Introduction. # Over my 30+ years working in construction I have picked up many skills. Trades like plastering and block-work, don’t usually have the immediate satisfaction you get from looking at the...

Intro # It’s no secret that I love digital design and the seemingly magical digital pens that make the perfect companion to enabled devices really open up what you can do with these now fairly cheap p...

2024 Nix Survey Results Hello, fellow Nixers! It’s that time of year again! Like many of you, I’ve noticed that the Nix community is growing steadily. Now, more than ever, we’re eager to understand w...

The Creed # This is my ThinkPad. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My ThinkPad is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my ThinkPad is usele...

Announcing the launch of the new Ubuntu wiki The new Ubuntu wiki is now deployed, in production, and ready to use at wiki.ubuntu.com. You will find that it offers a modern editing experience and a lot...

Introduction # The PSP is arguably one of the best-looking handheld consoles ever made. Designed by a team led by Shinichi Ogasawara, it was never intended to be just a toy. Sony wanted to create a po...

Introduction # Coming from a poor background, I couldn’t prove that I had the academic knowledge to design and run a CNC router. So I decided to build my own to prove to the world that I have the tech...

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Freespace 2 includes the FRED2 editor available in the installation directory of the game

Lenovo Fanboi # Lenovo is a fantastic company. Not only do they make great computers, they look like they come straight out of an episode of Knight Rider, and to be honest, that’s not a bad thing. The...

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Intro # One of my earliest qualifications was an AMA (Advanced Modern Apprenticeship) in brickwork. My father used to tell me that computers were just a fad, and I was subsequently banned from having ...

Fancy Greenhouse # I made this oak-built greenhouse because when you look after a large garden, you need somewhere to keep your baby plants.

Why don’t I use Wi-Fi? # When ‘playing’ with networks, you’ll soon discover that everything just works better when it’s got a cable attached to it, and Wi-Fi is fine until you’re doing something remot...

A tale of two PSP’s in 2026. # Introduction # The PSP is arguably one of the best looking handheld consoles ever made. It was designed by a team lead by Shinichi Ogasawara not as a toy but as a handhe...

I think a few of you might like this one. It was made a few years ago now, but it is still one of those projects that demonstrates why I enjoy building unusual things.

A tale of two PSP’s in 2026. # Introduction # The PSP is arguably one of the best looking handheld consoles ever made. It was designed by a team lead by Shinichi Ogasawara not as a toy but as a handhe...

Designer, maker, and open-source enthusiast