19 August 2018
Our Atlas CMS system, which we have developed and used for many years as the content management system...
17 August 2018
I have added a new page to the blog which lists my latest uploads on my YouTube channel. I found...
29 July 2018
Over the past 2 months there has been a heatwave in the United Kingdom and so we haven’t been...
30 May 2018
After the removal of our Raspberry Pi based home data logger and the installation of the Mosquitto...
28 April 2018
Over the past few months Andrew has been working on a new circuit for a custom home alarm system...
04 April 2018
I don't normally write personal posts about myself but with 2018 being the 20th anniversary of...
14 March 2018
We have removed the Raspberry Pi based data logger from our home and moved the logging hardware and new...
22 February 2018
I have decided to remove the disqus comment system from my blog posts. I have had a few issues with...
21 February 2018
After a few weeks of reading about all the YouTube channels losing their ability to display adverts...
10 February 2018
This code example shows how you can use C# in either a Windows application or asp.net website to retrieve...
16 December 2017
Following from our home network upgrade in August 2017 we have been trying to find a way to add global...
12 November 2017
Over the past few weeks we have been working on some of our own websites to rewrite the code and pages...
06 November 2017
Another software update to the Pick and Place Controller Software for the DIY pick and place machine....
14 September 2017
We test websites using tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix to check the speed of...
30 August 2017
A few weeks ago, we purchased a tp-link LB130 smart bulb to use with the Home Assistant software...
28 August 2017
We converted our Axminster SIEG Super X1 micro mill to use ballscrews back in 2010 and every few...
22 August 2017
The home network installation for our computers was first setup using 10BASE2 coax connections when...
10 August 2017
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3 which can run on the...
21 June 2017
Since writing the ModernUI Pick and Place Controller Software for the DIY pick and place machine...
02 June 2017
This is the third and final part of a three-part series on designing and building a barcode scanner...
11 May 2017
We recently designed a barcode scanner to use with our online store. To power the scanner,...