Learning Linux: 6 Linux Tips That Will Make You Feel Like a Pro

Learning Linux: 6 Linux Tips That Will Make You Feel Like a Pro

Linux is a powerful operating system beloved by developers, programmers, and even whitehat and blackhat hackers. Released in 1991, it’s an open-source operating system that’s since become a competitor for the most popular systems.  When looking for a job in the development or programming industries, knowledge of Linux is all but required. However, when learning…

Air Con vs Evaporative Air Cooler vs Pedestal Fan Running Costs 2022
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Air Con vs Evaporative Air Cooler vs Pedestal Fan Running Costs 2022

With the weather warming up and the cost of living crisis hitting us all hard, many people may be wondering about how much it costs to run various cooling appliances. Air Conditioning Unit Running Costs Air conditioning is the only way to effectively cool a room; everything else is just faking it. However, it takes…

Best Mesh WiFi 6E Routers
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Best Mesh WiFi 6E Routers

With the UK gigabit Internet rollout finally making some progress and many of us working from home, our older WiFi routers and mesh systems may start to struggle to provide the best speeds possible. WiFi 6E is the latest WiFi standard and can easily provide faster than gigabit throughput thanks to the new 6Ghz channel….

Insteon Guide: Windows 11/10 Home Hyper V installation for Home Assistant Windows Portable (HassWP)
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Insteon Guide: Windows 11/10 Home Hyper V installation for Home Assistant Windows Portable (HassWP)

Following on from my previous Insteon posts about setting up Home Assistant Windows Portable (HassWP) and cheap PCs to run as a server for Docker/Insteon. This post is a guide for anyone wanting to get Home Assistant Windows Portable working on a PC running Windows Home. In my HassWP original post, I installed Home Assistant…

Best Portable Projectors for 2022 – Small projectors with battery power & speakers  
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Best Portable Projectors for 2022 – Small projectors with battery power & speakers  

The portable projector niche is quite interesting, with a lot of great choices. These are perfect for anyone that does have or doesn’t want a projector permanently mounted in their house. The portable nature gives you the flexibility to take them wherever you go. You could use it in the office for a presentation or…

Best Fans for Zwift Indoor Cycling & Home Gym
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Best Fans for Zwift Indoor Cycling & Home Gym

After one week of warm weather, it is probably time for me to prepare for summer. I have previously covered the best pedestal fans for sleeping. The key to these fans is as many speeds settings as possible, allowing you to run it as slowly as possible and, therefore, silently. It is the opposite for…

Proscenic Sping Deals: M8 PRO Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum Cleaner for £375, P11 Cordless Vacuum for £127
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Proscenic Sping Deals: M8 PRO Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum Cleaner for £375, P11 Cordless Vacuum for £127

Many sellers on Amazon are having 12 day Spring sales, including affordable applicant brand Proscenic. Proscenic M8 PRO Robot Vacuum & Self Empty Station I am a big fan of robot vacuums with laser navigation. They have been one of my favourite pieces of tech in the past couple of years. The Proscenic M8 PRO…

Mother’s Day Gift Guide – A tech gift guide to treat your Mum

Mother’s Day Gift Guide – A tech gift guide to treat your Mum

Mother’s day for 2022 will be on the 27th of March. My Mother will be lucky if she gets some cheap supermarket flowers from me. But if you are a bit more generous than that and want to buy something a little different than the generic flowers and chocolate, then this tech gift guide may…

Best Hybrid City & MTB E-Bikes on Amazon: Electric bike buying guide
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Best Hybrid City & MTB E-Bikes on Amazon: Electric bike buying guide

Following on from my foldable e-bikes buying guide, this post covers hybrid and mountain bike styled bikes. Hybrid & MTB vs Foldable E-Bikes Hybrid and mountain electric bikes are physically larger with bigger wheels than the foldable variety. Obviously, if you plan to go off-road and use these more for leisure than commuting opting for…

Best Foldable Electric Bikes on Amazon: Counter the rising cost of petrol with an e-Bike

Best Foldable Electric Bikes on Amazon: Counter the rising cost of petrol with an e-Bike

Five years ago I reviewed the Volt Connect, at the time I had mixed impressions it was big and quite heavy. While I could see its potential for commuting I think I struggled to separate my fitness focussed lifestyle with the practicality of an electric bile. More recently I have reviewed the foldable ADO A20…