Category: Computer
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 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.
January 18th, 2025 Posted in Computer, Ethical/Eco, Privacy
Should you delete your Facebook account?
Recent changes to Facebook including fake AI profiles, reducing fact checking and allowing offensive content mean it’s worse than ever, and many people are just deleting their accounts.
March 8th, 2024 Posted in Computer, Privacy
My iOS adblocking & privacy setup in 2024
While I hate big tech and social media, there’s no getting away from wanting to read websites and watch things on YouTube. Here’s my current, easy to install adblock and privacy setup.