Playing youtube music from the command line
Record collections certainly used to be nice, but sometimes it’s much nicer to have every song you can possibly think of at your fingertips. Youtube is a good source, but has several things holding it...
View ArticleControlling the mains via the parallel port
Today I’m looking at controlling a 240V socket with the parallel port on my Linux desktop; this design can take the full 13A available and can control any device or extension lead with a 13A plug. I’m...
View ArticleControlling the mains with bluetooth proximity
I’ve found another use for my parallel port controlled socket box; by using it in conjunction with a bluetooth dongle, I can detect when I have wandered out of the room. I can turn off a load of...
View ArticleUsing text to speech to announce new emails on arrival home
I’ve done some more tinkering with bluetooth proximity detection and have succeeded in making my life slightly more like a science fiction film. When I arrive home, my computer uses text to speech to...
View ArticlePausing Banshee using bluetooth proximity
In my continued efforts to control everything with bluetooth proximity, I’ve successfully nailed another target: Banshee media player. Banshee is the default media player supplied with Ubuntu and has...
View ArticleUpdating my youtube music player
Recently the youtube search results page changed slightly; this caused my youtube music player to stop working properly. I’ve rewritten parts of it; not only to work with the new youtube search, but...
View ArticleA script to download 4oD
Anyone living in the UK will be familiar with the superb video on demand service run by Channel4; while it does have years worth of programmes, it doesn’t have an option to view the content without an...
View ArticleAdding wi-fi to a Raspberry Pi without a powered hub
It is a commonly known problem that the Raspberry Pi cannot provide enough power for most USB wi-fi adapters. This can be solved with the use of a powered hub, however I have plans to integrate the...
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