This is the setup I’ve been using for an Android GPS Sat-Nav setup. In use on my bike but would work just as well in a car. Device – Samsung Galaxy S7 An older model but still very functional and now available used on eBay for £30ish now, cosmetic condition not important as it’ll be…
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2023 National Road Rally – Ride Report
The National Road Rally is a “navigational scatter rally” for motorcyclists around England – a sort of two wheeled treasure hunt, with riders being given a map of locations around the country, challenged to plan a route between them and visit them on the rally weekend – scoring points depending on distances between each location…
Groudle Glen Railway, Santa Trains
The Santa trains at Groudle Glen on the Isle of Man are a great family day out. I took advantage of some cold but clear and still weather to get some photos from the air.
Welsh National Rally 2019 – Ride Report
The Welsh National Rally is an annual event organised by Clive MCC challenging motorcyclists to explore towns and villages all over Wales in a single day with awards given out depending on number of locations visited. The 2019 ride took place on Saturday May 4th. The entry cost was £25 which covers your map of…
A First Visit to The Isle of Man TT Races
If you’re after photos of the racing itself, there are others who have done it much better than I would (my pictures are all taken on my phone and racing bikes are fast! In fact, looking back over these photos, the only ones I seemed to capture were sidecars!). This should hopefully give more an idea of the experience of enjoying being on the island for two weeks, which was a great trip in it’s own right, even aside from the racing.
Controlling an Arduino with PHP
Since PHP is my language of choice, it wasn’t long before I wanted to use it to control my Arduino. This turned out to be easier said than done – under Windows anyway, with a lot of vague (mis)information out there. Not to mention a lot of “RTFM” advice. The way I ended up doing…
My First Arduino
A short year and three months after Nd suggested to me that I should acquire an arduino, mine arrived yesterday. I went for the starter kit from Earthshine Design because, to be honest, I had no idea what kind of components I would be needing to get started – or even what to build! The Earthshine kit…