Python
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Building StreamSync: How I Solved My “What’s On Tonight?” Problem
A streaming calendar that actually knows what I want to watch https://github.com/spbutterworth/WhatsOnTonight The Problem Every Streaming Subscriber Knows Picture this: You’re subscribed to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, and Hulu. You’ve got a carefully curated IMDB watchlist with dozens of shows you want to catch. And yet, somehow, you keep missing new episodes because… Continue reading
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How to Export Your Apple Photos Library to Adobe Lightroom Classic (With a Python Script)
TL;DR: I built a Python script that exports your entire Apple Photos library—with albums, faces, favourites, and edits—into a folder structure that Lightroom Classic can import cleanly. It’s incremental, so you can run it again without creating duplicates. https://github.com/spbutterworth/iPhoto_to_Lightroom.git The Problem If you’ve ever tried to move from Apple Photos to Adobe Lightroom Classic, you know… Continue reading
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Build Your Own Air Quality Monitoring System
Introduction When you have multiple Awair air quality sensors scattered around your home or office, checking each one individually through their apps gets tedious. I wanted a centralized dashboard to monitor all my devices at once, track trends over time, and store historical data for analysis. This is the story of building a complete air… Continue reading
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Building an ADS-B Flight Tracker with Oracle 23ai and Python
Introduction I recently built a local web application that captures aircraft data from my Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver and stores it in an Oracle database. As someone who works with Oracle databases professionally but admittedly struggles with Python coding, this project was both challenging and rewarding. In this post, I’ll walk you through the entire journey… Continue reading
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