Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food
06 May 2023 8 min read
May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment
General
All the random projects which do not fit into another section
Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data
27 December 2022 13 min read
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"
20 April 2021 3 min read
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
24 October 2020 9 min read
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
17 October 2020 18 min read
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
Record Vise No 1 and No 2 Restoration
23 September 2020 7 min read
See how I restored a pair of old Record Vise No 1 and No 2 models from rusty to shiny
When lightning strikes
17 March 2020 9 min read
Antennas vaporising, telephone sockets launching across the room. What happens when lightning strikes a house?
Developing a new product to sell
29 November 2019 7 min read
The steps we take when designing a new product to sell
Trying to Save Power and Lower our Energy Bills
04 October 2019 8 min read
Looking at ways to reduce electricity consumption, help the environment and save some money.
Workshop Tool Storage Rack
02 October 2019 3 min read
Building a bespoke oak and pine wooden storage rack for the hand tools in our workshop.
Broadband problems with REIN interference
16 July 2019 7 min read
Some of our electrical equipment was transmitting on random frequencies where it shouldn’t and causing problems with our broadband internet with REIN interference
Ford sync 3 interference white noise from speakers
05 July 2019 1 min read
Our Ford sync 3 system in the car has a random interference issue which makes very loud white noise from speakers