Category Archives: Random

Things that don’t fit into any other particular category.

Hacking a cheap as chips camera

Posted on 18/10/2011 by Pete

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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What the government got wrong with the new epetition system, and how they can fix it

Posted on 29/07/2011 by Pete

e-petitions: what the UK government got wrong with the new e petition system, and what they can do to fix it. Continue reading →

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Help save lives in Africa

Posted on 20/07/2011 by Pete

There’s been lots of bad news from the Horn of Africa recently – with the UN officially declaring it a famine (first time since the 1980s). You can donate via the Disasters Emergency Committee who are co-ordinating the relief effort … Continue reading →

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