Category Archives: tech

Power Struggles & Furniture Hacking

Posted on August 19, 2014 by

Like a number of you I’m sure, I have a number of devices that power from USB. Each time a new USB device arrives, it seems I spend a good 20 minutes trying to figure out what’s the optimum arrangement … Continue reading →

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Knitting update and other miscellany

Posted on July 7, 2014 by

Scarf-Watch 2014 We’re long overdue an update on “Scarf-watch 2014″… the last time we saw the scarf on this blog, it had barely made it a few inches… well, it’s progressed a bit… When I say a “bit” I mean … Continue reading →

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Clothes Hacking: Leather Gloves 2.0

Posted on February 16, 2014 by

With Raynaud’s Phenomenon (Wikipedia) being one of the wondrous things I get to enjoy, I’ve got to stay pretty much in gloves all the time during Winter. The thing I’ve struggled to resolve is being able to perform basic functions … Continue reading →

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Coding into the small hours…

Posted on September 29, 2013 by

So a week or two ago I picked up a Raspberry Pi device with the intention of turing it into a network testing device that I could drop into a network as part of my work. I had the idea … Continue reading →

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Phone Flipping

Posted on September 9, 2013 by

Phone Flipping After faffing about making the decision, I finally ditched my iPhone 5 for a Samsung Galaxy S4. I know… try to contain your outrage, I shall endeavor to explain. I switched to using the iPhone 4 back in … Continue reading →

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Eisteddfod and North Wales

Posted on August 6, 2013 by

Currently on the train home after spending a long weekend up in North Wales. With the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh this year, I took advantage to also visit my parents for a few days. Discovered after arriving that I’d managed … Continue reading →

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Re-adventures in PC Building – BIOS Bastardry

Posted on July 30, 2013 by

Having been a Mac user for over two years now, and coming to the terms with how mind-bogglingly awful I am at console gaming, I decided to build myself a new PC to play some games. After Claire helpfully provided … Continue reading →

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