Technical Capers

A canter through the various Internet connections I've had so far, from dial-up modems of the nineties to gigabit fibre-to-the-premises.

The nineties called and they want their house back.

An in-your-face orchestral & piano track

Notes, observations and case studies from my adventures with Philips Hue lights, Home Assistant and Alexa.

A failed exterior light on the driveway presented a great opportunity to upgrade

I realised I didn't immediately know the answers to some very basic networking questions. So I got Wireshark out and had a look.

Plug-in power monitoring done the easy way.

There's a secret(ish) railway underneath London that used to carry mail. Now you can walk along the tracks.

Something's tripping the house RCD.. and I have NO idea what it is.

A dark, moody, chanty track.