Category: Technology

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Garmin Fenix 6 vs Garmin Fenix 7 vs Garmin Descent Mk 2

You know I can’t resist a good gadget, and my Garmin Fenix 3 watch has to be one of the best. I use it every day, not only as a timepiece but also many of its other features too. It has so many features that there probably are some that I don’t use (I don’t...

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Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Who’d have thought that so my fun could be derived from a robot vacuum cleaner? We were a little sceptical about it’s abilities at first, especially as we bought one of the less expensive ones. However, so far it has impressed. We gave it quite a good workout as well having not vacuumed for a...

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A Nice Tidy Desk

With the arrival of my new iMac I thought it was a good opportunity to give my desk a bit of a tidy too. Not only that but I’ve treated myself to a new desk pad that works as a mouse mat. It even has LED lights around it which are quite funky! Migration of...

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Cherry Framework and WordPress 5.5

This is going to be a bit of a geeky post for the usual readers of this site so feel free to skip if you want. I’m posting it here though as it maybe of use to people who are having issues with their WordPress based websites using the Cherry Framework. The Cherry Framework, Cherry...

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A New 2020 iMac

My current computer is a late 2013 iMac. At 7 years old it is almost ancient in technology terms! That said, I tend to buy fairly high-specced computers so that they have a long lifespan. Although it’s 7 years old, it still runs well and is pretty quick. There are times when I’ve got a...

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An Unexpected Broadband Upgrade

I had an email to say that our Line Rental ‘Super Saver’ was due for renewal soon. I therefore logged onto our account to renew it and while I was there thought I’d see what other Broadband offers were available. The Joys of FTTP Getting FTTP back in 2016 was a game changer for us....

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Example and Help Pages for the Weather Station

Do you want to see what a subscription to the Borth & Ynyslas Weather Station allows you to see? Maybe you are already a subscriber but don’t know what ‘feels like temperature’ means or why pressure is displayed in millibars and not hectopascals? Well, such questions have now been answered as I have started to...

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Which Training and Analysis Apps Now That Strava is No Longer Free

The fact that Strava have started to charge for more of their offerings than they have in the past has forced me to re-evaluate which apps I ‘need’ and which ones I don’t. Do I need to pay for TrainerRoad, Zwift, Training Peaks, Strava and other such apps? What does each one do and what...

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Riding the ‘Giro’ on RGT Cycling

The current lockdown situation has meant that I’ve been doing all of my cycle training indoors. This isn’t a huge issue for me as I quite often train indoors anyway and use TrainerRoad to give me a structured training plan full of structured indoor workouts. Now and then a nice easy scenic ride is called...

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Expensive Habits

I seem to be hearing that more and more these days. Not usually associated with spending too much money, but more due to the fact that I’m out swimming in the sea, cycling, paddling or running at all hours of the day and heading off to races or on adventures all the time. This week...