Category: Thoughts
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Ebay fees. Are they worth it?
To a certain extent yes Ebay fees are worth it, however at times you might want to reconsider how much you spend on the platform. What are Ebay fees for? Ebay fees cover the cost of running Ebay, hosting your listing, “advertising” your listing, and protecting you as a seller. Are fees way too much…
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How I get broadband (successfully) in the Norfolk suburbs
After using BT’s not-so-fast network for just over 2 years (with the false promise of a speed increase from the council), I switched to a mobile broadband solution through the Three network. The speed we had through the Origin Broadband / Plusnet (BT / Openreach) system was usually around 6Mbps down and 1Mbps up. This…
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Broken Mail App on IOS 13 to 13.2.3 (iPhone 8)
I have noticed (along with a few other people online) that when I ‘upgraded’ my iPhone 8 from IOS 12 to IOS 13 the mail app seems to really struggle to work correctly. It is generally very sluggish, taking forever to launch and update. Whenever you look for a solution online it simply says restart…
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Failed to get anyone to join a Meetup.com group
It is important to write about how plans can go wrong, perhaps so that others can learn from my errors? This is my Meetup.com fail. I have used meetup.com before to join a few groups and I used it to create a basketball group a few years ago (and people came from day 1). However,…
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When will we get a proper 5G mobile router?
At the time of writing this post there only seems to be 1 5G mobile router out there: the Huawei 5G CPE Pro. As this product is holding the monopoly it seems we should expect some alternatives soon. But when? What I’m hoping for is a nice upgrade from the incredible and solid B525 (4G),…
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Got myself an interesting blog logo
It’s just a bit of fun really but I thought I should brandify my relatively new page with a fun blog logo. As I’m in the logo business (an off-shoot of the DJ agency, catering for DJs and Musicians) I thought it only necessary to lead by example. Not sure about the hair colour at…
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Target: to own Tesla solar roof tiles
Ever since they were first launched in the US I’ve had my eye on Tesla solar tiles. For those of you who haven’t seen them before, they are basically like regular roof tiles, but with integrated solar panels! Regular-style solar panels (which ain’t pleasing to the eye when on residential roofs) have been around for…
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A Beautiful View of Ice on Velux
After the temperatures plummeted to sub-zero last night we woke up to a crazy ice pattern on the bathroom Velux window this morning. I’m sure there’s some form of scientific explanation for this pattern but let’s just stick to looking at how beautiful it looks!
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Three UK Mobile Content Restrictions gone MAD
So yesterday I found that I couldn’t access 2 of my sites. This one (my blog), and Storm DJs East Anglia. After a bit of head-scratching I find that they were both fully-intact and perfectly error-free when I switched on my VPN! I found out that somehow they have been listed as Adult-Content / Offensive…
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Why eBay is unfair to honest sellers
Yes it’s true I have sold £1 million worth of items on eBay through one of my previous businesses (PigFlog), but it’s also true that eBay continues to be very unfair to sellers. I only occasionally use the platform to sell these days because of the issues that continue today. I will quickly illustrate a…