The new house is going to be pretty well wired for connectivity. It's already got wifi and will have ethernet going to the bedrooms, attic and sitting room. The home office is where the connection comes into the building, so I'll be able to plug some stuff directly into the router there. So what about all this "smart home" technology? Moving house gives me an almost … [Read more...] about Adding a bit of Smart Technology to the House
Ethernet Cables and Setting up my new Home Office
Earlier this week I discovered that some of the house's plumbing needed to be replaced. Remember the big freeze back in 2010? It looks like some of the heating pipes burst and were patched instead of being replaced. With the newer heating systems the system is under higher pressure, so a patchwork of small sections of pipe won't cut it. Since the floors upstairs were taken … [Read more...] about Ethernet Cables and Setting up my new Home Office
Choices, Choices, Choices
Buying my house took a couple of months between mortgages, paperwork for different things and then, of course, the lawyers getting involved. So I had plenty of time before I got the keys to think about what I wanted to do with the house or, more precisely, how I wanted to do things. I fired up Evernote and created a "wish list" which has been growing all the time. Some things … [Read more...] about Choices, Choices, Choices
Finally Cutting the Cord
I've finally cancelled my Sky subscription! Moving house means that, in many respects, I'm starting out with a "clean slate". So while I was going through my "to do" list, which includes updating my address with a bunch of services, one of the items on there was dealing with my Sky account. Was it really worth my while moving my Sky box and dish to the new house? After … [Read more...] about Finally Cutting the Cord
Adding Some Personal Touches With Prints and Framed Stamps
While adding USB sockets, broadband and other geeky stuff to the house over the last few days has been both fun and satisfying, it's not all about the tech. A house needs to become a home. It needs to have some reflection of its occupant's personality before you can really call it yours. For me there's probably a number of different things that turn an empty house or … [Read more...] about Adding Some Personal Touches With Prints and Framed Stamps