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12 January 2018 Stewart

Upgraded Networking Challenge for Computing fair

I have written previously about a school computing fair that I helped support. I went along again this year as

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ComputersElectronicsProgrammingRaspberryPi
30 November 2017 Stewart

Review of MeArmPi robot arm for Raspberry Pi

I backed the MeArm Pi kickstarter project earlier this year, and just received the finished product. It’s a, laser cut,

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20 November 2017 Stewart

Birmingham Christmas Market, Ice Rink and Big Wheel

There have been some changes to Christmas in Birmingham this year. Watch the video to see more details:

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25 October 2017 Stewart

Microwave Mug Cake and Cookie Recipes

I wanted to run some kind of cooking / baking activity with the Cub Scouts, however we meet at a

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22 August 2017 Stewart

Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi – on Humble Bundle

My book “Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi” is included in the Lego Mindstorms and Robotics book bundle on Humble Bundle.

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3 July 2017 Stewart

Fire and Rescue Service Challenge Day 2017

I went to see the Rescue Challenge at Webbs of Wychbold, near Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. This is an event where

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8 May 2017 Stewart

Raspberry Pi with Google AIY – voice recognition

Google and MagPi (the official Raspberry Pi magazine) have released a project in the magazine using the Google API engine.

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2 February 2017 Stewart

Networking challenge quiz for school IT and computing fair

In the UK, Year 9 (age 13 to 14) is an important stage which can influence the student’s future career.

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15 January 2017 Stewart

Getting started with 3D printing using Linux

I have now got a 3D printer. I haven’t done much with it yet and it’s a steep learning curve

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21 December 2016 Stewart

Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway Santa Special Steam Train

This Christmas we visited the Gloucestershare and Warwickshire Railway for the Santa Special steam train. The train was from Cheltenham

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