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Rory Steel (JerseyITguy)

@jerseyitguy.org

Head of Digital & Adoption - BDO. #EdTech. Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert & Microbit Champion.

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It's normal to have a @raspberrypi.com rack of custom home automation helpers, media server, IP KVM and Retro Gaming library isn't it.... ๐Ÿค“

01.03.2026 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm not often staggered by tech. My son's smart telescope Xmas present (standard 11yo space phase), we got these last night ๐Ÿคฏ. 5hrs of images stacked as the telescope ๐Ÿ”ญ tracks the image. The star โœจ removal tool is amazing. We are two happy boys, the phase doesn't end at 11 ๐Ÿคฃ

27.12.2025 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New skill unlocked! Gone are the days of wiring my prototypes like a noob ๐Ÿ˜‚.
PCBs forever now, even though it takes 20 days and A LOT of connections, it's totally worth it! Wouldn't have tried if I hadn't seen it done over and over by @kevsmac.bsky.social Thanks for the inspiration Kevin!

27.10.2025 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Copilot in the Classroom: Saving Time with AI | Digital Jersey Sign up for the Copilot in the Classroom: Saving Time with AI course today!

If you know a Jersey teacher, let them know this is happening tomorrow... Saving time with employer backed/approved services!

www.digital.je/digital-trai...

12.10.2025 10:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A shame the "cheap" deliver takes so long

11.10.2025 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My very first PCB is on its way via the slow boat from China. I hope it works ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

10.10.2025 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Should all lithium-ion battery powered devices be rechargeable by law. My wife was about to buy a new Tile tracker for her wallet (that's used daily ๐Ÿคฃ) and throw this one away. I jumped up and said, "where's my toolkit?" We will be back to 100% in 30min. #recycle #reuse #eWaste

06.09.2025 17:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Which makes sense as we say a few smaller lights in a line in front of it which must have been the satellites

26.08.2025 06:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooooh, Iike that, learning a lot tonight! Thanks for the suggestion.

25.08.2025 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Current arm chair enthusiasts are leaning towards a SpaceX launch as no comets are due.

25.08.2025 21:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What was this in the sky tonight? A comet? It took minutes to go across the nights sky...

25.08.2025 21:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can make an instructables and give all the files and code with a walk through. The kit is a good idea. I'm getting a new laser cutter that could speed up the process.

23.07.2025 08:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Apologies. For yours & others benefit, 1st image is a young disabled boy happy with a new accessible switch. Next a the 3 button device that has coloured lights & is laser cut. The next shows the raspberry pi inside that makes it all work and the last is example python code that I used AI to create.

23.07.2025 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My son's #disability means he struggles to press the spacebar twice quickly enought to fly in #Minecraft. No problem, made a ยฃ10 MacroPad with the @raspberrypi.com Pico. Fully designed with @lightburn.bsky.social He's back in the game! #accessibility #accessibletech #rpi #pico #lasercut

22.07.2025 08:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Fan to 100m Duct by jerseyitguy This will help connect to more standard size extractor fans that use 100mm ducts. the bolt holes and nut recesses are for m3 nuts and bolts. No Supports required.

For any @Elegoo_Official #Saturn4Ultra 16K owners that want to use more standard 100m Duct for fume extractors. I made my first published @thingiverse
www.thingiverse.com/thing:7020958

26.04.2025 14:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Think it's over exposure. Testing now

12.04.2025 21:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Moved to @elegoo.bsky.social ABS Like Resin 3.0 from 2.0. Having problems now. Def settings as everything else is the same. Here's a testing print. Struggling with the fine detail & the tear is new. Sometimes sticking to FEP. Any ideas #3Dprinting peeps? Using Elegoo settings.

12.04.2025 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As the world enjoys significant #ChatGPT image generation improvement, it turns out millions of social media users private photos have been stolen to train them. YOU could be in AI photos! Check the link to search if yours has been used!!! I found mine!!! news.rr.nihalnavath.com/posts/Images...

01.04.2025 10:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Salvaging a decade+ old Hexapod. Was old #Python code now updated to Python3. Gutted the original hardware, now @raspberrypi.com Zero & @adafruit-playground.com servo hats. A few gammy legs due to worn cogs & rechargeable Lipo batteries installed. That how you unwind at the weekend isn't it? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿค“

23.03.2025 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seen it, used it, liked it. TinyLlama still seems to work better for me.

14.03.2025 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nope. "Just" the 16GB Pi5. Slow but functional on TinyLlama1.1B

14.03.2025 07:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Raspberry Pi Headless mode VNC & RDC
Raspberry Pi Headless mode VNC & RDC YouTube video by JerseyITguy

On #PiDay I'm reminded that I've tinkered with @raspberrypi.com's for over a decade. I've owned every model. My current #Pi5 is running #AI & more importantly there's always Pi running #RetroPie somewhere in the house! For the kids of course... ๐Ÿ‘€ youtu.be/WWsBmioSMcQ?...

14.03.2025 07:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lemon & Sugar or Maple Syrup, the age old question...
#PancakeDay
#ShroveTuesday

04.03.2025 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Expect a flood ๐ŸŒŠ of #sora videos ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ in the UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง. Impressive but is it really useful? What's the ROI? Generic unpersonalised #Marketing content? I'm talking about this on Tuesday (Full) & the 25th March (Running out) at Digital Jersey Academy, book now lnkd.in/ejvS7F28

02.03.2025 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The @Digital.je school #BattleBot army is growing, ready for coding on Wednesday. Will do an #instructables build & share the lasercutting + 3Dprint models. Fair bit of multi discipline effort this one. @microbit.org #dfrobot @lightburnsoftware.bsky.social @elegoo.bsky.social @autocad.bsky.social

23.02.2025 15:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been too long since I've got the Resin #3Dprinter out. Forgot how much I enjoy the design and production process. @elegoo.bsky.social

21.02.2025 19:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My wife was surprised by this little fella defending her bath. She asks if I'll ever grow up? I said I'm just making a schools robotics project fun for the kids... ๐Ÿ‘€ The boy is in hysterics ๐Ÿ˜‚. The comedy hands get him. @microbit.org #tinkercad #dfrobot @lightburnsoftware.bsky.social

17.02.2025 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy with that, a VERY economical @lightburnsoftware.bsky.social #lasercut @microbit.org robot for a @digital.je Schools #Robotics/#Coding session after half term. Made easy with #dfrobot Motor Driver. Only 15more to build ๐Ÿฅต. Might add some @elegoo.bsky.social #3Dprinted hulk hands! #STEM

16.02.2025 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Savoury panchetta and egg pancakes with a touch of maple sauce was requested by her highness... it was delivered promptly to a massive smile ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคค I was yet again masterfully manipulated by a professional Daddy's girl.

09.02.2025 11:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This arrived in the post yesterday! For the love of God why isn't this done automatically via email and/or SMS!!! The date set on the letter was the 22nd! Which I also am suspicious of. Doesn't take a week locally. It's a mess however you look at it! ๐Ÿคฌ

06.02.2025 07:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0