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Duct Tape Wallet
A few years ago, I walked passed a shop in London that sold a Duct Tape Wallet Kit. For about £15 it included a few lengths of duct tape pre-cut to length and some instructions. My interest was piqued but not enough to leave me with an empty wallet. Instead I invested in some Google time and a £4 roll of tape (which would have done around 20 wallets!) After about 4 years it was looking a bit battered and worn, and I had a few ideas to improve on my first one.
This time I made it with camera at the ready. Read on to learn more...The Minutes Ringtone MP3
Like so many of you out there, I love listening to The Minutes podcast. Even the starting jingle gives me a smile because I know…
Creme Egg Cup Cake
I like hacking. I like cakes. So why not combine the two? (I've decided to call it Cacking!) If you have ever wanted to get Diabetes but wasn't sure of the quickest ways to get it, or if a sugar coma is still on your bucket list then read on for a recipe that will make even Willie Wonka raise an eyebrow... 
A World First - Rubiks Cube Meets Inverticycle
Rubiks Cubes have been around since the early 80's, and Unicycles have been around since, well, the invention of the wheel as far as I…
I'm back - And certified virus free... again!
Well it only seems like 6 weeks ago that I was posting about how this site was all nice and virus free. Well, less than…
3 Stage ATtiny85 Watchdog Timer
A while ago I started logging temperatures to Pachube via a Nanode. For the most part this works fine, but sometimes something breaks and I might lose a few hours or days worth of data. It might be the Nanode that's gone down, or Pachube, or (most likely) my Internet connection. So I decided to build a simple 3 stage external Watchdog Timer that would monitor the status of the feed and start taking steps to rectify it.