Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.

#1

Post by patio11 » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 5:28 PM UTC

Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
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#2

Post by starnix17 » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 5:44 PM UTC

Very cool that it's open source, but definitely not as eye catching as the Panic dashboard.

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Post by javery » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 5:47 PM UTC

Very cool but a little bit of information overload, I would reduce and just put up the 2-3 metrics you really care about.

I have a digital photo frame sitting here doing nothing though, might have to give it a shot.

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#4

Post by shard » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 5:49 PM UTC

Working as a full time salaryman AND work on BCC AND hack out little side projects like this?

Patrick, you must have ungodly time management skills.

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#5

Post by patio11 » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 5:59 PM UTC

starnix17 wrote: post #2

Very cool that it's open source, but definitely not as eye catching as the Panic dashboard.

Patches welcome.

Been waiting years to say that.

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Post by alanthonyc » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 6:05 PM UTC

Awesome. If nothing else, I'm going to put one up that has the "# Days Until I Quit My Job" metric. It's technically the days until my current gig ends and I can work full time on my project, but it will work for me.

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Post by nopassrecover » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 6:06 PM UTC

patio11 wrote: post #5

starnix17 wrote: post #2

Very cool that it's open source, but definitely not as eye catching as the Panic dashboard.

Patches welcome. Been waiting years to say that.

Looks pretty good to me and it's great that it's a full tutorial.

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Post by patio11 » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 6:12 PM UTC

shard wrote: post #4

Working as a full time salaryman AND work on BCC AND hack out little side projects like this? Patrick, you must have ungodly time management skills.

Just an unsustainable schedule this week, which is why I am quitting. I think I probably hit 80 hours plus commute. Still, midnight to three, midnight to three, plus Saturday was enough for this.

Note that my budget for BCC is usually five hours a week. I am efficient because I have to be. One tactic is to make email check only Must Be Done task. Now I can get away without actually checking due to frame, for mornings without support email.

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Post by durin42 » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 6:21 PM UTC

Anyone know of a frame that works like this that can work without some third-party service for publishing? I'd like to do something like this on information that's under a strict NDA.

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#10

Post by patio11 » Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 6:31 PM UTC

durin42 wrote: post #9

Anyone know of a frame that works like this that can work without some third-party service for publishing? I'd like to do something like this on information that's under a strict NDA.

I know of options for that sort of thing (look for "digital signage") but the pricing is not in the same ballpark as a digital photo frame. (In Japan at least, it is sufficiently expensive that I think going the Panic way is probably cheaper if you plan on providing your own programming.)