In my last post, I promised photos of the completed sign, once the cocktail party had been.

I’m happy to report that Neville liked the sign, as did all the party guests.

Here’s a photo of the sign lit up just before I wrapped it up.

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In my last post, I promised photos of the completed sign, once the cocktail party had been. I'm happy to report that Neville liked the sign, as did all the party guests. Here's a photo of the sign lit up just before I wrapped it up. Here's the original design - I'm guessing it's a good thing ...

I’ve wanted a working Geiger counter for a while. It seems like it would be rather handy to have one as a random number generator, and another to install inside a weather station to monitor local radiation levels.

With what’s been going on in Fukushima, I decided it was time to start the project.

Spark Fun have been out of Geiger counter kits for a while and I wasn’t quite ready to just buy a Geiger Müller Tube on ebay and design my own power supply, so I placed an order with Electronic Goldmine a few weeks back.

The courier company has attempted to deliver it, so hopefully I’ll be able to write more soon. In the mean time I’ll spend some more time researching exactly how these things work.

I've wanted a working Geiger counter for a while. It seems like it would be rather handy to have one as a random number generator, and another to install inside a weather station to monitor local radiation levels. With what's been going on in Fukushima, I decided it was time to start the project. Spark ...

The sign is finished and wrapped up ready to go.

You’ll have to wait until after the party for me to reveal the completed photos.

I’m very happy with the result.

Here’s a teaser…

The sign is finished and wrapped up ready to go. You'll have to wait until after the party for me to reveal the completed photos. I'm very happy with the result. Here's a teaser...

It’s been very slow going attaching the EL Wire to the sign. The sign needs to be finished for the 16th April, so I need to pick up the pace.

I’ve started to use a toothpick to apply the glue and having better results.

Here’s where I’m up to…
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It's been very slow going attaching the EL Wire to the sign. The sign needs to be finished for the 16th April, so I need to pick up the pace. I've started to use a toothpick to apply the glue and having better results. Here's where I'm up to... I'm a little worried about the "BAR" ...

I’ve started attaching the EL wire to the sign.

I first attached it using a Gel Superglue, but it spread terribly and left cloudy marks everywhere, so I carefully undid my work and went looking for another glue.

I settled on Selleys Multigrip, the one which dries clear.
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I've started attaching the EL wire to the sign. I first attached it using a Gel Superglue, but it spread terribly and left cloudy marks everywhere, so I carefully undid my work and went looking for another glue. I settled on Selleys Multigrip, the one which dries clear. In what I can only once again put down ...

I’ve recently started doing a lot of development for the iPhone and iPad and I wanted to be able to sketch layouts on paper.

Now it’s one thing to draw a rough iPhone layout, but it’s another to actually have them looking like an iPhone.

I started using the A4 iPhone Template from http://www.uistencils.com, but soon wanted something more photo realistic.

Behold my designs…..
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I've recently started doing a lot of development for the iPhone and iPad and I wanted to be able to sketch layouts on paper. Now it's one thing to draw a rough iPhone layout, but it's another to actually have them looking like an iPhone. I started using the A4 iPhone Template from http://www.uistencils.com, but soon ...