Brian Dorey
@briandorey.com
Web designer, Raspberry Pi expansion board maker, smart home tech, VR gamer see more at https://linktr.ee/briandorey
Productive morning on the allotment digging in a lot of weeds and compost into the main growing areas with the rotavator and clearing other areas of weeds #growyourown #allotment #ukplants
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Productive morning on the allotment digging in a lot of weeds and compost into the main growing areas with the rotavator and clearing other areas of weeds #growyourown #allotment #ukplants
Soon be buying ram from people like this in dark alleys?
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Soon be buying ram from people like this in dark alleys?
Clearing the old runner bean plants from the allotment today and had a helper come down next to me to pick up some worms and bugs in the soil. #allotment #growyourown #organicfood
October 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Clearing the old runner bean plants from the allotment today and had a helper come down next to me to pick up some worms and bugs in the soil. #allotment #growyourown #organicfood
Now the owner of a working 5 ¼ inch floppy drive to go with the BBC micro, just need to install the chips in the BBC to add the support. Using the greaseweazle and desktop computer we have been able to read some of the BBC floppy disks. New post soon on andrewdorey.com/
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Now the owner of a working 5 ¼ inch floppy drive to go with the BBC micro, just need to install the chips in the BBC to add the support. Using the greaseweazle and desktop computer we have been able to read some of the BBC floppy disks. New post soon on andrewdorey.com/
AWS down, Reddit Down, Signal not logging in, great start to the week
October 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
AWS down, Reddit Down, Signal not logging in, great start to the week
Working on a new blog post featuring some vintage Commodore calculators from the 1970s, coming soon on my brothers vintage tech blog at https://andrewdorey.com/ #vintage #classiccomputer
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Working on a new blog post featuring some vintage Commodore calculators from the 1970s, coming soon on my brothers vintage tech blog at https://andrewdorey.com/ #vintage #classiccomputer
Caught a starlink satellites pass on the edge of our webcam early this morning over Swanage bay
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Caught a starlink satellites pass on the edge of our webcam early this morning over Swanage bay
New blog post, building a DIY bike rocker plate to use with a smart bike trainer to try to keep fit over the winter months when cycling indoors on #zwift and #mywhoosh and #rouvy https://www.briandorey.com/post/diy-bike-trainer-rocker-plate
September 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New blog post, building a DIY bike rocker plate to use with a smart bike trainer to try to keep fit over the winter months when cycling indoors on #zwift and #mywhoosh and #rouvy https://www.briandorey.com/post/diy-bike-trainer-rocker-plate
Vintage tech time again with a parallel port Iomega Zip drive connected to a 20 year old thin client #vintagecomputer #iomega #zipdrive
September 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Vintage tech time again with a parallel port Iomega Zip drive connected to a 20 year old thin client #vintagecomputer #iomega #zipdrive
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Just installed the new Zwift Cog & Click v2 with my Tacx Neo 2T to add virtual shifting. Had Bluetooth issues with Zwift, the buttons and the trainer. See the blog for more https://www.briandorey.com/post/zwift-click-v2-controllers-tacx-neo-2t #cycling #training #zwift
September 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Just installed the new Zwift Cog & Click v2 with my Tacx Neo 2T to add virtual shifting. Had Bluetooth issues with Zwift, the buttons and the trainer. See the blog for more https://www.briandorey.com/post/zwift-click-v2-controllers-tacx-neo-2t #cycling #training #zwift
Time to dust off the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor for a little project with over 50 clips to sort out and get into a timeline today for a local event highlight video #blackmagicdesign #davinciresolve #swanage #video
September 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Time to dust off the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor for a little project with over 50 clips to sort out and get into a timeline today for a local event highlight video #blackmagicdesign #davinciresolve #swanage #video
A bit of internet history from 2000, a Bush Internet TV set top box and infrared keyboard designed to allow people to browse the internet using their TV. Its a RISC OS computer and has a 33.6K modem.
September 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A bit of internet history from 2000, a Bush Internet TV set top box and infrared keyboard designed to allow people to browse the internet using their TV. Its a RISC OS computer and has a 33.6K modem.
Out today on a hot morning, peaked at 28C, for an off road ride around the Isle of Purbeck from Swanage. I am planning to film the routes on my site https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/things-to-do/sports-and-activities/cycling so need to get my fitness back again #cycling #mountainbiking #purbeck
August 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Out today on a hot morning, peaked at 28C, for an off road ride around the Isle of Purbeck from Swanage. I am planning to film the routes on my site https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/things-to-do/sports-and-activities/cycling so need to get my fitness back again #cycling #mountainbiking #purbeck
Trying our prototype PCB soldering stand which can hold up to 300mm wide PCBs in its spring loaded jaws
August 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trying our prototype PCB soldering stand which can hold up to 300mm wide PCBs in its spring loaded jaws
Hilly ride this afternoon around the Isle of Purbeck, cut the ride short as it got very hot. 16.2 miles (26km) with 1460 feet, 445 meters of climbing. Far too much traffic with all the visitors to the area, cant wait until winter and its a lot quieter.
August 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hilly ride this afternoon around the Isle of Purbeck, cut the ride short as it got very hot. 16.2 miles (26km) with 1460 feet, 445 meters of climbing. Far too much traffic with all the visitors to the area, cant wait until winter and its a lot quieter.
Todays crop from the allotment, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Blackberries, Raspberries, runner beans, pears and apples #growyourown #ukallotment #allotment #plants
August 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Todays crop from the allotment, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Blackberries, Raspberries, runner beans, pears and apples #growyourown #ukallotment #allotment #plants
Norman the Iggy looking down on everyone at the dog park today on top of the big ramp #iggy #greyhound #italiangreyhound #dogpark
August 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Norman the Iggy looking down on everyone at the dog park today on top of the big ramp #iggy #greyhound #italiangreyhound #dogpark
Playing around with the UI and the sidebar component on Home Assistant to show all the data we have from sensors. #homeassistant #smarthome #energy
August 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Playing around with the UI and the sidebar component on Home Assistant to show all the data we have from sensors. #homeassistant #smarthome #energy
Today’s crop from the allotment, lettuce, potatoes, runner beans, spring beans, tomatoes, a pear and blackberries #growyourown #allotment #plants #food
August 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Today’s crop from the allotment, lettuce, potatoes, runner beans, spring beans, tomatoes, a pear and blackberries #growyourown #allotment #plants #food
Transferring files which are too big for floppy to a vintage 40 year old Macintosh LC using a Raspberry Pi 5 with a Serial Pi plus from www.abelectronics.co.uk/p/51/serial-... and a serial cable to the Macintosh. Using Minicom on the Pi and Zterm on the Macintosh with ZMODEM protocol.
August 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Transferring files which are too big for floppy to a vintage 40 year old Macintosh LC using a Raspberry Pi 5 with a Serial Pi plus from www.abelectronics.co.uk/p/51/serial-... and a serial cable to the Macintosh. Using Minicom on the Pi and Zterm on the Macintosh with ZMODEM protocol.