http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/ 2026-04-30T03:25:30+00:00 http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/ http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-11-03T15:22:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/3dprinting?rev=1635952956&do=diff 3D Printing My notes regarding Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) / Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM™) additive manufacturing (or “3D printing”) on my Prusa MINI+. Drying filament Most informative take I've seen on this, from the page comments on Beat Moisture Before It Kills Your 3D Printing Filament - MatterHackers: " I would assert that since “drying” filament never requires heat in the range of water's boiling point, that all filament drying depends ENTIRELY on the RH of the surrounding ai… text/html 2011-03-15T19:40:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/coding?rev=1300218031&do=diff Coding * Version Control --- Documents my attempt to switch from SVN to GIT, or at least learn to use both * Utilities --- Collection of scripts I've come to rely on * VIM & Source-code Navigating --- Notes on browsing source-code with VIM Anything code related I want to retain. Finished / Useable text/html 2007-07-05T11:17:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/cv?rev=1183634272&do=diff Curriculum Vitae / Resumé [Click to enlarge] Name: Robert Meerman Date of birth: 1983-Oct-29 Work sought: I am not currently seeking employment Qualifications: 2:1 in Computer Science from Warwick University, UK Strengths: Thorough, good analytical skills, excellent communicator text/html 2021-08-09T19:08:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/fusion360?rev=1628536131&do=diff Fusion 360 My notes on using Autodesk Fusion 360's personal hobbyist edition on a Macbook Pro. Native Trackpad gestures Pinch-and-zoom, pan with two fingers, etc: <https://github.com/luclefleur/Native-Trackpad> text/html 2013-08-20T22:50:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/ie?rev=1377039021&do=diff IE Proxy A friend was touring China and wished to overcome the national ban on bbc.co.uk, so I came up with this rather cunning way around it. Even if he never uses it, I hope the idea is useful to someone in a similar position. Setup your own Proxy text/html 2012-01-27T09:37:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/index2.htm?rev=1327657074&do=diff If you're looking for the “crappy flash intro page” mentioned in an AnimeSoc forum, you'll be pleased to know it's not gone: <http://old.robmeerman.co.uk/> text/html 2021-09-18T20:36:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/links?rev=1631997397&do=diff Links This page is meant to be like my bookmarks, only used infrequently (I only install software once typically..) SQL * Transactions in SQL -- Talks about SELECT ... FOR UPDATE and locks Web-based applications Most useful for when you are not at your own PC. text/html 2009-05-25T21:41:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/mbed?rev=1243287664&do=diff mBed Project Quick Links: Compiler, PinOut, Basic robotics mBed is a very nifty embedded controller toy: <http://mbed.co.uk> Sub-projects: * Cycling Computer --- Superflous cycling computer which performs data logging * Wiimote 360 --- Use a Wiimote as an Xbox360 controller (via a PC or similar) * Code Scrap Book --- Dumping ground for code experiments, utility functions etc text/html 2021-07-11T15:31:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/octopi?rev=1626017488&do=diff OctoPi Configure Wi-Fi Run raspi-config which will create/update /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. Then create /etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0 auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp up iwconfig wlan0 power off # Disable power saving, so it stays on. Confusing, right? text/html 2018-01-03T00:31:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/openhab?rev=1514939498&do=diff OpenHAB Pre-requisites * Ubuntu 16.04 Long Term Support (LTS) (I used VirtualBox on MacOS) * Docker Community Edition (DockerCE) v17.12.0-ce Basic Installation (OpenHAB 2) sudo useradd --system --shell $(which nologin) openhab sudo usermod -aG $(whoami) openhab sudo mkdir -p /opt/openhab/{addons,conf,userdata} sudo chown -R openhab:openhab /opt/openhab text/html 2007-04-27T00:21:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/oratory?rev=1177633291&do=diff The OS Files I've setup this page with Istvan as a basis for collecting and organising stories and photo graphs of the rich tradition of the Oratory School, with particular regards to the secret places we had, such as Narnia, and pranks we experienced/performed during our time there. text/html 2007-04-27T00:21:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/p900?rev=1177633291&do=diff My Ericsson P900 Smart-Phone This is a scrap page for things related to my phone. O2 Pay and Go GPRS Settings O2 GPRS-Web Address mobile.o2.co.uk Username mobileweb Password password HTTP Proxy 