My Dell XPS 13 developer edition is a lovely machine. It’s slim and light, very very fast and has a beautiful screen. It also came from the manufacturer with Ubuntu linux pre-installed and ready to go. I do wish more manufacturers would sell their computers without Microsoft Windows. However, it did have a tendency to […]
While I was out walking the dogs today, I noticed that GB3GD is back in service. GB3GD is the callsign of an amateur radio VHF repeater, based on the summit of Snaefell on the Isle of Man. A repeater is a radio receiver and transmitter combined (with some control logic too) that takes weak signals […]
I bought a 300 GB NAS box about 10 years ago, and although it still works fine it had finally filled up. The thought that it has all my digital life on one spinning disk was also making me feel uneasy – especially given that it has been spinning for a decade. So, I was […]
Today I decided it was time to try and consolidate some of the things I’ve been learning about. It’s long overdue. So, I’m going to be pulling my best thoughts from various online spaces and try to keep them all in one place. Of course, my new ideas will go here too. If nothing else, […]