Microsoft Surface, MSR and Robots
Microsft Research never cease to amaze me, I was lucky enough to briefly visit the labs in Cambridge last week and I’ll freely admit I was gushing like a star-struck fan! Engadget have an article up featuring some of the work MSR are doing with Surface and SAR robotics, well worth checking out. http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/microsoft-surface-controlled-robots-to-boldly-go-where-rescuers/ Keegan
Desk Build; Path of Least Resistance
For the workspace I’m building I’m combining a set of shelves and a folding desk, as if a set of Hungarian Shelves mated with a writing bureau. I recently build a set of those shelves for the back of my room so these should match nicely. Those shelves (left) were made of two sheets of […]
Paper
I’m still getting to grips with CAD, I’ve not really used it since school, and I’ve always preffered jotting things down on paper. At the minute it’s quicker and sketching ideas down on paper seems to make things more real to me. Diffcult to describe but true. Today I needed some graph paper to draw […]
DIY Essentials from IEEE
As if by magic IEEE Spectrum have posted a guide to setting up your workbench for electronics work, great minds think alike it seems! Peg board wasn’t something I had considered for my build but after seeing this post it or somthing similar is a no brainer. Keegan IEEE Spectrum via Boing Boing
Act 1: Wherein the Author Discusses Workspaces
Be it a desk, workbench or even the humble table; a workspace is an important place for any aspiring maker. It could be in a shed as is traditional for British inventors, a bedroom, an office or even rubbing shoulders in your local coffee shop. It is therefore fitting that with the rebirth of my […]
DIY May: Cookery Challenge
A few years back I came up with a challenge for myself, to cook everything I eat. Seems simple enough but I intend to make bread, condiments and all the treats we order from the take away from time to time too! The intent of the challenge is to eat healthier, hopefully save some cash […]
Netduino Quadcopter
In my first post last year I stated that my New Years resolution was to build more stuff, the Jukebox lights are wired up and that project is more or less done. One of my other ambitions mentioned was to design and build a UAV. Now, I’m a Microsoft guy. It’s what I know and […]
Jukebox, Illuminated
I’m not finished yet however the lights are in the Jukebox and I thought I’d post a pic of a test I performed by hardwiring the lights to be green; It’s the first time since I’ve owned the Jukebox that it has been lit up like this, not long after buying it I tried with […]
Media Center Video Stutter and Windows Home Server “DEMigrator.exe” Service
I’ve been having an issue for a long time now where video hosted on WHS is played back in Media Center and seemingly randomly the video stutters or stops completely and the UI becomes unresponsive for a while. After a lot of digging and troubleshooting both in Media Center and Windows Home Server I discovered […]
DIY Cool(er) Phone Cradle
I’ve a Touch Diamond 2 that tends to remain connected to my PC when at work however as my desk tends to be messy at the best of times I wanted some form of cradle to keep my phone tidy at least. As any reader of my blog will know I’m also a fan of […]
