Recent content by Tony_M

The other day I received an email from my broadband provider stating that a price increase would be happening at the end of this month (a huge £2.33 increase per month). Less than an hour later I got another email promoting various offers. I have now doubled my speed and am paying £5 less per...

Just back from Oslo - first trip to Schengen zone since they introduced biometrics. Fingerprints, photo and what are you doing in Oslo. All over in a couple of minutes. Even quicker when we left

You need to look at the complete bed. The type of frame will affect how the mattress feels - a flat platform will make the matress feel firmer whilst sprung slats will be less firm. Dreams or other specialists are worth a visit - you can compare mattresses across different frames

Appears to be so far. The local storage was the main reason for changing, although they do have a subscription cloud based storage option as well

I used to have a Ring doorbell. Stopped the subscription when it went up to stupid cost. Also had a problem with the app telling me someone had rang the bell about 10 minutes afterwards - really useful Replaced it with a Blink. No subscription and if you also buy the hub, it records to a local...

I have one - fun to build. Never tried to take a photo with it though Mine was from my daughter as well - looks like a trend here

A visitor I had today

Common spotted orchid

I've got a 3rd gen Ring. Opted to get solar charger for it. I have to charge the battery twice a year (December and March - door faces west so only gets sunlight in the afternoon). Without the subscription, live video only, with subscription, video is stored for 30 days. Brilliant device

Google wallet will allow contactless payments up to £30 ( i think) without unlocking the phone You only need to unlock the phone if the payment is higher. You can change the settings to only allow payment when the phone is unlockecd

Had them on a Mazda 6 and wife's Mazda 2. Excellent tyres in all weather, reasonable life. Great alternative to big brand rubber

YourParking Space - people rent out their driveways etc. They also manage some car parks - a few Premier Inn ar parks are managed by them particularly in inner cities

I got an email from my dental surgery today: "Our NHS dentist is no longer with us due to returning home to Spain and sadly, we have not been able to recruit a replacement to continue with the NHS service ."

I put mine up with the suction pad, intending it to be temporary as I wasn't sure about the best place to mount it (under rear view mirror or next to it). Been there a year without falling off. As for the rear camera, Nextbase have one that plugs into the side of the unit, pointing backwards...

USB-3?