I bought a mobile phone mount for my car several months ago, and it was one of those with the sticky blue dot on. It was fine, worked great, and simple to use. For a while. Then one day my phone flew off whilst going around a sharp corner. And again a few weeks later. […]
So, the goal of switching from Windows 8 to Linux was to get myself a usable computer. One where I can just log on and do whatever it is that I was going to do, without having to fight the OS just to do something simple. One which is intuitive to use. One where I don’t have […]
Just over a week ago, I took the plunge, and installed Ubuntu Linux on my main home computer. It’s not the kind of decision I take lightly, and I’ve probably been building up to this for some 10 years or so. But a few recent events have told me that the time is now right for me […]
A little while back, Nottingham Hackspace got the opportunity to buy a bunch of Minimus V1 AVRs at a very good price. Not being one to turn down a bargain, I bought a few of these little critters to see what they can do. On paper, they look great. USB programmable micro running an Atmel […]
Whilst clearing out my wardrobe recently, I discovered I had 40 ties. Most of which I no longer wore. Some I have never worn. And some that I wouldn’t be seen dead in. But rather than just dispose of them all in one go, I decided to give them each one last outing, and I […]
Whilst clearing out my wardrobe recently, I discovered I had 40 ties. Most of which I no longer wore. Some I have never worn. And some that I wouldn’t be seen dead in. But rather than just dispose of them all in one go, I decided to give them each one last outing, and I […]