Category Archives: Personal

Pi three ways

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Andrew

My name’s Andrew and I have a Raspberry Pi addiction. I’ve played with a lot of IT kit over the years, and set up a number of servers for a variety of reasons. File servers, media servers, web servers; from … Continue reading →

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Fitbug

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Andrew

I was encouraged to purchase a Fitbug as part of the healthcare scheme I’m a member of. The more I walk around, the more benefits I get from the scheme. Of course this makes sense – a fitter, healthier, more … Continue reading →

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Books 8

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Andrew

A year and a month since the last list. I need to update this more often. Here’s what I’ve been reading. Disclosure: links are affiliate, so if you buy through them I in theory get some money (although I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Amazon, Kindle, reading lists

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Andrew

I’m preparing a blog post with a list of the latest books I’ve read, and in the process, I’ve been reminded of the awful Amazon experience. For starters, I’d like to have better integration between my Kindle, goodreads, calibre, and this blog, … Continue reading →

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Your mileage may vary

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Andrew

Whilst going over my MOT certificates last night, I noticed they include odometer readings. Time for some chart pr0n! I acquired this car at the start of 2007. It seems my average mileage per year has been pretty constant, even … Continue reading →

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A quick guide to some Canary Wharf eateries

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Andrew

A bunch of friends and colleagues are staying at the Marriot West India Quay for the upcoming Adobe Summit. I used to live near there, so here’s some local perspective. There is a line of pubs and restaurants along the Quay … Continue reading →

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Emirates Airline

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Andrew

It’s half term week, which means getting to spend a few days with at least one of my nephews if I’m lucky. Today was super lucky: a nephew and a clear sunny winter morning, perfect for sightseeing over great distances … Continue reading →

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Books 7

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Andrew

Two months on from the last list. Much time on trains has meant much time reading, hence the list is already long. Temeraire by Naomi Novik: a gunpowder mix of fantasy and historical epic. I was not convinced at first, … Continue reading →

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Books 6

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Andrew

A quick review of the latest books to be fed through my eyeballs. It’s been seven months since my last book list. I must try harder to publish these lists more frequently, as I could barely recall the plot of a … Continue reading →

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Antipope the second

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Andrew

I previously had a bit of a grumble about The Antipope by Robert Rankin. Mr Rankin was decent enough to follow up with me on Amazon and Twitter, and to my shame he’d already pushed out a corrected version of … Continue reading →

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