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Disclosures | Gareth Halfacree
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As a journalist and reviewer, it is important that I am impartial. As a freelance writer, it’s important that I get enough work to keep a roof over my head and food on the table. As well as news coverage, in-depth feature pieces and reviews, I also do technical writing, copy writing and copy editing for numerous companies. J Wiley and Sons. As an additional disclosure, I hold the following professional memberships:. British Association of Journalists (BAJ). UK Maker Belt Association (UKMBA). I have been ...
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Linux User & Developer, Issue 155 | Gareth Halfacree
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Linux User & Developer, Issue 155. July 30, 2015. This month’s Linux User and Developer magazine, in addition to my usual four-page news spread at the front, includes just one review from my keyboard: the LeMaker Banana Pro single-board computer. Sales in China were fair, but it’s the ecosystem which is of interest: various models of Banana Pi-based SBCs have been released, thanks to its open-hardware nature, including units that double as wireless routers or even network switches. I'm constantly reading...
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Custom PC, Issue 143 | Gareth Halfacree
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Custom PC, Issue 143. June 22, 2015. My Hobby Tech spread continues in Issue 143 of Dennis Publishing’s Custom PC Magazine with two reviews and a review-slash-walkthrough: the Orange Pi Plus, the GrovePi Starter Kit, and the Kim Uno kit. For me, the most interesting toy of the month was undoubtedly the Kim Uno. The Kim Uno was the most fun project of the month, but it was closely followed by a GrovePi Starter Kit. Finally, the Orange Pi Plus. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. BizzCard Theme by ThemeZee. I boug...
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Linux User & Developer, Issue 154 | Gareth Halfacree
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Linux User & Developer, Issue 154. July 8, 2015. As always, this month’s Linux User and Developer magazine includes my four-page news spread along with a review: the PiBorg UltraBorg robot-centric controller board. I originally reviewed the UltraBorg in The MagPi Issue 33. All this, plus things written by people who aren’t me, can be yours at your local supermarket, newsagent, or digitally via Zinio. Linux User and Developer. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. BizzCard Theme by ThemeZee. I have been using compu...
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Events | Gareth Halfacree
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If you’d like to meet up with me personally – or just want to know where I’ll be, you. Stalker you – I’ll be attending the following events in the none-too-distant future. If you want to get together at any of these events, just get in touch. And let me know. The Battle of Britain’s Home Computers. Tuesday 15th March 2016 – Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. For a suggested but voluntary 15 annual donation and get yourself a seat. Maker Faire UK 2016. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. I'm constantly re...
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Custom PC, Issue 135 | Gareth Halfacree
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Custom PC, Issue 135. October 17, 2014. Starting with the robot, Gareth Davies of UK-based educational electronics concern 4tronix. Was kind enough to send me an early sample of a Raspberry Pi-powered robotics kit he has put together. Dubbed the Pi2Go-Lite. Finally, the CuBox-i4Pro. Kindly supplied by the lovely Jason King at low-power computing specialist New IT. For all this, plus various things written by people who aren’t me, you’ll want to either venture to your local newsagent or superm...I'm const...
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The MagPi, Issue 34 | Gareth Halfacree
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The MagPi, Issue 34. June 1, 2015. Another month, another cover feature for the official Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi. This time around, I take a look at Microsoft’s generous offer of a free copy of Windows 10 IoT Core for all Raspberry Pi 2 owners, and what it could mean for the Raspberry Pi community – and if that wasn’t enough, I take some time to review the 4tronix. Robot kit as well. Windows 10 IoT Core. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. BizzCard Theme by ThemeZee. All I was looking for is combined in ...
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The MagPi, Issue 36 | Gareth Halfacree
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The MagPi, Issue 36. July 30, 2015. Publication changes aside, there are two pieces of note in this month’s issue: a review of Wetgene’s Swanky Paint. And another of the Velleman 3D Printing Pen. Going for the hardware first, local electronics giant CPC. I had a lot more luck with Swanky Paint, created by local coding house Wetgenes. I had previously interviewed the two programmers behind the software back in Custom PC Issue 141. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. BizzCard Theme by ThemeZee. I have been using c...
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Photography | Gareth Halfacree
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Photography isn’t my primary passion, but during my work as a journalist I frequently take images of products and events which are suitable for publication. These are shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Licence, which allows for any and all use – including transformative use and commercial use – providing I am visibly identified as the author of the original image and the resulting modified image is released under the same licence. My images are available on Flickr. This book is a m...
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PC & Tech Authority, Issue 211 | Gareth Halfacree
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PC & Tech Authority, Issue 211. July 13, 2015. While I don’t write for the Australian market directly, I do sometimes appear in PC and Tech Authority as a result of Nextmedia’s content-sharing deal with Dennis Publishing’s PC Pro magazine. Issue 211 is just such an issue, reprinting the Rise of the Makers feature which originally appeared in PC Pro Issue 248. If you’re interested in the piece, it was also published to the PC and Tech Authority website. PC and Tech Authority. Rise of the Makers. Email che...
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