at the event. You’ve decided on the ultimate name, and now you want to use it for your hack… Here’s how to connect it to Azure app service.

Learn how to show an Azure Maps control on a web page, and add pins and paths to the map

A Geofence is a virtual boundary defined using an area on a map. Azure Maps has tools for checking if a coordinate is inside that Geofence. This post looks at how to do these checks.

The MXChip board has 2 serial ports - one using the USB which is great for debugging, and one you can use to stream data from third party modules. This article shows you how! TL;DR - connect the TXD on the module to 1 on the MXChip, RXD to 2, then create a new Serial using UARTClass Serial1(UART_1); …

I’ve been playing a lot with the Azure Custom Vision Service - a great service to build image classification and object detection models with just a few images. To make it easier to test my models, I wanted to build a mobile app that connects to a custom vision project and uses that to …