• January 2026. Week 1.

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    Ok. Let’s at least start the year by trying for a blog entry, however short, every week. Even if this impetus only lasts, I don’t know, a week…? I did plan on starting this off with a standard ‘2025 Year in Review’ type blog post, but for various reasons last year wasn’t particularly one to

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  • On Basketball and endings

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    I don’t really play basketball anymore. Feels a bit odd to write that. I mean don’t get me wrong, this isn’t Jordan retiring from the ’96 Bulls, but to stop doing something that you’ve done for so long feels odd. It’s not even as if it’s something I’ve done particularly well. I’ve never really played

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  • Backing up an iCloud Photo Library

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    Being an iPhone/Mac user, I naturally keep all my photos in a an iCloud Photo Library. That Library is synced in iCloud so that all my photos are accessible on all my devices. What lot’s of people don’t realise though is that whilst iCloud will sync your photos, it’s not really suitable as a backup

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  • Smart Home: 1 Thief: 0

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    I’ve toyed around with smart home stuff for some years now. My heatings controlled by a smart thermostat, my lights are all Philips Hue smart bulbs, and there’s various other bits and pieces. It’s fun to play with, in a nerdy way. Even if sometimes it’s utility isn’t matched by it’s reliability… But today’s the

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