Oculus Rift first impressions and VR sickness
31 July 2016 7 min read
Trying VR for the first time and regretting trying a flight sim on the first day
General
All the random projects which do not fit into another section
Summer 2016 Workshop Update
19 July 2016 9 min read
An update on the state of our workshop after the slate roof on our house was replaced.
Virtual Swanage 20 years old
01 January 2016 5 min read
Our tourism website Virtual Swanage is 20 years old. A look back at the history of the website.
Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen Hot Water Installation
04 December 2015 8 min read
Replacing our old dumb central heating controller with a Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Gen and Hot Water Installation
Starting your own ecommerce business
03 December 2015 11 min read
After building websites for customers for over a decade we decided to start our own e-commerce business.
Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2
30 November 2015 12 min read
Time to replace our Raspberry Pi solar data logger with a new version 2 revision with more features and sensors
USB MultiComms Part Two RS232 Board
31 October 2015 6 min read
Designing an isolated USB to RS232 interface.
USB MultiComms Part One USB Board
15 October 2015 3 min read
Designing a modular serial interface for RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI and JTAG.
Hope One LED Light GoPro mount
30 September 2015 4 min read
Making a custom Hope One LED Light and GoPro mount
QuietPC Silent Fan Upgrade
22 August 2015 4 min read
Upgrading the cooling in our mini PC with a QuietPC Silent Fan Upgrade
Cycle Training with Video Routes
26 January 2015 4 min read
Cycle Training with Video Routes to use with the Wahoo Fitness KICKR smart bike trainer
Postal Address Parser
22 November 2014 85 min read
A Postal Address Parser that is written in C Sharp
Maynuo M9812 Programmable LED DC Electronic Load
02 October 2014 3 min read
We added a Maynuo M9812 Programmable LED DC Electronic Load to our workshop
Railway Sky LED Controller
23 March 2014 7 min read
Making a custom ATmega328P-based Railway Sky LED Controller
SolarStorm X2 LED Bike Lights Mount Modifications
18 March 2014 3 min read
SolarStorm X2 LED Bike Lights Mount improvements