These pages list Linux related blog entries originating from my Personal Blog Website at watkissonline.co.uk.
30 January 2012
I have already written a initial review of the Asus Eee pad transformer TF101. The first review was written when I had just received it. I've now had time to put it through it's paces and find it's good and bad points.
Android is a Linux based operating ...
22 January 2012
In the past I have had problems with getting wireless working on Linux laptops. I thought this had been fixed with more recent distributions, but in some rare circumstances there can be problems.
In this case I have an old laptop that I have set-up for my son to ...
12 January 2012
My 6 year old daughter is learning about electricity at school, so I thought it was a great opportunity to show her some electronics whilst she was interested.
We decided to create a low light sensor, as the circuit is quite simple, but it is still something that looks ...
04 January 2012
I have already written a review of an earlier model of the Devolo Ethernet over power adapters. These devices provide an ethernet network connection by passing the signal over the mains electricity cables within the house. These are useful for devices that don't have built-in wireless support (eg. blu-ray players, ...
24 December 2011
Ever since I first started my blog back in 2005 I have created a Christmas message and made a donation to a worthwhile cause. A reminder that whilst it's great to receive at Christmas it's also a time to give; not just to give to those from whom you ...
20 December 2011
This years Christmas craft picture is a large Christmas Tree and Snowman.
This giant craft picture is the first we've made since I mounted a dedicated craft board to the wall. The board is a piece of MDF that I got had the local B&Q to cut to size. The ...
07 December 2011
This is a first impression of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 running Android. This is just a first impression at this stage as I have not yet had time to fully investigate the capability of the Android tablet.
This is a review of the 16GB Eee Pad version. ...
13 November 2011
I've read quite a few O'Reilly "Cookbooks" and written a review of one before (Arduino Cookbook), but this is the first O'Reilly book I've seen that is actually about food!
This is cooking with a difference. From the title you can probably guess who the intended audience is; which ...
10 November 2011
This is a review of a Mini PC which I got some time ago. I've had it a few months now so it's had a good run through for this review. The same model is still available to buy, although I'm guessing comes with a ...
05 November 2011
A million children under 12 use Facebook each day!
Are you surprised?
I'm not.
