tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday PySerial Learn how to send and receive data from Arduino, Adafruit and Python using Serial connections.
fridayfun Friday Fun: MicroPython Weather Station Build a neopixel powered weather station and get your weather data in style!
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - 315MHz Transmitter & Receiver Want to remote control the pins of your Arduino using very little tech and money? Well this $2 kit is just for you!
fridayfun Friday Fun - Four New Projects! Four more projects from the Linux Format archives. Shared with special permission from the editor.
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - Late Edition: virtualenv It may be late, but this week's post introduces Python virtual environments. So you can keep your system neat and tidy.
fridayfun Friday Fun - ATtiny85 £10 Robot Challenge! In this blog post we build a robot for as cheap as possible!
adafruit How to fix PyPortal corrupt files issue Got an Adafruit PyPortal? Well I recently had an issue with a corrupt code.py file. Here is how I fixed it.
kickstarter Raspberry Pi: Breadboard Pi Bridge Want to use your Pi directly on a breadboard? Confused by Broadcom pin mapping? Well read on!
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - .bashrc : Information from your terminal Get any information that you require, automatically when you open a terminal window!
microcontroller monday Microcontroller Monday - Vanguard Need an easy to use tool to flash MicroPython / CircuitPython/Lua onto a board? Read on!
python Getting petition data from JSON A quick blog post to show how easy it is to get JSON data from a site.
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - Auto Start a GUI application in Raspbian Want to load a GUI application when your Raspbian desktop starts up? Well here is the post that you need.
fridayfun Friday Fun - Neopixel Cinema Sign Using a cheap micro controller and some NeoPixel LEDs we can make our own rainbow animated cinema sign!
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - Component Tester Can't tell a 220Ω resistor from a 330Ω one? Got a weird transistor and can't determine if it is NPN or PNP? Fear not we have what you are looking for!
fridayfun Friday Fun - Star Trek Desk Lights Control the real world from a Python powered web app...oh and make all the lights flash like you are on the bridge of the USS Enterprise...but no exploding consoles!
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - Bullet Create fun and easy to use prompts / menus for your Python projects!
fridayfun Friday Fun - Custom Key Holder Taking a break from tech this week and in this post we learn how to convert a tool keychain into a folding keyholder.
ubuntu Tooling Tuesday - Using ukuu to upgrade my kernel Need to update a kernel but a bit scared? No need to panic with this easy to use GUI tool.
tuesdaytooling Tooling Tuesday - Bear Grylls Poundland Buck Converter Need a DC to DC step down converter but your nearest electronics shop is miles away? No worries you can find something in Poundland
Blog When life gives you lemons... A quick blog post explaining the last few months, and a short story explaining a part of what makes me...me!
Mu Bett 2019 micro:bit hacks Grab some cheap Poundland LEDs and learn how to use them with your micro:bit. This post is a reference source for those taking part in my Bett workshop. But anyone can have a go.
pounderland #Pounderland Bike Light Hack Turn a bike light into a controller for a string of LEDs, all for less than £3!
poundland #Pounderland LED Star Hack the halls with Pounderland gadgets..tra la la.... I popped to the Poundland sale and got 75% off an LED star...ready for hacking!
fridayfun Friday Fun - Six New Projects! Six new projects covering Python, Pi, Arduino and much more!
christmas Poundland Hack - Sound Reactive Christmas LEDs Make Christmas dance to your beat...well ok make your Christmas lights flash to the beat of your music.
