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Possibly a daft idea, but I’ve just ordered one of the small luggage GPS tags* to try with Alice. Alice is still at the age where we dress her, but depending on the style, it could be put on a chain like a short necklace, so it can’t be taken off over the head. If she wanders off it will hopefully alert the responsible adult before she wanders…[Read more]

I’ve ordered a cheap ADSL2 router to replace it and see how it goes. I’ll let you know if it makes a difference. It won’t be here until at least the middle of next week due to the bank holidays though.

From the setup page, mine is

TalkTalk Wi-Fi Hub
version SG4K10001E00t

I’m hoping that mine is just dodgy though. I haven’t had a chance to get onto TalkTalk about it yet, other than the standard ‘My internet is slow’ troubleshooting.

Mine appears to be the source of at least a few of my problems. My fibre speed with Vodafone was 13 Mbps pretty consistently, and with TalkTalk it’s dropped to about 10 Mbps on a good day. The routers seem to be the same, but the TalkTalk router has had most of the settings removed. Changing the DHCP pool for my fixed IP devices took about three…[Read more]

Thanks Dave 🙂

Most of my kit is used in the living room, so I’m just going to concentrate on that for now. The phones work on 4G through the house, so that’s not too bad. We’ve got a fire stick downstairs (the living room’s upstairs), and I use the tablet in the garage and bedroom, so they can be annoying. I’ve got some cheap wireless extenders…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies guys, and sorry I’m slow getting back to you. Apparently the mild flare up I’ve been having isn’t quite so mild. I couldn’t move my right knee or shoulder on Tuesday 😣

I’ve tried connecting to ethernet, as well as wifi with a known working adaptor, and the built in adaptor works in Mint. I think Dave’s hit the nail on the…[Read more]

Sorry, I tried to post this a few days ago and just found out that it didn’t post:

Thanks for the reminder Ed. I did have a look when the news of the huge leak broke recently. I’ve been working my way through my accounts and updating the passwords, but an email and password combo is on one of the dumps listed. I’m going through everything…[Read more]

I like this idea. I couldn’t count the number of times that I’ve been dazzled by misaligned lights, especially when the car seems to be carrying something heavy.

This one worries me. I can easily imagine a car driving along at a few miles below the speed limit with the GPS limiter, capturing photos or video of anyone who overtakes them and…[Read more]

Happy birthday! 🙂

I wouldn’t be surprised if the full name is available for that sort of price too. If it is, it’s probably worth getting and redirecting to the theglan.co.uk page. Just remember that the cost will go up after the first year or two.

I can’t help with a paperwhite device sorry, as I’m in the same camp as Ed with the Kindle. One suggestion I would make though, is if you’re going to be buying more books, make sure that they can be synced between any other devices you may use.

Amazon syncs between Kindle devices and the Kindle app, but only for books bought through their store.…[Read more]

I use Gmail for pretty much everything now, including my domains, but the last time I set one up was when it was free through Google. I need to look into Gmail for business if I ever get around to selling my photos.

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Sorry to hear about your nan Lee. Try to remember that you’re not alone, we’re all here on the other side of the screen. If there’s anything I can do to help, please just let me know.

When it’s done properly, HDR can be amazing. The problem is it rarely seems to be done properly. Have a look at the second cityscape example here:

https://skylum.com/aurorahdr