I recently upgraded my PC (last big upgrade was 2013 with a GPU upgrade in 2016)… its the first MMO focused spec I have gone for as I traditionally prefer single player games like Far […]
Tag Archives: Modding
iPod++
As my 2 or 3 regular readers will know I have a long standing love of my iPod (despite being an Apple product)… My original iPod video that I bought when they first came out […]
Retro fit in the S3
One of the nice things about VAG group cars is the relative ease that you can retro fit equipment from the newer cars in the range… I retro fitted an RNS-E Audi sat nav unit […]
Another milestone for the S3….
So have spent the last few weeks driving the car, making tweaks and driving the car more… she does quite well MPG wise on the commute to work all things considered… 30+ indicated on the […]
Retro Gaming part 2
…following on from my previous post (Retro Gaming) I have done a little more to the console… I wanted to be able to turn the console on and off using the PS1’s power button… the […]
Retro Gaming…
I am a serial modifier and like my games too so using kit supplied by Pi Retro Gaming I decided to combine the two 🙂 Armed with the Superior console package (based on the Odroid […]
Progress with the S3
So a couple of months on from breaking the car (The joys of modifying cars…) and she up and running again… I stripped the replacement box to check it was all ok… …then cleaned it […]
The joys of modifying cars…
For the past few years I haven’t really done too much work on the S3 since the engine rebuild… she hasn’t really needed anything more than ‘servicing’ but one thing that did need a bit […]
LG G5 camera glass fix
So somehow I managed to smash the glass on the back of my phone… think I may have stuck in my back pocket with my keys or something at some point but whats done is […]
Pano head version 2 and a clear(ish) night
I am a serial modder… I will mod just about anything if I can find a reason too… regular readers (all two of you… well maybe one… ok, just me!) may recall I modded a […]
The joys of full frame
Thought it was about time to trade up to a full frame body… after a lot of research I settled on the Canon 6D… The 6D has 95% of the features of the 5D range […]
Long lens stability….
The problem with a large lens and heavy camera body is stability.. or the lack of… When taking shots of the moon making fine adjustments on focus at full zoom (800mm with the 2x Extender) […]
Photographing the sun…
The sun is out today… I plan to venture out and have a go at a sunset pic later (will post if I do) but decided to put my sun filter together for an actual […]
Getting started in panoramic photography….
As is normal for me and my hobbies I have a tendency to invest more time and effort in kitting myself out than actually doing the hobby itself… it was the same with my drums… […]
Seven years on….
While preparing for Audi Drivers International (one of the last VAG car shows of the year) it dawned on me that I have now had my S3 for 7 years… this is the longest time […]
Castle Combe Saloons TT race car
Today (like most Sundays) I was over at Badger 5 helping my very good friend Bill out with mapping tweaks to one of the Castle Combe race cars he helps support, the TT driven by […]
Broken CY-12r/c part 2
So following on from my last post (Broken CY-12r/c part 1) the conductive paint turned up… So I took the cymbal apart again… As you can see the track for the top section of the sensor […]
Broken CY-12r/c part 1
One of my CY-12 cymbal pads only works on the bow/bell input as the edge switch strip is damaged (this is how I bought it) and I use it as a crash cymbal anyway so […]
Drum kit revival!
Many years ago during one of my mid-life crisis periods (I have a fair few of them!!) I decide to learn to play the drums…. The wife wasn’t too keen of course so to appease […]
iPod Video flash memory modding
Further to my excursion into refurbing my iPod (see this post… iPod Video refurbishment) I took it up a level and decided to mod it in OEM++ style I found a faulty iPod on eBay […]