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21/11/11 The aquarium moonlight
It's a 200ml plastic pot filled with virtual moonbeams. Or something.
11/11/11 Qualcast Quadtrack 30 lawnmower motor/belt/knife replacement
When I told my wife to tidy up her front lawn, I didn't expect her to go out and get a brazilian! Yip yip! Seriously though folks, lawnmower repair is no laughing matter as this entirely humourless disassembly and repair guide proves.
16/10/11 Dell PowerConnect 2216 power supply failure
When power fluctuations fry your PowerConnect switch, turn to ancient wisdom for the answer.
09/10/11 Honeywell ST699 24-hour heating timer, memory battery replacement
As sexy as it sounds.
11/09/11 The two channel video switcher
As it's probably not legal to throw a bucket of cold piss over the canvassers that appear on my doorstep from time to time, the next best thing is to ignore 'em and keep my arsecheeks firmly planted on my comfy sofa. I've installed two CCTV cameras in order to determine if the person rapping at my woodwork is friend or foe, however that creates the issue of how to squeeze both video signals down the same wire and into a single input on my TV...
30/06/11 Playstation 3 hard drive upgrade
When hordes of zombie undead can no longer be squeezed into a 40GB body bag.
16/06/11 Bosch Uneo disassembly and motor replacement
David's drill/driver dodges death decree despite dishonourable discharge during DIY duties!
28/04/11 The Joule Thief!
Ever wondered how your garden solar light just about manages to stay illuminated all night? Of course you haven't. Luckily for you, I have a surprising answer right here involving a dead CFL bulb, a dollop of magnetic flux and spoonful of induction!
24/04/11 The aquarium temperature monitor
Okay, hands up all those who want to see a 5000 word essay on the circuit I designed to monitor the temperature in my fish tank! Anyone...??
29/12/10 Playstation2 disassembly
I can't believe I've had the thing for ten years without pulling it apart before now.
13/07/10 The Palm Pre headphone jack repair
Oh my *GIDDY* aunt, the earpiece speaker of my Palm Pre has jolly well packed in. Well I tell you now, I'm not spending *my* evening getting the screwdrivers out on it, I'm sending the little frigger straight back to O2 and.... aw sod it, who am I trying to kid??
28/02/10 The in-car USB charger
Instead of getting out more, meeting people and having sex, I've installed a USB socket into my Volvo.
22/02/10 The Palm Pre (first generation) review
Those high-fivin' Porsche drivin' Sales people at O2 have sent me a Palm Pre to play with. As someone who wasn't impressed with the iPhone, will the Pre be good enough to make me think twice about N97 ownership? Read on...
04/12/09 Nintendo DS Lite disassembly and touch screen overlay replacement
Yes I know it's Friday night but if I don't get this fixed I can't kick daughter 1's arse at Mario Kart this weekend!
26/10/09 My ace new aquarium!
Hang on - this isn't a computer or a botched electronics project! Instead it's an ongoing article wibbling on about a frikkin' fish tank! What gives??
02/09/09 Nokia N97 review
My ever faithful Nokia E90 has gone the same way as the kids' goldfish. They both died and neither flushed down the toilet on the first attempt. Never mind, Nokia have sprung to my rescue with the touch sensitive N97 - so let's get hands on!
21/07/09 The webcam project - one year on
Fishin' 'eck! Can you believe it's been a whole year since I built my weatherproof webcam! Where does the time go? Has it survived a full year of British rain and did it see anything interesting? I'll save you clicking this link - the answers are yes.... and no.
23/06/09 The Baby Biorb moonlight
My new coldwater fish tank *MUST* be illuminated at night.
15/05/09 HP Compaq nc2400 complete disassembly
Gadzooks! What is that awful smell?? Oh... it's the HP nc2400, a stinker of a subnotebook with more faults than the US West Coast seismic zone. If you're unfortunate enough to have sunk your own money into one of these lemons then this disassembly guide may be of use when you find you have to fix it.
21/04/09 The motion sensitive light
It's motion sensitive... and a light.
02/04/09 Automating picture upload to Twitter
First comes the question: How can I automate a daily snap from my webcam to Twitter? Sadly, the follow up question asking "...but why would I want to?" didn't arrive until after I had sussed out a way to do it.
16/03/09 The build it yourself firewall/router
I took an eight year old computer, threw two network cards, a CF card, a DSL modem and a strobe light at it and made myself a shiny (and slightly daft looking) Linux firewall/router for just a few quid.
15/02/09 Logitech DiNovo Mini keyboard and Bosch Uneo reviews
Tsch! You wait over six weeks for this website to be updated and then two articles come along together! Nothing has blown up recently so I have no repairs to write about and even Linux isn't playing fair as my new 3G modem which I expected to have a fight with just worked out of the flimmin' box! Where's the fun in that?? Here then is something new (if not exciting), with a review on the Logitech DiNovo Mini Bluetooth keyboard and another on the Bosch Uneo battery drill.
30/12/08 Apple MacBook Pro (Intel Dual Core) Disassembly
Modern optical drives are low cost, mass produced beasts that have been standard fare on most laptops since the Millennium. So why do Apple have to make 'em so darn complicated??
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