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It’s August! I’ve got a new blog template
Eagle-eyed readers would have noticed I’ve put in a new blog template. The intent was to provide more space for photos and table data. The old template (and most like it, in fact) squash them up even...
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The Last Post (of the year)
One last post of miscellaneous stuff to mark the end of 2017. Grandad My Grandad was born on this day in 1924. He passed away on Boxing Day, just shy of his 93rd birthday. Being one of our UK...
View ArticleBeware of fake email bills – and how the corporates are letting the side down
There are warnings of fake Telstra bills being sent by email. They look like the real thing. The only clue that they’re not is that the View/Pay Bill button goes to a non-Telstra web site. The lesson...
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Is Google recording your conversations without you knowing?
You’ve probably heard about the case of the Amazon Alexa smart speaker that recorded a conversation and sent it to someone. Amazon has been forced to explain how Alexa recorded a private conversation...
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Private operator, private profits
My blog’s RSS feed has been having problems. This has also affected some email subscribers. I think I’ve found the problem, so hopefully both are working again now. Just a quick post: The Age and...
View ArticleShould I switch from Android to iPhone?
Not a transport post. For those who only visit for those, sorry – I’ll have something meaty for you in a few days. Having just ranted on vaccines, here’s something else that may be controversial. When...
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Switching from Android to iPhone
Not a transport post. After much dithering, I’ve made the switch to iPhone. I’ve used Android phones for ten years. If I’m honest a lot of that was due to the price. Midrange Android phones seemed...
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Social media: Time to find another pub
TL;DR: I’m moving my focus off Twitter, onto Mastodon and FB. Everyone who uses Twitter is likely to have their own view on this… Twitter has been really good. A critical mass of interesting people,...
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Blog template
After the mess of the last attempt, and noting the large number of people reading on mobile devices (phones 39%, tablet 10%), I’ve switched to a plain but hopefully more mobile-friendly blog template....
View ArticleMaster of my domain… or not
A couple of experiences with online hosting services that I wanted to relate. Don’t worry, I’ll try not to let this get too geeky. NetRegistry domains For years I had a domain name custard.net.au...
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I need a new phone
On Thursday night my phone, a Nexus 5 that I got about three years ago, finally started playing up. It would continually boot, with a buzz, and a proclamation on the screen of “Google”! Then repeat....
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New phone: Motorola G5 Plus
A reminder that despite how it may sometimes seem, not all my blog posts are about transport. If you want to view only the transport posts, try here. For convenience, this link is also on the menu at...
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