Computing

The IFTTT delay API now supports passing extra POST parameters (Value1, Value2, Value3), enabling more complex automation recipes like delayed blog cross-posting and smart home scene scheduling.

智能家居进阶：加入智能温控、August门锁、iBeacon定位和Amazon Echo，探索从遥控到自动化再到智能化的发展路径，IFTTT作为统一控制中枢。

A simple web service to add delays to IFTTT recipes: trigger a Maker/Webhook URL after a specified time, enabling scenarios like "dim lights now, turn off after 15 minutes" for smart home automation.

Amazon Echo作为智能家居中枢的体验：免唤醒词触发、远场麦克风拾音、与IFTTT联动控制窗帘灯光门锁等设备，语音控制比手机App和Siri更便捷自然。

从睡眠监测、智能闹钟、窗帘控制到安防监控的全套智能家居改造：利用Sleep Cycle、Hue、Wemo、IFTTT等工具打造自动化生活，以及树莓派DIY遥控窗帘。

Simple web system for sharing EC2 access while the bill payer maintains control—team members can start instances via web interface with authentication.

Build cheap compute clusters on AWS using spot instances: automated system configuration, sshfs file transfer, and GNU parallel for job distribution.

A practical guide to scraping photos from Facebook groups when Graph API doesn't expose the endpoint - using Chrome dev tools, curl with cookies, grep and awk to extract image URLs from rendered HTML.

Building a web interface for MATLAB using Node.js and Express, enabling file upload, real-time status updates, and result download—useful for collaborative research and distributed computing.

Using GitHub WebHook to create a self-updating Node.js web app that automatically pulls code and restarts when you push to the repository.