193.113.200.195 Port number text/html 2010-02-16T11:52:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/project?rev=1266321155&do=diff Final Year Project With the idea of using my Game Boy Advance as a Peronsal Digital Assistance (PDA) I took on the task of adding modern connectivity to the GBA system. For this I chose USB, it is the de-facto standard and very widely supported (Windows, Linux, MacOS and others have native, good, support for the standard). USB is easy to use as it does not require the end-user to configure the device once it has been attached, it is truly plug & play. text/html 2008-01-11T15:33:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/radio?rev=1200065627&do=diff Radio Welcome to my Last.FM radio station. Upload scrobbler stuff here. text/html 2020-09-28T16:59:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/start?rev=1601312347&do=diff RobMeerman.co.uk Welcome to the personal website of Robert Meerman. Oratory Photos now on Facebook ["The Society" pose next to their trophy mini-bus] It's moved to Facebook. You may not be able to view it unless your a friend, but to be honest it's not of much interest if you're not. The site General text/html 2010-06-01T12:40:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/tools?rev=1275396011&do=diff Tools Some essential utilities I want to be able to find again or recommend to friends. Notifu Win32 utility to create pop-up balloons from a command line. Essential for scripting! [Screenshot of Notifu showing a Balloon notification] Website: <http://www.paralint.com/projects/notifu/> SendMsg Win32 utility to send windows messages to applications, allowing you to simulate button presses etc from a command line. You need to use a tool like Spy++ to capture the messages you want to replay. text/html 2021-12-13T13:55:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/unix?rev=1639403715&do=diff Unixy Stuff I run Linux at home, and use it constantly at work. On the those few occasions then I have to work on a Windows box I use Cygwin (a unix-like shell for Windows(TM)). Note: This are also includes web-related things, such as Apache, which arn't really specific to unix & linux systems text/html 2009-01-22T10:59:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/vim?rev=1232621955&do=diff VIM snippets Redirect Command output :help :redir Align columns in ASCII-art table (ala wiki syntax) '<,'>v/^|[^|]\+\%27v|/ s/\(^|[^|]\+\)|/\1 |/ To repeat this command numerous times, record executing it as a macro, then use normal macro repetition. text/html 2020-04-29T16:54:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/vpn-pi?rev=1588179266&do=diff VPN via Raspberry Pi 4 * Use a Raspberry Pi 4 (B) as WiFi access point * Home network (and internet connection) attached via Ethernet cable * Pi will run ExpressVPN Disassociate WiFi In order to use the WiFi chipset as an access point, we need default Raspberry Pi desktop environment (etc) from using it as a client. text/html 2021-04-25T20:13:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/vpn-rpi4?rev=1619381618&do=diff ExpressVPN Access Point using a Raspberry Pi 4 * Hardware: Raspberry Pi 4, model B * OS: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) * Network: * eth0 (wired) connected to home network: * CIDR: 192.168.167.0/24 * DHCP range: 192.168.167.100 to 192.168.167.250 text/html 2020-08-06T11:48:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/vpn-ssh-tap?rev=1596714538&do=diff VPN via SSH TAP interfaces Useful to run the following on both local and remote, to get a sense of what's happening: * bridge monitor * watch ip --brief address * watch ip --brief link * watch bridge link VM, where eth1 is connected to the network I want to make my RPi appear in: text/html 2025-11-12T09:39:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/vpn?rev=1762940365&do=diff VPN over SSH * Server: GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 12.04) -- 172.16.0.1 * Client: MacOS/BSD (El Capitan, v10.11.5) -- 172.16.0.2 Create and configure a tunnelled connection between client and server, via tun0 interfaces: * Go install <http://tuntaposx.sourceforge.net/download.xhtml> on the Mac, it is needed by text/html 2007-04-27T00:23:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/walltimer?rev=1177633430&do=diff Wall Timer After reaching my limit with my unreliable D-Link 604+ ADSL router, I decided that manually power-cycling the thing was becoming a chore, and more importantly when I am asleep or my room is otherwise off limits to my housemates a crash means no connectivity for them, and no way to overcome it! text/html 2008-02-29T18:32:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.robmeerman.co.uk/windows?rev=1204309972&do=diff Windows Tricks This is my section for things I have done to and with windows which was either * A tricky problems I solved * A nifty trick I want to share * Something obscure I might want to do again Customisation To kick off, let's add a page on intergrating a new Mail Client / Internet Browser into the start menu