web3js Sample NodeJS app to query the Ethereum blockchain Had a discussion last night with some friends and was really curious how to develop applications utilising blockchain technology. I found the Ethereum API a few months back but I was not clear
Running a Service in a Kubernetes cluster using a Docker image I've been tinkering with Docker Swarm for container orchestration since last year. A few months ago, I watched this video about Kubernetes auto-scaling features so I was curious about how Kubernetes is now
[ Video] Auto-scaling with Kubernetes If you want to know about how auto-scaling in Kubernetes works, this video is definitely worth your time! Presentor is Marcin Wielgus from Google. You can directly watch this in Youtube as well.
My Photography Website Since I have very little time to maintain my photography website, I've decided to move all my photos to 500px and use it as my main portfolio site. Please feel free to check
8 steps to run Play-With-Docker(PWD) in your Mac Was able to do it in a few steps in my MacBook. My Environment MacOS Sierra v10.12.6 Docker v17.06.2-ce-mac27 (19124) Go 1.8 8GB RAM reserved for Docker Steps
Docker Stack with the official ElasticSearch, Kibana I've added demo docker stack my github. For this stack I've set my memory allocation for Docker to 8gb because ElasticSearch is using a significant amount of memory. Initially I had it set
docker Sample node.js application querying Docker daemon via unix socket Here is a sample node application dockerclient.js which connects to the Docker daemon via unix socket. This checks services and shows how many replicas/tasks are running for each service. const http
Play with Docker Docker launched a very cool sandbox, play-with-docker.com , so anyone can try out Docker standalone and Docker Swarm(will do another post later to show this). I've personally tried it and it's fully
docker Docker Support in IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ IDEA supports Docker If you're not comfortable with the terminal, this is a good alternative in managing images and containers in your Docker environment. Here is the guide from IntelliJ's documentation https:
What's new in Docker 1.13 Docker 1.13 is out and there are some new interesting features which are really useful to DevOps as well as Application Developers. Docker Stack One huge feature they've rolled out is "
Docker Deployment Platform - CentOS Atomic Host We are looking for a deployment platform for our Docker containers and since we've been using RHEL for most of our servers, we're now setting up our development environment with CentOS Atomic Host
docker Using Docker Data Volume with a MySQL container I always thought that data storage for Docker containers should always reside in the host's filesystem. But, using this implementation would have a problem since containers are meant to be run on top
Stress can be a Friend Last Thursday, I went to the doctor to have a check-up since I was not feeling well. My shoulder muscles and my neck was stiff and painful. I believe it's something that happens
Our Tagaytay House for Rent in Airbnb I finally took the plunge and listed our Tagaytay vacation home in Airbnb! For reservations, please use Airbnb https://www.airbnb.com.sg/rooms/8642814 Since hotels normally allow a maximum number of
raspberry pi SSH tunnel in MySQLWorkbench does not work with Raspbian Jessie I did a fresh setup of my Raspberry Pi with Raspbian Jessie. I installed MySQL and I wanted to access it via MySQLWorkbench remotely. I'm using a Mac by the way. I encountered
rov New Website ROVEEE.com launched To improve customer experience and provide up-to-date information about ROVEEE, we launched a new website just focused on showcasing the product. You can visit the new website at: http://www.roveee.com We
Look, this man can fly! He's not on a helicopter or a plane. This guy is so cool that he built his own super drone. Really cool idea. Exciting times. With the technology nowadays, anyone can build anything!
Technology Custom LogoutHandler in Spring 4 I needed to inject some logic after a user logs out. I am using Spring 4 and this worked. I initially tried the LogoutSuccessHandler but I needed some property in the session which
rov ROVEEE, world's first production Mini ROV capable of Fish Net Repairs This Mini ROV called ROVEEE was invented in a converted garage in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines in December 2006. ROVEEE is a brainchild of its founder Michael Poblete. Since then, the company has built
Create animated GIFs using Photoshop This is a nice tutorial on how to create animated gifs using Photoshop http://www.briandalessandro.com/blog/create-an-animated-gif-in-photoshop-cs5/ Here's one I did from photos I took from my friend's wedding. Really cool!
Technology Running Apache Tomcat with Docker I've been playing around Docker since last year but stopped since I wasn't able to run Tomcat with it. After a year of not using it, I was suprised on how far it
Photography New Flickr Album Layout! I was just checking my Flickr account and uploading backups of my photos and I noticed they changed the layout when viewing an album. This is really great for photographers or enthusiasts who
Photography Sony a6000 firmware 2.0 update (XAVC S support) An firmware for the Sony Alpha ILCE-6000 has been released by Sony a few days ago. I took the plunge and installed it immediately after it was available and I didn't regret it.
money Money-saving tip : Using a Credit Card Exchange Rate Calculator Normally, it is better to purchase online since it is cheaper. If you need to purchase online, here is a useful tip. If you're purchasing from an online shop in a different country,
