Author Archives: Ponder
Cable Modem Woes
For a long time I’ve been having ‘fun’ with the Wi-Fi on my SuperHub 2.0. On boot (or reboot) it would take ages for it to become enabled, then even longer before anything would connect. Devices would just sit there, … Continue reading
Cycle “Adventures” Volume 96
Here, for your delight and astonishment at the standard of road usage, is my latest collection of clips from my regular commute to and from work. Amazingly, even though it snowed during this period, nothing unusual actually happened! I could … Continue reading
Cookies?
Since I’m making more use of this blog now, and I know it uses cookies, I thought I’d better make myself a bit GDPR compliant. I have no data harvesting plugins installed so a simple OK box will suffice 😉 … Continue reading
Headaches
I’ve been getting regular headaches again. Paracetamol will shift them but it’s a sign so I thought I’d try something based on what happened to me in the past. There was an unopened bottle of Beconase in the house, so … Continue reading
Archive Complete
I finally managed to get Google Takeout to archive all my G+ history, so I have it saved for prosperity. I’ve also changed links on here and my main home page to remove the link to G+ and replace it … Continue reading
Ingress – The Post That Started It All
Since this post will vanish on or soon after April 2nd this year, I have it here for prosperity. Ingress – the game that’s taken up so much of my life in the last 5 years, started for me as … Continue reading
New User Spam
Hah! Got you! I finally figured out how spambots are getting past my registration checks. The default login URL was active even though the option was hidden. Not any more 😉 User base now cleaned up to those I know … Continue reading
Best Android C64 Emulator
Watching one of Mamemeister’s latest videos he mentioned a series of emulators by Robert Broglia. I decided to give his C64 emulator a go. Not free, £2.99, but I’ve tried it with a few things so far and it performs … Continue reading
Bloody Vikings!
So spambots can seemingly easily bypass Captcha and email verification. For this reason, any new user registration will need to be authorised manually. If you’re somebody I don’t know and you genuinely want to register, let me know via any … Continue reading
ntl.talk Party August 2009 (Test Footage)
Today I decided to wake up my old (by today’s standards) Panasonic SDR-H40 camcorder. It’s not HD but has a 40GB HDD built in and a 42x optical zoom. After finding the correct cables I connected it to my computer … Continue reading