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Bird scarer clapper
One of our Microcontroller Workshop members John S, was having some trouble with birds eating his fruit before he could harvest his bounty. John was determined that he could do something to discourage the birds until he was ready to pick. An earlier project that used electrolysis to release a small amount of H2 gas...Continue reading→
Upgrading from Windows 10 to Mint
Upgrading from Windows 10 to Linux Mint Cinnamon By Stephen Davidson (aka Davo esq) With the date for Windows 10 support ending coming up rapidly on 14th October 2025, people may be planning to upgrade to Windows 11, if their computer hardware meets Microsoft’s requirements. People whose computers running Windows 10 that have been...Continue reading→
East SIG Report – July 2025
East SIG Report – July 2025 Host Frank Maher welcomed members to the July 2025 East SIG meeting and provided the following outline of the meeting’s agenda. Presentation 1: Q&A by George Skarbek Presentation 2: Alternative Web Browsers Worth Considering by Frank Maher Presentation 3: Windows 10: 3 Months to Go by Neil Muller Presentation...Continue reading→
Detecting a water leak
Do your kids make a splash while having their bath? Member Joey G has a solution after his young ones helped him realise he needed to apply his ingenuity and problem solving skills. The solution had to be simple and easily implemented. Joey used a very simple circuit with a 2N7000 mosfet and a couple...Continue reading→
This Week 7th August
A Monday morning chat (and maybe snack). Join us on Monday, 11am @Moorabbin, for a social chat and a cuppa. Feel free to deliver a mini (very mini, just wing it!) delivery on anything that been keeping you engaged recently. That might be some travel photos or how you grafted the pear tree. That’s why...Continue reading→
Don’t panic when Windows 10 is no longer supported
Don’t panic when Windows 10 is no longer supported – options including forced Windows 11 installation Stephen Davidson (Davo esq) By now most people will be aware that Windows 10 support ends 14th Oct, 2025. This doesn’t mean that Windows 10 will stop working leaving you with a dead computer, it just means that...Continue reading→
This Week 25th July
Here's what's happening in the coming week 25th - 31st July 2025 Microcontroller Discovery Workshop I will be running another microcontroller discovery workshop tomorrow (Friday). The topic will be "Motorin' along" - discovering some of the small motors most often used in robotics type projects. Daytime monthly meeting - Report Our first "daytime monthly" was...
This Week 18th July
Here's what's happening in the coming week 18th - 24th July Daytime monthly meeting Our first "daytime monthly" is @Moorabbin on Monday 21/7 at 1pm. This is an initiative to try and break the Zoom Effect, so it will be in person only. It is intended as a more social event that the traditional monthly...Continue reading→
This week 10th July
What’s on this week! Pot Luck Picks On Monday 14th at 11am we have Pot Luck Picks. A very laid back get-together where people can do a mini-talk about pretty much anything that's occupied them recently. Daytime monthly meeting As I announced last week, the inaugural daytime monthly meeting will be Monday 21 July at 1pm....Continue reading→