Author Archives: Pete

About Pete

Pete Taylor - web guy and online activist based in London, UK.

My Dad does some e-campaigning!

See the below from my Dad: Dear AllI was shocked when I took a small amount of lead tubing  to our local scrapyard last week.The metal fetched £2.50 / Kg now and I came away with over £60 in cash.I … Continue reading

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Very old school photography

Film photography is slow, expensive, limited and prone to mistakes, errors and fogged film. However it’s also a rather joyful experience with random surprises thrown in from time to time. Being able to take only 10 or 11 precious shots at a … Continue reading

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Hacking a cheap as chips camera

CHDK – the Canon Hack Development Kit is a very neat bit of software that allows you to add lots of new and exciting features to Canon compact cameras, and is something I’ve been wanting to try out for ages. … Continue reading

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