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Meaco’s dehumidifiers

It’s a very boring thing to spend money on, but a dehumidifer can come in handy. In my case, even leaving the windows open a crack all day, leaking expensive...

The Arzopa 14 inch portable monitor

This is a simple idea which was pointed out to me by a friend, but I’d completely missed it. Which is unfortunate given that twice in the past week, I’ve bee...

Andrews and Arnold’s VoIP and SIM services

Let’s be honest. I stopped buying my FTTC broadband from A&A some time ago - in a cost of living crisis, I couldn’t justify paying nearly £20 a month mor...

The delayed re-unification of Oxford

Credit for tonight’s post must partly go to the Oxford Mail commentor who said they were looking forward to visiting friends in the East again and not having...

USA Bingo (aka America is Quite Big)

Some say you should only count states you’ve spent the night in, but in my case that would rule out Arizona (day trip only), so I’m counting anywhere I’ve se...

Dumbing down on watches

I have owned two smart watches: the Huawei W1 which had a physical flaw (charging port) that felled it within a couple of years, and more recently the first ...