It turns out that both the TowerPro SG90 and the metal version, MG90S are both too under powered to move Winnie-the-Pooh’s head. However switching to the large and more powerful TowerPro MG945 resulted in a much more positive outcome. This did however result in having to remove the plastic pan-tilt head that housed the micro […]
PiBear – Raspberry Pi powered Winnie the Pooh (Part 1)
The goal of this build is to make an animatronic Winnie-the-Pooh powered by a Raspberry Pi. This is my first experiment into any form of electronics and robotics, so it is likely to be an interesting learning curve. PiBear (Pooh Bear) should respond to button presses to his hands, feet and tummy by moving his […]
Backup your iPhone Photos
How many photos do you have on your iPhone? Chances are you’ve got lots of them and you probably haven’t backed them up in a while either! So what would you be upset if you lost your iPhone? Those precious memories can’t be replaced even though your phone can be.
Online Private Journal
Blogging using software like WordPress is great if you want to share your views and experiences with the rest of the world. But what of you want the convenience of a diary or journal that’s stored in the cloud but not accessible to everyone else. A secure online journal. This article gives you a few […]
Best WordPress Plugins
WordPress is a great system for hosting a blogging site or even a regular web site that you want to make configurable and feature rich. WordPress’ strengths lie in its ease of use and it’s extensive range of plugins that allow almost any task to be achieved with ease. However there are a lot of […]
Apache2 Configuration
After much frustration trying to get Apache to run corectly under EeeBuntu (Ubuntu based Linux distro) I finally discovered that the solution was actually a simple one.