{"id":1133,"date":"2013-01-02T09:25:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T09:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2013-01-02T09:25:59","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T09:25:59","slug":"getting-to-know-your-gertboard-reblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1133","title":{"rendered":"Getting To Know Your Gertboard [reblog]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tech-fruits.com\/archives\/6042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gertboard_full-e13559162364081.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Great article over at TechFruits &#8211; a guided tour of the Gertboard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tech-fruits.com\/archives\/6042\">The Gertboard: Lesson 1 \u2013 Getting To Know Your Gertboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great article over at TechFruits &#8211; a guided tour of the Gertboard. 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