Ubiquiti mFI mPower Project – Part 1
This year I upgraded the home monitoring suite in my house from a Wattson to a Splunk dashboard running on a tablet in the kitchen. The primary reason for doing …
Keepass Auto-Type Examples
I’ve been using Keepass to store my passwords for years but it was only this year that I realised (yes, how could I not know?!) that the Auto-Type functionality can …
Home Monitoring Re-Write Number Four!
Since getting the Tesla Powerwall installed, our trusted Wattson has not been able to display correct figures as it can’t tell if we are importing or exporting until the Powerwall …
Tesla Powerwall and Rolec Car Charger
Last Friday we have our Tesla Powerwall installed and at the same time the electricians installed my Rolec car charger. I was most excited about the Powerwall as I’ll hardly …
Chromecast Ate My Internet Data Allowance!
In January I bought a Chromecast so that friends and family could cast videos onto the main living room TV. It’s a handy little device and when idle it displays …
Tesla Powerwall!!
In my post about ordering a home car charger I mentioned that I was using the same electricians to install the charger at the same time as they install another …
Leaf 2.Zero 600 miles In
I’ve now had my car for a week and a half and have clocked up 600 miles. It’s been an interesting week since I wrote the last post and there’s …
Price I’ve paid for petrol since mid 2008
I’ve kept track of the price I’ve paid for petrol since mid 2008. I started collecting the data when I noticed the price of petrol had risen a fair bit …
Ordered Home Car Charger
Follow on to my post yesterday about my Leaf 2.Zero. I’ve ordered my home charger. It’s a Rolec, black with grey inserts, 32A tethered type 2 device. I researched a …
Nissan Leaf 2.Zero
I bought myself a new car this year and after two years of looking at electric cars, I’ve finally bought one! As of Tuesday, I now own a Nissan Leaf …
M&S Internet Banking Review
This is a review of the UI and functionality available on the M&S Internet Banking website. I have not reviewed the app as I’ve never bothered to download it. I …
In Two Years I’ve Made £600+ of Free Money! – part 2
Please note that switching your current account multiple times in a short space of time will affect your credit rating and should NOT be done if you’re looking to take …
In Two Years I’ve Made £600+ of Free Money!
Please note that switching your current account multiple times in a short space of time will affect your credit rating and should NOT be done if you’re looking to take …
Three Months in to 4G Only Internet
Last year I cancelled my ADSL connection and went 4G only on my EE 64GB contract. It’s been an interesting three months, so I thought I’d post this info in …
blitzortung.org Daily Position Cron
As you probably know from my blog, I have a number of Arduino’s around the house for monitoring household and weather metrics and I’m always looking for ways to add …