April 24th, 2026 Posted in Narrowboat
Narrowboat log: April 26
It’s been a while as I’ve been busy coding about 100 different projects for work and pleasure, but here’s the latest work I’ve done on the narrowboat.
April 13th, 2026 Posted in Computer, Linux
Can the fragmented Linux ecosystem compete with MacOS & Windows?
Having tried to switch to Linux over the past few years, as a fairly technical user I’m massively frustrated with Linux for a number of reasons that I think are stopping it being more widely adopted.
April 14th, 2025 Posted in Computer, Home Assistant, Narrowboat
Music Assistant for Home Assistant
Getting Music Assistant up and running has been fairly straightforward, and I can now play back all my music collections from one place.
March 27th, 2025 Posted in Computer, Home, Home Assistant
Home Assistant and ESPHome on a narrowboat using a Raspberry Pi
How I run the open-source Home Assistant, ESP32 and Sonos on my narrowboat using a low power Raspberry Pi computer
February 21st, 2025 Posted in Creativity, Home, Mental Health, Narrowboat
Narrowboat log: Feb 25
It’s been bastard cold this month but have still got a few things done on the narrowboat, and had my first Boat Safety Test.
February 21st, 2025 Posted in Computer, Ethical/Eco
Bluesky – social media without corporate nonsense
Late to the party here, but Bluesky has brought a much needed change to social media and I’m loving it so far.