Author Archives: blogmywiki

2 cool RaspberryPi projects

Posted on January 4, 2015 by blogmywiki

Here are two insanely cool Raspberry Pi projects I spotted this week. First up, turn a rotary dial phone into an MP3 player. This seems really simple and do-able. James West points out that some telephone EQ on the audio … Continue reading →

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Review of the Year – only kidding

Posted on December 31, 2014 by blogmywiki

I hate New Year’s Eve, I hate looking back at the last 12 months and I hate making resolutions. Especially when years suck as much at 2014 did. I won’t bore you with the details, but it included death & … Continue reading →

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My Christmas gift to you

Posted on December 24, 2014 by blogmywiki

Here’s my Christmas gift to you – a short story inspired by two of my favourite books. You can also download it in .mobi format for Kindle, or .ePub for other devices. Merry Christmas! No Service A Tale of Two … Continue reading →

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Little Box of Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2014 by blogmywiki

A good while ago, I made The Little Box of Poems. This is a box that prints a random poem every time you push a big red button. Inside is an Arduino microcontroller and a thermal till roll printer, and … Continue reading →

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Can’t afford a Hemingwrite? I have an idea…

Posted on December 12, 2014 by blogmywiki

I LOVE the idea of the Hemingwrite. It’s like a portable typewriter that allows you to write distraction-free whilst still saving your work electronically and backing it up online. It has a proper keyboard and – crucially – an eInk … Continue reading →

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