Author Archives: ianmacd
New Car + Android Phone + Bluetooth A2DP = Spotify While Driving
I’d already paired my phone with our new car on the day we bought it, for the purpose of conducting phone calls. Today, I decided to see whether the car and the phone would team up to allow the distribution … Continue reading
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Some Call It The Cupboard Under The Stairs…
..but to me, it’s the data centre. Yes, that’s dust in the grille of one of the NAS units and yes, it’s embarrassing. I will rectify the situation.
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Barry, The Back-Ups Are Sorted
Last week, I took receipt of our third NAS. Like the two that went before it, it’s a Netgear ReadyNAS, this time a Pro 6 with 18 Tb of storage, model number RNDP6630-200EUS. The first thing I did was upgrade … Continue reading
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Guten Tag, Sharan (Or Should I Say Buenos Dias?)
Lucas lends a hand with the unveiling of the new car in the showroom. And, with the new car parked outside, sliding doors and a storage system for Eloïse’s diverse stuff manage to compensate somewhat for the loss of her … Continue reading
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Auf Wiedersehen, A6
Someone’s not happy that we’re part-exchanging our car for a new one. I can’t say any of us were very thrilled on this day, to be honest. We said goodbye to our faithful Audi A6 Avant, which had served us … Continue reading
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