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I have two children - a girl and a baby boy, and we live in West London, Uk. I program computers for my day job. In my spare time I build stuff, grow stuff, read stuff and like to write about it. I like to philosophise, research and learn, and then go the next step and apply, do and build. I love reading How-to's and will experiment with things to see what else I can learn. Read more about me and my...

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The Lego RCX, Inside And Out The Lego RCX, Inside And Out
The Lego RCX is a superb microcontroller, genre defining- and this is all about the amazing things you can do with one, getting hold of one, and building aw...
Updated 5 days ago | Lego RCX › construction toy
OpenTTD vs Simutrans | The Free Transport Simulation Showdown OpenTTD vs Simutrans | The Free Transport Simulation Showdown
Transport Simulations are a genre that has not translated to the high gloss, high production 3d game market now seen on PC and console games. However, they...
Updated 3 days ago | transport simulation games › games like openttd
HOWTO: Fix Broken Christmas Lights Quickly HOWTO: Fix Broken Christmas Lights Quickly
Broken fairy lights are frustrating and it can take hours to fix them. This year, when about to put up the Christmas lights, I spotted that one set wouldn'...
Updated 26 days ago | fix christmas lights › blown bulb
How to make a propagator to start your seeds How to make a propagator to start your seeds
A seed propagator can give seeds a really good strong start and allow you to grow them out of season. Using one will speed up germination and increase germination...
Updated 6 days ago | build a seed propagator › build a propagator
Accessing LVM2 In Windows Accessing LVM2 In Windows
If you use both windows and Linux in a dual booting environment, sharing volumes between them is a common requirement. As volume systems go, LVM2 is very ha...
Updated 3 days ago | LVm2 in windows › explore2fs cannot mount lvm2
HOWTO: Make your own smoothies HOWTO: Make your own smoothies
Bottle supermarket Smoothies can be expensive to buy - they cost at least 2 or 3 times as much to buy as it would to make your own. Any household looking to...
Updated 4 days ago | making smoothies › apple smoothie
The Best Free Linux Games Ever The Best Free Linux Games Ever
These games are free. They are deep and offer many hours of play. They are lasting and will be played for a long time. In this list - playability is the rea...
Updated 20 days ago | linux computer games › best ever linux games
Top robot costumes you can make yourself Top robot costumes you can make yourself
Halloween is often about ghosts, ghouls, zombies and the like, but I think there are plenty of scary, or at least cool and fun robots out there. If you need...
Updated 37 days ago | diy robot costumes › aliens costume
My Life Philosophy, Live, Love and Learn My Life Philosophy, Live, Love and Learn
In modern life, the question of how you live your life, by what principles is becoming increasingly important. There seems to be a great deal of very angry rhetoric...
Updated 156 days ago | life philosophy › be excellent to one another
HOWTO: Self Watering Plant Pot Experiment HOWTO: Self Watering Plant Pot Experiment
A year or so ago, I realised that I could not always be around to water my own plants. Even if I was, judging when or when not to water them was a chore. I...
Updated 36 days ago | self watering plant › diy gardening gear
Building Lego Mecha
Lego is probably the most creative toy for a number of generations. It is quite versatile, looks pretty cool and generally comes with a guarantee of fitting...
Updated 36 days ago | building lego mecha › build lego robots
Simutrans Help and Tips
I have been playing Simutrans for a while now, but not so long that I cannot remember being a newbie. I have learned plenty on the way and I am still learni...
Updated 232 days ago | simutrans help › linux simulation games
Five Amazing Educational robot kits for kids
Kids, including big kids, love all things robot - especially those they get to build themselves. While some robots are all just about driving and controllin...
Updated 36 days ago | robot kits › education kits
Why Northolt, UB5, West London is Great
Northolt is a pleasant suburb to the West of Greater London in Middlesex. It has beautiful and large parks, good transport links, an RAF base, an historic w...
Updated 6 days ago | Northolt London › clock tower
C plus plus Behaviour Driven Development tools
What is behaviour driven development? It is a method for developing software where the behaviour of a bit of code, or an app, is described first, in a formal...
Updated 133 days ago | cplusplus › agile
Valentines Day Gifts For Geeks
Geek Guys & Geek Girls may have their head in their book or at their monitor, but they can be very romantic, and will be seriously impressed by the right gi...
Updated 288 days ago | valentines day › geek gift guide
Is Evony Better Than Kingdoms Of Camelot?
Evony is Better Than Kingdoms Of Camelot Evony is a completely better presented game with good graphics, a spoken intro, handier game controls making a full...
Updated 211 days ago | Evony vs Kingdoms Of Camelot › browser mmo games
HOWTO: Use ThinkingRock to organise your thoughts
Good planning, and finishing up tasks, or writing down where you were and closing things so you can take them up again later, will prevent you from clogging...
Updated 408 days ago | task management software › cross platform task manager
The Sleekest 3D Linux Games
Linux is still gaining ground as a desktop. As people turn to it, some will be looking for games. While retro staying power and playability work for some, o...
Updated 231 days ago | 3d linux games › 3d games
All about Holland Park, West London, Uk
Holland Park is one of London's more beautiful parks. It has a number of amazing features and is placed in one of the more pleasant parts of West London. I...
Updated 6 days ago | Holland Park › holland park
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