I decided to type up the bulk of my GCSE revision notes over the holidays as a form of revision. Then it hit me – if I am digitizing so much knowledge, why not make it freely available to everyone? I have decided to release my notes under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.5. These […]
Author Archives: orangeacid
Multi-tasking is the enemy
Ever sat in your room (or at work, or in a lesson), aware that you have so much work to do, and yet not managed to actually do anything – even though you’ve had three project documents open all evening? If you find, as I have done, that this is a common occurrence then I […]
My own personal blog
Half an hour I installed a personal blog. It’s like orangeacid.net – it has a vague and undefined purpose, and by its very definition will be created, redesigned before the end of its natural lifespan, rebuilt from scratch every 6 months, and will in be generally even more incomplete than this site you are on […]
Boost your WiFi reception with a homemade antenna dish
I found a very interesting article on MetaFilter earlier on how to boost your WiFi reception – or, how to make a WiFi antenna out of a cheap USB WiFi dongle, an extension cable, and Chinese cooking utensils. During my last holiday, I discovered that I could log in to a free WiFi hotspot from […]
The Mighty DiDA
In the DiDA, the mighty DiDA, Bazza moans tonight! Oh in the DiDA, the mighty DiDA, Bazza moans toniiight! Aieeeeee… Aieee-e-portfolio… Aieeeeee… Aieee-e-portfolio… Do your planning, do lots of planning, Or you’ll get zero marks! Oh do your planning, do lots of planning, Or you’ll get zero marks. Aieeeeee… Aieee-e-portfolio… Aieeeeee… Aieee-e-portfolio.. Get some feedback, […]
Homemade photo-frames from jewel cases
In their first ever video-tutorial, Photojojo detail how to create very stylish and modern-looking photo-frames from CD jewel-cases. For this project you’ll need jewel cases, some cardboard, a craft knife (or sharp scissors), double-sided sticky tape (or glue), and Velcro (or blu-tack). Despite my general laziness I am actually quite into these little creative projects… […]