Author Archives: blogmywiki

Root my Nook!

Posted on May 19, 2013 by blogmywiki

With apologies to any Australian readers – although if I break it, that may be an appropriate usage of the word ‘root’. The Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch has been on sale for £29. £29! At that price, it … Continue reading →

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Adding an LED to the internet printer

Posted on April 29, 2013 by blogmywiki

Sometimes I’m not sure if my little Raspberry Pi-powered GoFreeRange internet printer is actually working or not – the Raspberry Pi is hidden inside the box, and you can’t usually see the onboard LEDs. Today I thought my printer had … Continue reading →

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Making a GoFreeRange internet printer with a Raspberry Pi

Posted on April 22, 2013 by blogmywiki

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS NOW OUT-OF-DATE. The Go Free Range printer is now at http://exciting.io/printer/ – I’ve not updated my Raspberry Pi code because my own thermal printer is broken, and will only spew out lines saying ‘CP437′ – … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Parker in Reverse

Posted on April 6, 2013 by blogmywiki

An unsuccessful attempt to get a book club to pick The Collected Works of Dorothy Parker as their next book reminded me that I once rewrote her short story ‘A Telephone Call’, swapping the genders to see if it still … Continue reading →

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Maths is not an exact science

Posted on March 4, 2013 by blogmywiki

Recently I’ve been going through the peculiar hell that is the Teaching Agency maths skills test. Anyone who wants to be a teacher has to pass this, even if you just want to teach GCSE English. Everyone says ‘you’ll be … Continue reading →

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