Author Archives: blogmywiki

Headless Raspberry Pi broadband wifi switch problem sorted

Posted on June 2, 2015 by blogmywiki

This is probably blindingly obvious, but I was quite pleased with this solution… We just switched broadband providers and I got home to find the provider changed, new wifi router installed and the old one unplugged. Problem was I have … Continue reading →

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How to Win Eurovision

Posted on May 25, 2015 by blogmywiki

As soon as I heard Mans Zelmerlow’s ‘Heroes’, I knew it was going to win Eurovision. Or to be more accurate, as soon as I saw it I knew it would win. It was the smart graphics and animation that … Continue reading →

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50p reverse LED Arduino theremin

Posted on May 13, 2015 by blogmywiki

Okay, it’s not exactly musical, but this is a pretty cool quick Arduino project you can make with: an LED a piezo buzzer er, that’s it Okay, you need an Arduino, but it doesn’t even use a resistor. I used … Continue reading →

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Last Orders podcast is here!

Posted on May 3, 2015 by blogmywiki

My first ever podcast is ready to consume – lend me 15 minutes and I will take you on a journey to an old builders’ yard in South East London, now home to shiny brewing vessels and where you can … Continue reading →

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My life in the Bush of ghosts

Posted on April 11, 2015 by blogmywiki

Yesterday, thanks to the kindness of Wanda Petrusewicz in remembering me, I was able to look inside Bush House, straddling Aldwych and the Strand in London. It was the home of the BBC World Service from 1941 until 2012, and … Continue reading →

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