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Review – Apple AirPods Pro
I’ve never liked the hard plastic headphones that come with iPods and iPhones, so when AirPods were launched I was totally ‘meh’, especially as I though they looked ugly and uncomfortable. When AirPods...
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Synology DS420j mini review
TL;DR The DS420j is one of my more boring tech purchases. It does exactly the same stuff as my old DS411j from nine years ago. But has enough CPU and memory to do it with ease rather than being...
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Review – GL.iNet GL-MT1300 Travel Router
Background A travel router has been part of my kitbag for many years, starting with a D-Link DWL-G730AP back in 2007. More recently I’ve been using a few GL.iNet GL-MT300N (v2), as they’re small and...
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Maps
For those who know me well you may be surprised that this is not a post about Wardley Maps. It’s about regular maps to find where you’re going, and the various mapping apps now available. Background I...
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October 2022
Pupdate The boys were too frequently pulling on their lead when wearing harnesses, so we did a bit of slip lead training, and now they’ve got collars and they’re walking much more nicely :) New VPS...
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USB C Charger Reviews
I’ve had a few things that charge from USB-C for a while: my Planet Gemini, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest, SteamDeck, GL-MT1300 travel router, and a bunch of Raspberry Pi 4s; but the arrival of my...
View ArticleReview: Cory Doctorow ‘Red Team Blues’
I’ve read just about everything Cory’s written, and ‘Red Team Blues‘ is amongst his best work. It had the two key qualities of a great read: I wanted to finish it really quickly. The morning after...
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New York – Oct 2023
I joined a couple of my colleagues at the ONUG Fall 2023 event so that we could talk to people about the Networking 2.0 stuff we’re building at Atsign. For the trip to New York I was pleased to find...
View ArticleReview: Cory Doctorow ‘The Bezzle’
Just like Red Team Blues, ‘The Bezzle‘ is a book that I could have easily devoured in one sitting – if I didn’t have a job. As things were, I got through it in a matter of days. Confession – I parked...
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GL.iNet MT-6000 Flint2 Review
TL;DR The Flint 2 seems to be a pretty awesome router. It was a little fiddly to set up my (quite complex) existing VLANs and wireless networks onto it, but it’s been working without a hitch since...
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