Andrew's Homepage

I am employed as a Systems Administrator at Elder Studios. Previously I was the Data Manager at the National Plant Phenomics Center along with other systems type roles at Aberystwyth University. As for the fermit.org.uk - named after a green frog in 1996 - back when I could do such things. Hobbies include being an active member of the Corris Railway where I am lucky enough to be able to drive a steam locomotive and also being an active member of the Campaign for Real Ale. My amateur radio callsign is M6OTL.

Stereo Get - This is a script for downloading a days worth of images from the STEREO mission. This was used to create the first stereo view of the sun - Scientists unveil 3D Sun images - I was the engineer that created the frames for the video.
Desert Island Discs Archive - This is a script for acquiring an archive of the long running Desert Island Discs series.
PHP Simple YubiKey Authentication - A very basic set of scripts for authenticating a set of PHP pages against one or more YubiKeys.
Controlling an Energenie Pi-mote with Perl - A script demonstrating how to control the device when connected to a Raspberry Pi.
Multiple gPhoto devices - Controlling access to multiple USB camera devices with gPhoto.
Cask Marque Hall of Fame - Allows you to view from a command line / graph your score in the World's Biggest Ale Trail

Projects

stranded.in - Very much a work in progress - when completed it'll tell you where you can find the nearest pint of Real Ale when stranded at a UK railway station.
Loco CookBook - A selection of meals to prepare whilst firing / driving a steam locomotive.

Old Computers

I grew up in a world of Acorn and compatible kit, I still keep some if it going.

SJ Research - MDFS

Green Computing

Computers in the house use a lot of power - I've been experimenting with making them green for a while now - I use a SunRay as my desktop - and have a few dotted about the house. Some of the things are documented here.

Running a SunFire V100 on Solar Power - My first attempt that I have kept here for geeky interest.

A little bit geeky ...

A little bit of fun...

A plot of Land I own- courtesy of http://www.laphroaig.com/
Wychwood are nice people!
My Journey - Classic Malts provide a journal for you to explore Scotland with - so I made a map of my journey so far.

Quickies

Some of this may be a little out of date now, but they were created as quick notes for me, but I guess others may find them handy:

Andrew Rawlins