Replacing HallMaster
So, as explained in my last post, we needed a new invoicing system for the church hall. The back-of-a-beer-mat requirements were pretty simple... One-off bo...
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Invoicing for the church hall
I did a long stint as treasurer of St Columba's URC (finally stepping down last year). One of our challenges, which I suspect we have in common with a lot of...
On tour
I read a lot of crime fiction, and over the last few years, I've been working my way around, visiting cities where the books are set. Naturally, Oxford (Insp...
WiFi calling on the OnePlus 5t with Three UK
Over the years, I've often wondered why my mobile phone doesn't do this "WiFi calling" thing. Being at a conference and not being able to make a call from th...
Android-controlled sound mixer for the church
Five years ago (!), we upgraded the AV systems at the church. One of the key changes made back then was to place the cabinet with the equipment in it at the ...
Business travel
Business travel is tedious at the best of times. But last night (and the early hours of this morning) were so tedious I thought I'd vent some steam here... B...
Paying for things with your phone
Last time I paid for a round in the pub by tapping my phone against the card reader, someone asked me if there was a purpose to such things, other than showi...
Huawei E3372h + Mikrotik: LTE fallback
LTE modem in the Mikrotik router Now that my Mikrotik router is up and running, I turned my attention to a side project I had in mind for the USB port it boa...
Everything you never knew you wanted to know about phone numbers
A couple of months ago, a number of my friends were surprised to encounter a "landline" phone number (01865 ...) which, when called, got through to someone o...
tar pipe with nc, updated for 2019
If you're a Linux user, you're probably familiar with the so called tar pipe, a quick and dirty method for transferring files across the local network. It wo...