In this project I plan to design and build a kitchen timer. We don't have one in our kitchen and it feels like the perfect project for a hot August weekend. I'm writing this blog post while I'm building the device…
This guide will walk you through building a USB gear stick / shifter that will work with any PC racing game. I have deliberately stuck to building the simplest possible version of the device in the hope that those out…
I've now been using Arch Linux instead of Windows 10 for 9 months straight on my computer. Here are some of my thoughts.
One of my hopes for 2019 is that I can actually write and publish some blog posts. Rather than just thinking of them then draft writing half of them. To do this will need me to give up on trying to write perfect blog…
In this tutorial I am going to explain how I created a digital scoreboard with LEDs, a large dot-matrix display and numerical 8-digit totals. The device uses a WiFi chip to connect to the Internet to get status values…
In summer 2015 I released an app, in summer 2015 I didn't bother to market my app. This is the story of what happened next...
Since the Google Cardboard 3D virtual reality glasses were first released in June 2014 I’ve been searching for a fun multiplayer game. Demoing the system to friends and family has been lots of fun, but I thought it…
Pretty much every day I get emails and messages from people asking why there isn’t a new Cricket Coach game out. This blog post will explain why.
Update: 05/07/2015: A British traveller has confirmed that the visa described in this article is still available, and the process described below is still relevant. He successfully followed the guide in recent days.
Over the last two years I've had over 50 complete strangers stay with me through Couchsurfing ( www.couchsurfing.org ). The basic idea is that as a host you offer free accommodation to travellers who need somewhere to…
