Sunday, 17 December 2023

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

BirdNet-Pi: intro, install, use

Which bird species visit our garden?

 

BirdNET-Pi may not fully answer that question.

But it may reveal some unexpected visitors.

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Linux Mint: replacing gnome-screenshot

The default screenshot program on Mint doesn't really do it for me.

 

So I started investigating a better solution.

Saturday, 26 August 2023

Skoda Yeti: P20EE & the Emission Control light

We love our Skoda Yeti ...most of the time.

 

But when we go through a phase of 'dash-board disco' when fault lights come on & stay on, we soon get fed up and start looking at new cars!

Monday, 21 August 2023

Linux Mint: my cpu fan is roaring!

This is a very recent problem.

 I'm pretty convinced it was caused by a recent software update.

Friday, 21 July 2023

Linux: record audio from a website

Once in a while I need to do this.

 

There isn't always an obvious way to download audio or use a stream.

So this is a reminder of how to do it!

Saturday, 8 July 2023

Grey Water for my Red Roses

Its summertime in southern England!

 

So that means its water-shortage-time.

The challenge is to keep your precious plants alive while minimising the use of fresh water.