Nixie Kitchen Timer
Smiffy designs a retro-look kitchen timer to suit his needs.
Audience:
Electronics hobbyists, Nixie fans, cooks with a technical bent.
Stir-Fried Duckling Breast with Orange and Carob
Recipe for Smiffy's stir-fried duckling breast with orange and carob, served with a fake duck-stock risotto.
Audience:
Those who like to eat duck or are just plain sick of chicken and turkey; the disappointed guests at Basil Fawlty's Gourmet Night.
Published:
Monday, 12th May 2008
Book Review: The Short Bus
A review of Jonathan Mooney's book 'The Short Bus'. This review has been written to coincide with Blogging Against Disablism Day 2008.
Audience:
Those in contact with or interested in disability, special education, social inclusion or who are just looking for a good read.
Published:
Wednesday, 7th May 2008;last updated on Monday, 12th May 2008
Dilbert Goes Inaccessible
A new version of dilbert.com is launched - it is not good, accessibility/usability having become worse and thus judged worthy of a mention in my Accessibility Rogues' Gallery.
Published:
Sunday, 20th April 2008Foxy Add-Ons: Tab Mix Plus
Tab Mix Plus is a Firefox extension that allows enhanced control over tabbed browsing.
Audience:
Firefox users.
Published:
Saturday, 19th April 2008
Enter the eyeProd
Smiffy meets the eyeProd, er, iPod Nano.
Audience:
Anyone in the market for a personal music player - even if they think they are too old for such things.
Published:
Saturday, 19th April 2008A Year of Weights
Smiffy reflects on a year of weight training.
Audience:
Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and other chronic illnesses, their friends, families and doctors; athletes, physiotherapists, personal trainers, bodybuilders, and others who would like to see a different perspective on lifting weights.
Published:
Tuesday, 8th April 2008;last updated on Wednesday, 9th April 2008
The Solstice Clock - Part 1
What is a clock? What is a calendar? How can one do the job of the other? In this series of articles, Smiffy describes a project in which an everyday quartz clock is converted into a solar calendar - the Solstice Clock.
Audience:
Those interested in time and timekeeping, calendars, astronomy, microcontrollers and electronics projects.
Published:
Tuesday, 8th April 2008VMware - No Developer Should Be Without It
After some ten years since being told about the joys of VMware virtualisation, Smiffy finally gives it a go and wonders how he ever coped before.
Audience:
Anyone who has to work with more than one operating system.
Published:
Monday, 31st March 2008
Rice Worms!
Smiffy prepares fresh rice pasta.
Audience:
People who cook or enjoy food; coeliacs (celiacs) and those who cannot tolerate gluten.
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