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14 May 2019 Stewart

Installing Linux is getting harder but it’s not Linux at fault

I’ve recently bought myself a new computer. It’s a high spec laptop, a Dell Inspiron 5580 (Inspiron 5000 series), with

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ComputersGeneralLinuxProgrammingRaspberryPi
11 April 2019 Stewart

Amazon Dash Button Home Automation with Raspberry Pi, Sengled home automation lights and pi-power Energenie Power Sockets

I have recently been upgrading some of my home automation. I already use Energenie Pi-Mote to control some electrical power

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3 April 2019 Stewart

Home automation light bulbs from Sengled

I have created some DIY home automation in the past. This was based around using remote control of mains electrical

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5 March 2019 Stewart

Raspberry Pi Birthday Party – Birmingham 2019

I was again involved with the Raspberry Pi Birthday Celebrations in Birmingham. This years event was held at the STEMHouse

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24 December 2018 Stewart

G-Scale building for garden model railway – part 3 – Adding a roof and other features

In this final part of the design for a 3D printed model railway building I’ve added additional features such as

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21 December 2018 Stewart

G-Scale building for garden model railway – part 2 – TinkerCAD code blocks

This is an update on my first outdoor model railway building created using a 3D printer. In the first version

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18 December 2018 Stewart

3D printed Aquarium – Gift idea for Megaquarium Computer Game

Megaquarium is a computer game where you get a design your own aquarium tourist attraction. It’s like Roller Coaster Tycoon,

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17 December 2018 Stewart

Raspberry Pi Christmas Project – Christmas House and Neopixel Snowman

New Christmas House Project web page Since this post was written I’ve now created a new version of the Christmas

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3 December 2018 Stewart

TinkerCAD 3D Snowman for 3D printing G-Scale model railway

This is a model that I’ve made using TinkerCAD. A snowman designed for 3D printing on a home 3D printer.

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25 November 2018 Stewart

The rules for building a model railway

There are many different misconceptions about creating model railways and the people that are involved. I’d therefore like to start

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