Tag Archives: technology

Maker Faire & Levelling Up

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

I’ve wanted to attend a maker faire since I first heard about them back in 2006. Awesome pictures and videos would surface over the web of the sort of things that would happen at them… My most recent favourite, featured … Continue reading →

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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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Quick Update

Posted on June 3, 2014 by

Since… er… February… I’ve changed jobs – Yes, working 60+ hours a week in a job I wasn’t particularly deriving any satisfaction from is not good for your health or well-being. The new job is a lot better. Many movies … 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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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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The Media Show – Episode #4

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

So I had massive ammounts of fun joining Russ Clewett (@sfdrummer, and Karl Madden (@claw0101) for Episode 4 of British Tech Network’s Media Show alongside Paul Wheatley (@paulwheatley). It was pretty good fun, and the first time I’d been a … Continue reading →

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