Fixing my Herman Miller Aeron Chair
How to replace the compressed gas cylinder, break your chair and then fix it by 3D printing replacement parts, all in one go.
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3dprint
Installing a Glass Bed on the Creator Pro
I finally bought a glass bed for my Creator-Pro 3D printer after destroying the last of the plastic bed sheets that were supplied with the machine. Unfortuna...
Pesky Ikea Pegs
We bought a house a few years back and I am now trying to tidy it up little by little. One of the things that has been bugging me for a while was a kitchen c...
Pangolin Day
Recently I noticed that it was World Pangolin Day and with some species of these little critters being critically endangered, I thought I’d try and post som...
audio
Extract audio or video from MKV files with mkvtoolnix
Need to extract the audio or video from one of you MKV files? This is how you do it
dev
Easy TLS React Development Environment
Configure TLS for your CRA project and node Express backend services in no time at all.
Docker Network Subnet Conflicts
Elsewhere: Scientists just discovered how to ‘grow’ tooth enamel!
Testing Exceptions in Java with AssertJ
Quite often at work I’m banging on about code being easy to read. It’s a well understood notion that it’s harder to read code than to write it so I’m always ...
Java URL Equals Bit Me
Yesterday I had a request to look in to a bug that some customers were experiencing. It was for an old project, actually the first Java application that I ha...
VPN: Configuring the MTU setting
Misconfiguration of the MTU can cause problems and even stop it working so getting it right is important
Managing More Micro-services
When I wrote the initial post on this blog I had been working on micro-services for a short time and was managing 3 individual services with my team.
Space Junk with Javascript
Junk in space varies in size from tiny shards of material, through gloves and tools inadvertently dropped by astronauts in orbit, to large pieces of spacecr...
Learn to make music with Javascript
I’ve often wanted to start creating music with code but have never bitten the bullet and tried. Usually because I have 3 other web projects in progress (not...
MicroXchg - Berlin
MicroXchg Conference, Berlin
electronics
Electronics: Engineer of the People
There hasn’t been much time recently to keep up with my electronics learning. Finding a game that involved learning about the topic seemed like a good way to...
games
Finally Finished System Shock
System Shock the game, released in 1994 and much played by a then 14 year old has been cracked…finally.
macos
Downgrading macOS with a broken screen
It’s not straight forward to downgrade macOS to an earlier version, here’s how I manage dto get the job done from Monterray to High Sierra with a broken screen
music
Kombination Funk Archive
Here’s a small archive site I built for displaying flyers from a music event I started back in 2002
Syncing studios remotely with RTPMIDI and Jamulus
Want to jam with your friends remotely but still in sync! What was once a distant dream now seems to be fairly easy thanks to some great free tools.
Waiting for OS Upgrade
The first post for music on here. I had some fun while waiting for my OS to upgrade last night. Well to be honest, I was going to try and master a previous ...
Learn to make music with Javascript
I’ve often wanted to start creating music with code but have never bitten the bullet and tried. Usually because I have 3 other web projects in progress (not...
science
Great Space Science Videos
A list of my favourite videos on science, the planets, stars and all things out there
50 Years Since We Walked on the Moon
The 50th anniversary of one our civilisation’s greatest achievements is only days away. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took our first ever steps on a body ot...
Science: The Most Unknown
Insightful documentary film bringing scientists from different fields together.
Perimeter Institute Talks
I recently discovered another source of great science videos online. The Perimiter Institute in Canada even manages to get the sound quality great every time...
Goodbye Cassini
Witnessing a spacecraft burn up after decades of operation is not something that happens very often. This week the Cassini-Huygens mission ended after a ver...
Space Junk with Javascript
Junk in space varies in size from tiny shards of material, through gloves and tools inadvertently dropped by astronauts in orbit, to large pieces of spacecr...
Find Planet 9
There has been much speculation about a mysterious 9th planetary body in our solar system. Estimates of an exceptionally large and highly elliptical orbit o...
space
Great Space Science Videos
A list of my favourite videos on science, the planets, stars and all things out there
50 Years Since We Walked on the Moon
The 50th anniversary of one our civilisation’s greatest achievements is only days away. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took our first ever steps on a body ot...
Goodbye Cassini
Witnessing a spacecraft burn up after decades of operation is not something that happens very often. This week the Cassini-Huygens mission ended after a ver...
Space Junk with Javascript
Junk in space varies in size from tiny shards of material, through gloves and tools inadvertently dropped by astronauts in orbit, to large pieces of spacecr...
Find Planet 9
There has been much speculation about a mysterious 9th planetary body in our solar system. Estimates of an exceptionally large and highly elliptical orbit o...
sport
Watch Premier League Football on DAZN
UPDATE - DAZN lost the rights to show Premier League football in Germany for the next three seasons (starting 2019-2020) so this article is not accurate any ...
technology
Change Sky Go account on MacOS
Instructions for switching user accounts in the Sky Go application on a MacOS machine
video
Great Space Science Videos
A list of my favourite videos on science, the planets, stars and all things out there
Extract audio or video from MKV files with mkvtoolnix
Need to extract the audio or video from one of you MKV files? This is how you do it