That was the advice of the ophthalmic surgeon once he had finished repairing the retinal tear in my left eye. In case anyone reading this didn’t catch my 5-minute YouTube video on what happened to my eye, and why I won’t be making any videos for the next few weeks, I’ve linked to it here. And a zillion thanks to everyone who commented on that video, sending me good wishes […]
I’ve been quite busy lately doing non-Arduino things, like taking a few days out travelling to Germany to see my (almost) 91-year old Mutti (German mum) and brothers and it has given me an opportunity to sit back and think about the way we do things in the Arduino camp. For example, on the flight back from Stuttgart I thought about the battery saving techniques I’d videoed about on both […]
I can’t believe it’s been a month since my last entry here. In that time I’ve enjoyed my vacation, but like all things came to an end and I’ve been back for two weeks already. Two weeks, two videos. The last one was particularly interesting, where the Raspberry Pi and an Arduino ATTiny85 joined forces. Just goes to show how small the microcomputing world can be! I moaned a bit […]
What?!? Another absence? I have excuses, really I do.
I’m still paying my debt to society, er, no, hang on, to my dearly beloved as I am still decorating our house. It’s been some long, long days, working in the heatwave of 30 degrees (86 F). My brain is porridge. Or oatmeal, depending on your English dialect. So today, after another gruelling day I thought I might look quickly at the items my associates at Banggood have sent me: […]
So in a moment of madness, about six months ago, whilst plans for my workshop were taking place, I agreed with my dear wife that when I got my workshop all set up I would do some decorating in the house. At the time I had no idea that redundancy was in the offing, and I casually imagined a Saturday morning painting a wall or two in the spare bedroom. […]
My YouTube journey has reached a psychological milestone in the last day or so, and I’ve passed the 10,000 subscriber marker. I can say only one thing: thank you all for your support on this journey. Whether you’re a ‘regular’ or just pop in now and again it all counts! I’m not sure whether YouTube takes more notice of my channel now; I’ve heard anecdotally that they will suggest videos […]
It’s funny how things work out, despite all the plans we make to keep our lives in some semblance of order. “Man Plans, and God laughs” is the translation of the old Yiddish adage “Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht”. Even Robbie Williams sang “I sit and talk to God, And he just laughs at my plans”. All this leads up to the fact that I, along with several colleagues, were given notice […]
So I’m just about to create a video for this inexpensive, small-but-effective audio module that can be used with any µController, when it struck me that I could, perhaps, be of some help to my daughter who is trying to run a UK-based e-Shop selling cat and dog treats, clothes and other nice items that she’s sourced, most of which are not found in your local supermarket. How? Well, I […]
If things had gone to plan we would have had another video out by now, and talking about another peripheral that I want to add to my automation project. Regrettably, though, I’ve had a family bereavement which has halted most things Arduino and Pi for this week and next, as I fly out to Germany for my dad’s funeral. He’s been suffering from Alzheimer’s for a couple of years or […]
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