Author Archives: Andrew

BBC micro:bit

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Andrew

My son, like many Year 7 students, received his BBC micro:bit this week, a tiny little PCB with a surprising amount of functionality, intended to get kids coding.

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Identify HD music tracks (Quick ‘n’ dirty Bash script)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Andrew

I’m building a library of HD music tracks and decided that it would be nice if it was in a separate folder from all my other music. Since I can’t remember what I have and where it’s located I’ve conjured … Continue reading →

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How great companies lose control of their reputation.

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Andrew

This is a bit of a vent, a hopefully cathartic post to seal a week of somewhat farcical interaction with a company I really like. I’m hoping that in addition to releasing the utter frustration I’m currently feeling, it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Customer Service, Engineering, Google | 2 Comments