I came back from the US with 2 pairs of new shoes. I wish I’d bought more.
Continue reading UK Shoe retailers need to realise 12 or 13 is not BIGThe death of DAB in the UK
October the 16th 2023 marks the day I gave up on DAB radio
Continue reading The death of DAB in the UKMy Love/Hate Relationship with open source
There is some truly amazing open source software out there. And some horror shows!
Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with open sourcebloody cheap usb hubs!
I’ve had a 10 port ebay USB hub for a while. I decided to move it from my main PC to my dev PC and things did not go well!
Continue reading bloody cheap usb hubs!Linux on the desktop
At the start of 2021 I moved from Windows 7 to Linux Mint 20 as my main operating system. And it went well!
Continue reading Linux on the desktopLong overdue update
It has been a rather long time since my last post. Time for some updates!
Continue reading Long overdue updateWhy I will avoid tech on Kickstarter/Indiegogo
I’ve backed a few projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Only a couple have failed to deliver, so I have been quite lucky. And I’ve got some nice things too. However one kickstarter has burned me pretty bad and I will avoid tech that is not open source like the plague from now on.
Continue reading Why I will avoid tech on Kickstarter/Indiegogo
Renaming LDAP users in Jira and Confluence
Slightly different from the usual stuff but I’ve just had to do this and it turned out to be rather complex!
Things I didn’t need to know but do now entry 548617
What I thought was going to be a quick fix turned into a project and now I know how Dell laptop PSUs work. So if you enjoy complete overkill in what should have been a quick job then read on.
Continue reading Things I didn’t need to know but do now entry 548617
My welder broke
I’ve been having a bit of fun with my MIG welder lately so rather than replace it I had a dig around in my spares bin (and about £15 to ebay) and managed to fix it. Oh and make it better in the process!