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@barnosch said in What are your top3 modules?:
Please share your most important modules and strip it down to only 3.
Just 3? Uh, ok . . .
Acquaintance: “Hey Mykle, you want this laptop? It doesn’t have a power supply.”
Mykle: “Sure, I could probably use it for something. Thanks.”
Mykle to himself: “Score!”
$5 power supply from eBay and free shipping! SCORE!
ThinkPad T61
4GB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo
15.5" Display, 1680 x 1050 native resolution
Dear MM Family,
I would simply like to wish you and your families, peace.
Love,
Mykle :-)
I’m just an old dude hanging out here, not a moderator or anything important like that, but I don’t believe there is any way for you to delete those from view. Historically, once a topic is deleted there is a period of time where you will see that message. However, there does seem to be a point in which they are purged or purge themselves. Also, there really only seems to be one admin/moderator actively dealing with the spam issue and he is a working, family man, father, etc and does the best he can in the short time that he is able to be here. This issue has been discussed before. Hopefully, the powers that be will come up with a better, long term solution.
Peace!
This is not a tutorial. It’s more of a testimonial to the wonderful
working relationship between MagicMirror and UBUNTU.
I don’t know how many people are using MM with UBUNTU, but I am.
All of these are 10+ years old. I’ve had no trouble finding them on eBay
and Craigslist for less than the price of a Pi3.
For whatever reason, ubuntu does not like these two machines. So, I didn’t
bother with them. I use one now as a server machine under Windows 7.
Seriously, once you’ve experienced MagicMirror with UBUNTU you won’t go
back to Raspbian, and once you’ve done the same on a cheap old laptop,
you won’t go back to the Pi.
My recommendations:
Because I have ubuntu on so many different machines, with relatively
different specs, I settled on UBUNTU 16.04 LTS for all of them. I did this
because it runs beautifully on every machine, even my i7 dev machine. The
installations are virtually identical, making it exceptionally easy to move
from one machine to another, for any reason.
So, if you’re interested. Go to the ubuntu website and pick up your free
version. Installation is fairly easy. They have a wonderful “how-to” guide
that will help you with the installation.
Install node. I do it this way for version 6
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
Install MagicMirror
Peace!
I wrote this 8 months ago and it may help someone. It’s meant to be used as a learning tool for beginner module creators.
I can tell you with complete honesty (and a huge dose of humility) that I was just like you 2 years ago when I discovered this forum and this project. No prior coding experience, didn’t know what a Pi was, etc. . but I assure you, you can do it. It seems overwhelming and may be slow going at first, even maddening at times but you will get it and it will give you a great deal of self-satisfaction. I promise! :thumbsup:
Now, there are many people here who enjoy helping others. I am one of them. You will meet many of them, depending on your time here. Ok, lets get started.
Do you have MagicMirror up and running? If not, we need to know any errors you’ve encountered.
If you’re getting the infamous “Create a config” error we need to know that.
What type of modding are you referring to? Using the forums search can yield you tons of information.
Adding modules (once you have MM up and running? Here is a guide for that.
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners
@bbqdpotato said in Considerations to take for MM that won't be at my house?:
what must I take into consideration
Moving in together.
Install ubuntu 16.04LTS (internet connection HIGHLY recommended)
You MUST (check box) “Install 3rd Party Drivers” during installation
Fully update the installation via the software manager after installation (It often needs to)
Install node (includes npm) (I use node 8 )
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -It will ask you if you want to install curl (gives you the command). Do so. Then run #1 again
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
run node -v (this will show your version)
run npm -v (this will show your version)
Now install MM
Run git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git in your terminal
You may be asked to install git here. Do so. Use the command presented to you in the terminal
Then run git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git again
Then cd MagicMirror and run npm install
Then run your mirror npm start
How to make all kinds of mixed drinks - Instructions, ingredients and images.
See ReadMe for installation and config options. Includes css file.
maxWidth: 400px, colored title text. Good for left and right regions.
maxWidth: 1050px, colored title text. Increased text sizes. top/bottom_bar, upper/lower_third, middle_center.
No picture, colored title and body text. Placed under the compliments module as an example. Make it yours!
[card:mykle1/MMM-Cocktails]
@broberg said in MMM-TextClock, number blind? No worries, you can now read the time!:
The Clock that puts that little extra custom feel to your mirror, no more numbers, just stylish text!
What a fantastic idea! Modern, stylish, elegant. I immediately added it to my dev machine. Thought you might want to see what it looks like on someone else’s machine. Great job!
@vicdilou said in mirror for magic mirror?:
Hi, can you post a photo of your mirror please ? I look for a mirror or a film ^^
Thank you.
@Fonfon said in Bad question:
how you manage your pie when it is in the mirror ??
This is how I do/did it:
Go to your Pi Application Menu, scroll down to Preferences, scroll down to Raspberry Pi Configuration. In the window that opens click the Interfaces button. Enable VNC. Click OK. Your done with the Pi.
On the computer that you want to manage your Pi from, go to https://www.realvnc.com/download/viewer/windows/ (In this case it’s for Windows. Choose your platform). Download VNC Viewer. This will allow you to remotely administer your Pi, and your MM, without having to take your mirror down or bring a mouse and keyboard to your mirror. I was doing that for a while until I learned this.
There might be other ways but this is the way I do it.
Peace
@johnnyboy said in MMM-Cocktails:
Hey up Amigo… Nice Module…
Hi johnny. How are you? And thank you.
Can you clarify for me?
The source data I am using for this module is randomized by the API site itself and it only changes the drink once a day, based on the date. So, even though the default updateInterval is one hour, the source wont update until it sees the date has changed.
Is there any way to have the cocktails like Compliments rotation, but obviously slower… to say, about 10mins each cocktail?
There is, however, if I were to do that (I don’t have any plans to) then the drinks would no longer be random (I like that) and the drinks would display in the order of the archive. (Example: All drinks in alphabetical order. A’s, then B’s, then C’s and so on).
And is it possible to add to the list? I have a good few that I doubt will be on your list, but wouldn’t mind adding them into my mirror list
I don’t think so. Not as things are. If the data for all the drinks was a local file that was included with the module then it would be possible but the data comes from the API site. I might revisit this module at some point to see what I can do to improve it. It is my very first module and I would be remiss if I didn’t thank @cowboysdude for his help, patience and guidance.
User @stephenmelody informed me that there was a problem with the module. He was absolutely right. It has since been corrected.
Thanks for the headsup!
I wanted to add a fan from the very beginning although all searches say that the Pi can run without problems up to 80°C or more. That “seemed” hot to me. My Pi was running at 60°C, which is well under the maximum that I discovered. So, I took it upon myself to add a 12v fan (I have spare parts lying around) and connected it to a 5V pin and a GRD pin on the GPIO header. I’ve been running the mirror more than a month without a hitch and my CPU temp is nearly 20°C cooler. Fans are cheap. If you can salvage one, even better. The result is pretty dramatic. Have a look.
I was here last night for the onslaught. It was horrible. I was fully armed and wanted to nuke the bastards! :-)
@Jopyth said in The oldest to make a Magic Mirror?:
We can’t catch up with him
If you could, would you want to? wink
Dude, you’re a Juggernaut! I applaud you! :clap_tone1: