Technical Capers

Inspiration from a new set of sounds for a favourite synth turned into a fully produced track with lyrics and everything.

A 24-hour music composition challenge encourages me to turn out a quick piano and strings piece.

Getting geeky with a new Aico smoke, heat and CO alarm system for my house. With, of course, a Home Assistant integration

A very deep dive into how I achieved automatic internet connection failover, a.k.a. putting my ISP's L2TP backup connection to use

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.