tuesdaytooling
This is the long awaited review of something that I take for granted...soldering irons. But this one is a little different, it runs from USB power! So what is it? A USB powered "8W" soldering iron... A What? You read that right, this soldering iron is powered
microbit monday
Another Monday...another cool micro:bit add on, and this week we have the Kitronik Motor Driver Board...from errr Kitronik Robots are cool... There I said it! But did you know how easy it is to build your first robot? There is a phrase that I have used for
microbit
Welcome to Monday, new week, spring is here and I thought that I would try out something new. So micro:bit Monday, a semi regular series where I look at an add on, accessory, software for the micro:bit. First up is the zbit:toolbelt. So what is it? The
tuesdaytooling
This week a handy GUI creation tool for your BASH scripts ![] So what is it? Zenity is a tool that wraps BASH scripts and terminal commands in a lovely graphical user interface. So we have input dialogs, information / warning dialogs, calendars, file open / save dialogs..etc etc. Why do I
tuesdaytooling
This week a handy Python library that enables us to open a web browser! So what is it? Webbrowser is a Pythonic way to open a web browser on any operating system. Can't I just use subprocess / popen / something else? Sure you can, but using webbrowser we have
kits
In mid 2017 I was posed a unique challenge "Would you be interested in creating a Raspberry Pi Zero W based kit?" Obviously I jumped at the chance and here it is! Getting You Started with Raspberry Pi Zero W Kit - MLK001 This kit is based around
fridayfun
JK Rowling's Harry Potter is famous the world over, and in her world of wizards, witches and sorcery we have little details that make the world rich with magic and mystery. One of the little details are the animated newspapers and posters dotted around the world. They turn
tuesdaytooling
A hardware themed Tuesday Tooling this week! So what is it? A tiny microcontroller that is compatible with the Arduino IDE. It comes in many different forms, some connect via micro USB, some direct into your USB port. This version of the ATtiny85 is a clone board connects via micro
Linux
NTP, Network Time Protocol is the theme of today's post! This isn't the be all and end all, font of all knowledge blog post. Rather an aide memoir. What is NTP? Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over
tuesdaytooling
Tuesday tooling is back! Sorry for the short break! Scenario 1: Everyone loves a cool animated GIF, and you need to record the steps taken to perform a certain task or action and you would like to save them as a GIF! Solution: For Linux I'm recording Peek,
microbit
Idea! In 2017 I had an idea, and I tried to make it real, but I encountered lots of obstacles. What was my original idea? I'd like to offer a FREE micro:bit workshop for artists / makers / musicians! But why? The micro:bit project has a similar goal
pijuice
Recently (ok it was November 2017...end of the year is always busy for a magazine journalist) Pi Supply sent me a PiJuice to play with. Disclaimer Yes Pi Supply sent me this unit free of charge as a loan device. I have not been asked to edit or alter