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Author: Rick Hurst
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One night in Spain
It’s seven o’clock in the evening and i’m being led on a wild goose chase round Santander in the north of Spain, by the very out-of-date…
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Three days of cloud and rain = back to mains
I had been doing really well keeping stuff charged by solar power alone in the good weather, but three days of cloud and torrential rain resulted…
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Sweat, Flies and Flying Glass (but living the dream)
The temperature gauge in my car says it is 28 degrees centigrade in the shade. I spent most of the day working on the balcony of…
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Experiments with mobile internet abroad and charging on the road
We’ve been on the road in france for a few days now. I have an iPhone with t-mobile sim, and was offered (via SMS) one of…
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More solar chargers to test – SolarMio, SolarDuo and SolarSupra
I think I am getting obsessed with solar chargers – when I see or feel sunshine and i’m not pointing a solar gadget at it and…
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Swoop Travel site launched – first real Django project and first output from Foundry
A couple of months ago, freelancers Dan Fairs, Dan Hilton and myself discussed the idea of teaming up to offer services beyond those that we could…
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A weekend trial run
An opportunity came up at the weekend to head down to croyde in devon to try out some of the new camping gear and kit. I…
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Pedal power generation
After disappointing results with my first foray into solar power, I started researching alternative ways of generating power. I was wondering what was on the market…
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Charging a powergorilla from a solargorilla in the UK
Following on from the previous experiment, I wanted to see how long it took to charge the powergorilla from the solargorilla in our not exactly solar-friendly…
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A week on solar and battery (and borrowed mains) day 2
The start of day two and i’m preparing to abandon the experiment. The tiny amount of charge I managed to get into the power gorilla yesterday…
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Unplugged: An attempt to spend a week working on battery and solar power (and a bit of charging from the car, and maybe a bit borrowed mains!)
As an experiment, even though i’m working mainly from home, to simulate working on the road, I thought I would see if it’s possible to work…
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Rick on the Road – New blog about mobile working
I’ve started a new blog covering my experiments with mobile working – from working in cafe’s and the garden to planned road trips. I’ll be covering…