I've been experimenting with Google Optimize and have tripped up a couple of times. First I made the assumption that Google Tag Manager would be the best way to implement the experiments. Second I didn't appreciate the linkages needed through to Google Analytics required to make Optimize work ...
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My First Chrome Extension
In order to learn how to write chrome extensions I wanted to write an extension that would display the title from the current page in a popup like this:
The first thing to work out about Chrome extensions is the context within which they run. There are two cases. First ...
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A Local Facsimile for PythonAnywhere Environment
I love working with PythonAnywhere ...except when I'm on a train. Even with the web-based consoles, trying to work with mobile data signal going in and out is impossible.
I decided that I needed an environment I could run locally that would be close enough to PythonAnywhere that when ...
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Implementing the Base Page for Google Optimize Experiment
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First Experiment With Google Optimize
Yesterday I got my invite through to Google Optimize, Google's new A/B testing tool. I'm going to experiment to see how it works.
Plan
I'd like to see how this works with a quick A/B test. I'm going to make a Matrix inspired page ...
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Mailgun Just Easier Than SMTP
After spending a couple of hours sweating to get python to send email using Gmail, application passwords etc. I found the Mailgun email service which makes programmatically sending emails so much easier.
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Makefile Targets for Setting up Virtualenvwrapper
I use Virtualenvwrapper to isolate individual python projects. I could never remember the commands to set up a new project, so I created a makefile to do the work.
Copy the code below, change "put-your-name-here" to whatever you want to call your virtual environment, set up a requirements.txt file ...
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'PQ' Project Overview
I'm working with the kids to have a web-based system for who is allowed in the bathroom next. Hence 'PQ', the queue for a pee. The plan is to have a simple idea to work on a web project and try out some new tools in the process.
The ...
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Moving Google Drive Photos to Google Photos
I back up the family's several years of digital photos and videos to Google Drive. This strategy worked quite well when I also had Piccasa available to manage the photos. Google Photos was simply the publishing mechanism for the selected highlights.
Google has taken away Piccasa, so I now ...
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Phaser.js at the Manchester CoderDojo
At this month's Manchester CoderDojo I spent the time working with the participants going through the first tutorial using the Javascript 2-D game engine Phaser.js.
It was just about on the edge of what the kids could keep up with but I'm optimistic that if they stick ...
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