General

All the random projects which do not fit into another section

An introduction to our other hobby, growing food on an allotment

Thinking about growing your fruit and veg? An allotment is a brilliant way to enjoy fresh fruit and veg, get outdoors, and learn new skills

Trooli Fibre Internet and a new UniFi Dream Machine Pro Network Upgrade

We now have much faster internet thanks to a new fibre connection and internet using Trooli and upgrading from our PFSense firewall to a Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro

What’s happening and plans for 2024

An overview of what I have been doing for the past few months and changes to work and plans for my businesses Apexweb and AB Electronics UK

Radxa X2L Computer Custom 3D Printed Case

Enhance your Radxa X2L Computer with style using a custom 3D printed case with STL files on GitHub to print your own

Home Server upgrade to an Intel N100 fanless ASRock N100DC-ITX

Upgrading our home Linux server again with a new low-power Intel N100 fanless system with 32Gb RAM and 1Tb NVMe storage.

Buying Used Test Equipment from Ham Radio Rallies

Visiting FRARS Hamfest in Wimborne and buying used test equipment from Ham radio rallies

Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food

May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment

Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data

After lots of small changes to our usage, device upgrades and replacing some old household appliances, our energy usage is around 45% lower

Scam emails from a "certified photographer"

Yet more scammers using emails claiming to be from a certified photographer who says your website has copyrighted images hosted

Adding 10Gb Fibre to the home network

Everyone needs some fibre in their diet and we have added more to the home network using 10Gb Fibre to connect our computers and Synology network storage devices via a MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN network switch

Back Pain with Sciatica during Lockdown

In March I damaged my lower spine when working on our allotment resulting in a herniated disk at the base of my spine pressing into the nerves causing bad pain with sciatica during covid lockdown