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Just going wireless

Back in 2017, I invested in a series of Powerline adaptors, which allowed us to use our household wiring as an Ethernet network. At the time, we were having issues with Wi-Fi speeds and coverage, and so having a wired connection seemed like a good idea. Because wired connections are usually more reliable - right?...

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The injury explanation post

As it's been almost five weeks since my fall, it's probably about time that I explained what happened, and how I'm recovering. How did I fall I actually don't remember the fall, or getting up from the fall. What I do know was that I had felt faint a couple of times earlier in the...

New Bluetooth hearing aids

Back in autumn 2022, following a decline in my hearing, I started wearing hearing aids. Almost four years on, and following a new hearing test, I've got new, upgraded hearing aids - and these ones have Bluetooth. Bluetooth hearing aids have been around for some time now, but were normally only available if you paid...

Letterboxd, the social film review site

Seeing as how I have had a lot of time on my own recently whilst recovering, I decided to sign up for Letterboxd. It's a site where you can log which films you have watched and when, review them, and see what your friends have watched and reviewed. Letterboxd has been around for some time,...

Just a short one this month - as mentioned yesterday, I'm still in my recovery, and my typing is slow and not particularly accurate. What we didn't do in May I did my usual look ahead to the start of the month on the 1st, listing the things we expected to do. Alas, my injuries...

Playlist of the month: Ouch

I'm still in my recovery period - I'm not allowed to lift anything for another three weeks - but I am going to post a few, short blog posts again to get myself used to typing again. So, here's this month's playlist, which should give you an idea about how my recovery is going. Here's...

Turning 42 on Towel Day

It's my birthday today. I'm still recovering, and not yet able to spend a long time typing, so this is coming from my phone again. However, I have re-gained some movement in my arms compared to a couple of weeks ago, and I've been out of hospital for almost two weeks now. The 25th May...

This is a short blog post that I am tapping out on my phone. Since Thursday last week, I have been in hospital, having had a fall at home which resulted in me fracturing bones in both my shoulders (specifically necks of humerus). I've now exhausted the scheduled posts that I'd written before the fall,...

Controlling multi-colour lights with WLED

WLED is custom firmware for controlling multi-colour LED lights. It's designed for string lights, with lots of individual LEDs that can be controlled independently. I've recently given it a try for the first time. ESP devices WLED runs on Espressif's ESP32 and ESP8266 chips (although the latter isn't recommended for new installs). That means it's...

Midlife iPhone overhaul

Last month marked three years since I bought my iPhone 13 Mini. Unfortunately, it was starting to show its age a little - the battery was not holding charge very well, and the charger port was being awkward, which exacerbated the charging issue. I quite like the size of the iPhone 13 Mini, and I'm...

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