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Switching The Switch

The trusty Netgear GS116 that serves as our core switch had recently found itself the victim of unexpectedly rapid growth in the number of networked devices in this house, its 16 gigabit-capable ports filled to capacity. When I purchased it, … Continue reading

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Mañana Finally Arrives

We returned from Tenerife at the beginning of March and I had the best of intentions with regard to getting our photos quickly on-line. Alas, after some initial sorting and deletion of the obvious dross, I lost interest and moved … Continue reading

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Rock Band 2

Guitar Hero World Tour is finally out of our PS3, but usurped only by another guitar game, namely Rock Band 2. A lot of people prefer the Rock Band games to the Guitar Hero ones, but after a week or … Continue reading

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Lukie Crawls Into His Second Year

When you don’t blog very often, it’s easy to forget the important stuff, such as Lukie now crawling at great speed around the house. He’s been doing this for several weeks now, managing to start in advance of his first … Continue reading

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Wii Are Getting Fitter

Our Wii Fit congratulated me today on five weeks of uninterrupted daily use. It could have been longer, but our holiday in Tenerife threw a spanner in the works. With nearly forty hours of time racked up on the balance … Continue reading

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