Seems all my bikes are being blighted by brake issues. While the Ducati has reassuringly unpredictable electrical problems, the BMW has reassuringly German, old-fashioned mechanical problems. So the symptoms were pretty...
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DinoDucati 748 brake light stuck on? Try this…
Just thought I’d share the latest fix for another classic Ducati intermittent fault. I’d been having a few electrical problems, but tracked it down to a dodgy loom connector. Lots of stuff was going mental...
How to spot fake Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
** DISCLAIMER: I posted this way back in 2011. A bunch of this may be out of date. But some may still be useful. Do with it what you will. ** UPDATE 2022: This post still seems to be useful so I’ve reposted all...
Make an awesome homemade stunt sledge…
Last Saturday saw a fairly large dump of snow in London. Like many, I had neglected my dad duties and hadn’t got hold of a sledge. Let’s face it, it’s showed twice in 15 years (or something like that)...
Oh dear, I made up some code jokes
I came up with two horrific code jokes a while back. Apologies in advance… [‘hip’,’hip’] Hover over here >< for the answer var word:Array = new...
A glimse inside the world (and offices) of Moshi Monsters
Now even though I say this myself, I have a really cool day job. I make games, I think of mad ideas, I get to sit in pink rooms with AstroTurf and beanbags, play with iPads and I can get to visit some very cool paces...
For Sale: Harris Matchless G80
UPDATE: This bike has been SOLD. Enjoy the pic though! 🙂 Ok, so it’s been through the Ebay mill and thankfully it emerged without too much fuss. Definitely not the place to sell a bike like this! So now it’s...
A-Team Action Pack : FREE iPhone app
Yes folks, it’s finally gone live! Those that know the in’s and out’s of this one will know what I mean. If you’re a fan of the ’80s A-Team then this is for you. It was created to raise...
Zoikz launches!!!
Tuesday was a big day for me. About a year ago I doodled a concept on a notepad and took it into Digital Outlook. For those that don’t know, the agency I work for is also passionate about developing new characters...
The real reason your iPhone will NEVER get Flash
Oh, for crying out loud. If I read one more blog post about why Flash doesn’t work on an iPod / iPad / iPhone I’m going to scream. I bit my lip when the “because the swf format is not open...
How to fit a rear brake to a front carbon fork
So here’s an age old conundrum that nobody seems to have solved. Or at least nobody seems to have put on the internet. I have a very funky Kurve CNC machined rear brake caliper and an equally funky carbon fork on...
Linkwhacking – A Twitter phenomenon
If you use Twitter you’ll probably be familiar with the various link shortening sites used to crunch those long URLs down to something you can squeeze in a Twitter post. This is the same for images. Attach an...
Free BIG circuit board image
No real reason to this post other than I recently had to use a circuit board in a design and couldn’t find a high res example anywhere on the interwebs. I ended up scanning one I had to hand so thought I’d...
Burbidge’s in spaaaace…
On a recent visit to LA, our ‘man on the west coast’ Shann Biglione showed me the Griffith Observatory overlooking the city. The view was stunning, even if my crappy iPhone camera wasn’t up to the job...
Fun with a fiver
In a world where ‘lol’ is used every other sentence, this was a genuine, real, proper lol moment. Didn’t think they actually existed these days. Possibly could have turned into a lmao with a few beers...
The Harris Matchless G80 lives…
My job may be digital but I love nothing more than being up to my elbows in spanners and oily rags. “Come the Revolution” every bloke should know how to strip an engine, do an oil change and reset the cam...
Stitched up by my own webcam!
Another strange webcam experiment! Click the image to launch it. I take the raw cam feed, find what changes between frames and add a threshold filter to colour the bits that change to a solid red. I then simply loop...
Motorcycle Mechanics – June 1961
My father gave me a copy of “Motorcycle Scooter & Three-Wheeler Mechanics” a few years back and we both picked out the same machine as ‘the cool one’… a 1958 Gold Star. Weird how...
Harris Matchless G80 Cafe Racer?
I’ve had the honor of being given a 1988 Harris Matchless G80. It’s a nice enough ‘modern classic’ but I’m not 100% convinced by the styling. Seeing as it’s a bit of a ‘parts...
How to become a rocket scientist in 3 minutes…
Did some fun training the other day with Katie Ledger and part of it was presenting something in 3-5 minutes. So I though I’d go large and explain how to become a rocket scientist in 3 minutes. It’s...
A simple Flash 3D engine from my past…
Just trawling through a few old Flash folders on my mac and found this little fella’ sitting there all unloved. Came up with the 3D engine in 1998 using Director and made a quick hack to get it into Flash...
Stabbing an LCD screen experiment
Ever wondered what happens when you cut an LCD screen with a knife? Probably not, but I did. Luckily, I managed to get hold of a damaged monitor and I seized the chance… NOTE 1: The monitor had a fault anyway, it...
Webcam background removal in Flash
If you’re a fan of the EyeToy or you’ve just got You’re In the Movies on Xbox 360, you’ll know what this is all about. How to remove yourself from a web cam image and superimpose you on another...
Is it twelve or thirteen?
Watch the image carefully. Is it twelve or is it thirteen people? Where does the extra man come from?
No, I didn’t get it either but found the answer here…
My school visit…
I went into a local school in North London this week to take a few lessons as part of the 2008 National Year of Reading. A letter was sent around asking for volunteers to come in and inspire the kids, especially the...
How to remove the front panel from a Samsung RS series fridge
Here’s the latest in the series of my “I fixed it and here’s how I did it” articles. This time it’s a Samsung RS21JGRS fridge freezer. The ice dispenser ‘flap’ came loose and...
Where’s Lars?
Went on a snowboarding jolly to St Anton in Austria in 2004. Met some great people in the chalet. One of them was called Lars. He struck a chord because he kinda did the same thing as my sister. My sister does important...
More Enthusiastic Science please!
I did Chemistry exams when I was at school. I love the idea of chemistry but sadly, when it came to the nitty-gritty of the exam questions, my intelligence wasn’t quite up to the job. If I’m honest, I loved...
45 tips when designing online content for kids
I was asked to talk at an NMK (New Media Knowledge) a year or so ago on the subject of creating digital content for kids. That lovely organic proliferation thing happened and my ‘top 10 tips’ got syndicated...
When 5 year old boys pack for Borneo…
We’re off on a family holiday to Borneo soon and my 5 year old son is especially excited. He sees orangutans as part of his extended family and is particularly looking forward to the creepy crawlies and snakes...