New bike transporter on Squirrel
Traveling in Squirrel, even very long distances, is a joy, but carrying two long tail cargo bikes and full camping gear inside the van can be a bit of a chore, every day loading the van is a 3 dimensional …
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The Numbers Game – part 2
In this previous post I described how and why I started on this project, and detailed my “proof of concept” version, written in Python. I was quite pleased with this version, but it had a few drawbacks. It requires a …
Moving ISPs and winding down the business.
Following on from closing down my Facebook accounts, I decided to retire completely, and wind down SOS Computer Rescue. It was all starting to get a bit irritating, Facebook being dicks, Crazy Domains taking over Openhost (and being dicks), which …
Halloween Posters
These are examples of halloween Posters I put up on 31/10 each year. Two are supplied by NZ Police, and one I made myself. One on the letter box, and one by the front dood does the trick. My Halloween …
Leaving Facebook
Just a note to let people know that I have deleted all my Facebook accounts. Yep, gone cold turkey, switched it all off, personal, SOS Computer Rescue and the pages for my EV – Squirrel the Minicab Miev In fact …
New old computer – Alienware 17
I have a fairly regular customer who brings in old PCs and laptops, previously owned by his son (now left home and in employment), and gets me to extract the user data off the hard drives and put it onto …
Otago 2022 – an EV winter road trip.
About this post This post is about a road trip in August 2022 to Central Otago and Southland NZ, in our Mitsubishi Minicab Miev electric tiny van (Squirrel). We fitted two long tail cargo bikes and associated riding and maintenance …
Nissan Leaf 2014 Model X – setting the clock
Its taken me nearly 3 years to get this right, and the need to set charging timers to take advantage of EV overnight rates was the reason why it happened. Setting the clock is a two phase process. Firstly setting …
The Numbers Game – Countdown
Depending on your age, you may be familiar with the TV program Countdown, or the 8 Out 0f 10 Cats does Countdown version, or the generic original version Numbers and Letters, or maybe the even more original French version! If …
Otago 2022 – another roadtrip – cancelled
Unfortunately, this trip scheduled for February 2022 was cancelled, but we rescheduled for August 2022 and it is blogged about here. Covid permitting, we are intending to do a similar trip to last years trip to Central Otago. In brief, …