Monthly Archives: March 2012

Télégramme 3

Posted on March 23, 2012 by blogmywiki

Issue 3 of Télégramme magazine is out now. It’s a stunning piece of work by my friend Sarah Hill. It’s about photography and art, there are articles and interviews, but mostly the pictures just speak for themselves. The layout is … Continue reading →

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More Arduino resources

Posted on March 23, 2012 by blogmywiki

Here are a couple of useful resources for learning about programming and electronics using the Arduino board: A pretty detailed electronics primer using the Arduino from a very cool woman called Limor Fried: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html The Arduino Programming Notebook by Brian … Continue reading →

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Arduino exercise 2 – alternate pulsing lights

Posted on March 18, 2012 by blogmywiki

Having taught our Arduino to pulse a little red LED slowly on and off, and having built the circuit to go with it, we wanted to do something a bit more complex. We considered adding a buzzer, or a button … Continue reading →

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Meet the Arduino

Posted on March 17, 2012 by blogmywiki

I was getting a bit fed up waiting for my Raspberry Pi to arrive, so when a colleague said he’d ordered an Arduino, I decided to get one too – even though the Arduino is more expensive and less-powerful. It … Continue reading →

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Library etiquette

Posted on March 13, 2012 by blogmywiki

I discovered today that in the library it is apparently acceptable to: Huff and puff and mutter ‘fucking bastards’ under your breath whilst looking at the internet. Consume a large packet of croissants and slurp coffee. Have an insanely loud … Continue reading →

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