Following on from this guide about flashing the Sonoff ESP8266 based wifi switches with custom firmware (Tasmota), this...


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The Sonoff devices by https://www.itead.cc/ are an excellent little range of modules for building your own Smart Home setup. They...

Mercedes W211 E Class W219 CLS Alarm Siren Replacement
A common (ish) fault on these cars is the alarm siren backup battery leaking or suffering corrosion over...

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With the upcoming GE2017, I thought it’d be interesting to have a drinking bingo game that could be...

UK Flooring Direct and the Perpetual Sale Event
I was recently looking for some engineered wood flooring as part of a home renovation project. I needed...

Windows 7 / Server 2008 Installation Disk Issues with USB 3.0
I came across this annoyance when attempting to install Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 from a...

Writing Embedded Image Resource to Disk (C# .NET)
I was writing an application using the .NET 2.0 platform in C# with some embedded resources to perform a simple automated...

Middle Lane Drivers
Back in 2011 (yes, it really was that long ago), I posted about the commonly misunderstood term ‘Merge...

Mercedes CLS55 AMG Air Intake Upgrade DIY E55 AMG 55K M113
This is a brief guide on how to modify the air intake assembly on the M113K/55K AMG series engines...

Lionel! Get Out of My House!
So, I bought a life size Lionel Richie cardboard cut out. Why? Because reasons. Now he...

Mercedes DAB Tuner NTG2.5 Retrofit Upgrade with Existing TV Antenna W219 CLS
I recently retrofitted a full NTG 2.5 entertainment system to my W219 CLS (see this post). Among other things,...

Mercedes CLS55 Engine Valve Cover Gasket Replacement W219 W211 E55 M113K 55K
This DIY guide is applicable to all M113 Kompressor and NA engines. The process is also the same...