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28 November 2014 Stewart

One bricked phone and lots of reboots – I finally have Android Lollipop on my Nexus 4

I have been a fan of Android since I had my first mobile phone. Since Gingerbread I’ve managed to have

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31 October 2014 Stewart

Halloween Scary Pi-Ano – Raspberry Pi and Makey Makey keyboard

This Halloween I created an indoor halloween light effect using a Raspberry Pi and a PIR sensor. Unlike previous years

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26 October 2014 Stewart

Safely controlling mains electricity using the Raspberry Pi and Energenie Pi-mote

It’s useful to be able to turn mains electricity on using a computer program. Whilst it’s not hard to create

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15 October 2014 Stewart

Going Sober for October – What is it really about?

Last time I wrote about my Going Sober for October challenge it was pretty much about what I was doing,

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Days Out
15 October 2014 Stewart

Zip World velocity – the worlds fastest zip wire

Zip World velocity is the worlds fastest zip wire and the longest in the northern hemisphere, and it’s in Wales.

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14 October 2014 Stewart

Book – Mastering the Raspberry Pi

This is the second book that I’ve been the technical book reviewer for, the first being Learn Raspberry Pi with

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Days Out
12 October 2014 Stewart

Whitewater rafting at National Whitewater Centre Wales

I have done a lot of kayaking in the past, but until recently I’d never tried whitewater rafting. We went

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10 October 2014 Stewart

English Heritage – Brodsworth at War

I had already visited Brodsworth Hall and gardens taking my children for a day out on a standard day. This

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9 October 2014 Stewart

Go Sober for October – raising money for Macmillan cancer support

For the month of October I’m giving up drinking alcohol as part of the Macmillan Go Sober for October campaign.

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3 October 2014 Stewart

Malvern Festival of Innovation school’s day

It’s not often that you see a Raspberry Pi workshop, a team from (soon to be???) the worlds fastest car

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