Hah you are welcome. I’m paid to know (mostly guess) stuff like that lol

Is it possible the wifi signal is suffering from interference? Try changing the channel on the router.

I have some techmar 12v lights in my garden. Run them from a smart plug that switches on at dusk and off at 11pm. They’re a pretty decent system for expansion over time and have a good variety of lights from cheap to pretty expensive.

I had Pfizer, came home, spent the rest of the day and most of the next morning digging turf out of my garden. My upper arm/ shoulder ached a bit more than it does after the flu jab but I just ignored it and got on with my day.

Agree, I’d look at a service like zero tier. There’s no getting around CGNAT really, even if inbound traffic is allowed you can’t NAT through.

I think I’ve come across this before – something to do with health not being able to export data that is ingested from other apps.

How about exporting separately from Strava and health to nutracheck?

Yes you can run tcpdump via ssh. The command I gave above will filter out all the traffic generated by opening the ssh session.

For packet capture, use tcpdump (it’s built into Linux). Open terminal and run this:

tcpdump not port 22 -U -n -w – | tee filename.$(date +%Y-%m-%d.%Z.%H.%M.%S).pcap | tcpdump -r –

When the router reboots you can stop the capture and have a look through the output. Happy to take a look at the put out file if you like.

‘Learn python the hard way’ I found a great resource for not a lot of money but didn’t really start to get to grips with it properly until I found a real use for it at work. Something like the arduino is great for learning coding and electronics as you can have a definitive vision of what it is you are trying to do while learning the code that make it all work.

I’d argue that if the pi is doing something that causes the router to reboot, the problem is with the router – it should be able to handle pretty much anything being thrown at it from a consumer perspective. Best bet to find out what’s going on is a packet capture, you should be able to set a tcpdump going on the pi and then look at it to see what was going on around the time of the router reboot.

I also recently bought a bike from Bird using cyclescheme. The admin fee you will pay on top of the bike varies depending on the scheme, I think for cyclescheme it’s 8% capped at something like £250.

Because your employer essentially buys the voucher and then charges you for it I think you start paying as soon as they approve the voucher.

When you order the bike that should fix the price as far as I’m aware – that’s when you hand over the voucher and pay the admin fee.

On the board game front I bought ‘Pandemic’ years ago – it’s co operative so rather than a winner you have to work together which is nice for people who aren’t huge board game fans.

I don’t know if it’s available on current gen Xbox but I had an absolute blast playing splosion man and ms splosion man with a mate on the 360.

Current multiplayer fave is deep rock galactic.

If it was me I’d be looking to run a couple of cables to each room. Bigger rooms 4 cables (2 pairs in opposite corners) for flexibility. It can be convenient for other things as well as network connectivity so nice to have as an option. I’m a bit biased as a network engineer though..

Not aware that Apple make any, I just use a normal Logitech MX Master and it’s fine.

Another +1 for the Halfords wrench. Measures torque, goes both ways, hasn’t broken. I’ve had quite a few Halfords tools over the years and found them mostly to be pretty good.

I don’t have any experience with that particular product, but an alternative you could consider is run the virgin hub in router mode with wireless disabled and invest in a decent wireless access point, something like a unifi AP. You’ll get a massively better AP than is built into the router and if you can mount it properly, a better all round signal. Plus points for buying more than one and spreading around the home if you need more coverage. I think a basic AC model can be had for sub £100 these days.

Storing passwords and suchlike I would (and do) use LastPass. You can apply extra security using 2FA. That way all that is needed for access is your master password and access to your phone (or other device used for 2FA).

Aside from that, it’s a great way to improve online security.

I bought Roger Mussons wheel building book which has designs for a truing stand and dish tool. If you have any sheets of 18 or 20mm mdf/ply/other lying around then I’d consider giving it a look.

I have a chunky chain and wall anchor from Pragmasis. They have loads of information about the different types of security, what works well and where. They’re not the cheapest but hugely worth the money.

Have a look:

https://securityforbikes.com/Security-Products-Selector-Bicycles.php

I think if it loses internet connectivity it will just follow the schedules set as if you are home.

The only things I would add as another Tado user (6/7 years now)..

We bought the smart thermostat alone initially. Great as a replacement thermostat. Location based stuff is brill, but working a mile or two away from home meant that the general house temp during the day was only kept a degree or so below the set temp. It’s fine if you manage that by setting a lower daytime temp, but one of the things I liked was that I set temp to 20 degrees and then heating is on or off depending on whether I’m at home or not.

Smart rad thermostats. Nice addition. Bought one for my daughters nursery to control the temp in there somewhat better. Biggest problem, when the smart rad thermostat determines heat is required, the boiler comes on and all rads heat. We’ve since added smart rad thermostats to all upstairs rooms and use the main thermostat for downstairs. So the problem is diminished somewhat.

Also happy to take questions about my experience.

Don’t have any GPX routes but I ride around Ashridge/ Ivinghoe a bit and there are some nice trails in the woods around coordinates (51.8231776, -0.5984682). Bit pants if it’s been raining a lot though.

We bought a cheapo poncho (half the price of the Hamax one) for our daughter (almost 2) and her Hamax seat. It makes a massive difference as it keeps all the wind (and drizzle) off her – means she stays warm underneath with not too much clothing. Hardest part is persuading her to wear a helmet liner to keep her head warm!