Turn a wet bank holiday into a fun science day
We had a very wet public holiday today. Whilst there are some indoor days out we could have gone to
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
General
Unglue.it books – a new way of reading
I’ve written before about my dislike of DRM, especially on ebooks (The problem with DRM on ebooks). Another thing that
Read MoreRaspberry Pi club – Programming the GPIO – Traffic Light LEDs
One of the things I’ve been doing as a STEM Ambassador is to help support a Raspberry Pi club at
Read MoreHumble Bundle – DRM free games for Linux and Android and eBooks
I have bought many games and Ebooks through Humble Bundle. I don’t blog about them very often as the bundles
Read MoreDay out at Beamish open air museum
I visited the Beamish open air museum with my son during the February half-term holiday, there were also special World
Read MoreFirst Aid Manual 10th edition
The First Aid Manual is the official guide from the UK leading first aid organisations: St John Ambulance, St Andrew’s
Read MoreTheme Hospital game for Linux – CorsixTH
It’s not often I write about running games on Linux, although that is likely to change. It’s even less that
Read MoreInstalling Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 17 laptop (7737) dual boot with Windows 8 / 8.1
This is a guide to install Ubuntu on a Windows 8 based laptop. Specifically this is how it can be
Read MoreErratic mouse behaviour on Dell laptop with soft touchpad – Adjusting the trackpad in Ubuntu
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 17 laptop, to primarily run Linux. This is a 17″ laptop with touchscreen and
Read MoreReview of the Raspberry Pi Fuze – Raspberry Pi based computer with Fuze basic
As an adult I often try and imagine myself in my children’s shoes to try and think about how appropriate something would be for their age group. Usually I can get a reasonable idea of how well they will pick something up, but this review is one where my daughter has helped me to see what it is like to learn programming through a child’s eyes.
This is a review of the Fuze Raspberry Pi based computer.
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