Category Archives: hardware

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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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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Updated list of BBC network radio URLs

Posted on April 3, 2015 by blogmywiki

Update March 2021 Please note this is a VERY old blog post and the BBC is closing the streams listed below. I mainly listen online to Fip which is not affected. Have a look here for new streaming addresses and … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 2 hands-on

Posted on February 28, 2015 by blogmywiki

We’re now a FOUR Pi household. One Raspberry Pi is our wireless print server, enabling us to use an old cheap laser printer to print from Macs, Raspberry Pis, iPhones and iPads; another is our kitchen radio; the third is … Continue reading →

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J’accuse: Apple killed the podcast

Posted on February 1, 2015 by blogmywiki

Okay, this isn’t exactly scientific. It’s based on a sample of precisely… 1. Me. But I can’t believe I’m alone. (Okay, my Morrissey A-Level studies tell me that we are all alone and shall be for ever, but you know … Continue reading →

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