While I did clock up a lot of travel over the course of 2017, it was a quieter year overall. Of course "quiet" is relative. Here's a visual overview of my travel in 2017: Since I tend to fly mostly with Air France / KLM a lot of my flights get routed either through Paris or Amsterdam. I spent the tail end of 2016 in the US and started 2017 with my annual trip to … [Read more...] about 2017 Travel
Archives for December 2017
12 Days of Christmas an Irish Comedian’s Take
Irish comedian and actor Frank Kelly, who passed away last year, is probably best known to some people for his role of Father Jack in Father Ted. His version of the 12 Days of Christmas", below, is hilarious and a classic. https://youtu.be/lbejNNCTr7k … [Read more...] about 12 Days of Christmas an Irish Comedian’s Take
Making Legacy Home Security Setups a bit Smarter With Konnected
One of the "gaps" in my smart home setup at the moment is the burglar alarm. The burglar alarm I have in the house is functional and if you set it off it'll make plenty of noise and drive my neighbours nuts! But it's not "smart", which means that I have no way of monitoring it when I'm out of the country or simply not at home. I had looked into a number of different "smart" … [Read more...] about Making Legacy Home Security Setups a bit Smarter With Konnected