I got to go to PHPUK 2013 last week courtesy of my employer, Mendeley, who sprang for our team to go for both days. This is just a few thoughts on each of the talks I attended written up for … Continue reading
Arduino LED Dimmer: Part 3
CADSoft EAGLE Setup First thing’s first, what software to use? I went with CadSoft Eagle primarily because there are lots of tutorials out there covering it, and that seemed like a good place to start. Once I understand the process … Continue reading
Arduino LED Dimmer: Part 2
So, where were we? Oh yes, I had built the web of things into what I wanted and it was time to extract the circuit from the prototyping tools. Breadboard Prototype Before I can design a PCB, I need to know … Continue reading
Arduino LED Dimmer: Part 1
I’ve been playing with the Arduino platform for a while now. I’ve got two, a Duemilanove with the ATMega168 MCU and the new Mega 2560 ADK as well as an Ethernet Shield. Though I really think I need to get another one! I’ve found it to be … Continue reading
What is a Domain Model?
This is not a fully fledged introduction to Domain Driven Design (DDD). If you want that, go get Eric Evans’ book, Domain Driven Design. It is definately worth it and I whole heartedly recommend reading it. Instead, what I’ve got here is … Continue reading
Hello Erlang!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, again. So here’s something! I first heard about Erlang a few years back now but I was having too much fun learning PHP at the time and didn’t look into it very … Continue reading
My first Instructable
I’ve posted my first Instructable! http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Patio-Umbrella-Jar-Lights/ It’s a write up on how to make some pretty damn cool LED jar lights. I’ve entered it into Instructables LED Contest. I wouldn’t object at all if anyone reading this were to vote … Continue reading
Banish Mac OS X Resource Forks from FAT32 volumes
I bought a digital photo frame for Mum’s birthday. The first thing I encountered while getting it set up for her was that Mac OS X Resource Forks seriously confuse it. Resulting in every other “picture” being unreadable and rather … Continue reading
HTML5 Video – Rotten Apple
Forgive me, but it’s a gonna be a long one… Did anyone else notice Steve Jobs tearing a big-old centrefold page out from Microsoft’s book with regards to the whole HTML5 audio/video codec debarcle? Just to get this clear, I’m … Continue reading
Buzz off Google Buzz!
Despite their entry into the “social network” scene with Orkut some time ago. (Anyone heard of that one? Know anyone who uses it? No, I didn’t think so.) Google are at it again, this time with a more Microsoftesque approach. … Continue reading