Over the past couple of weeks I've been focussed on both sorting out issues with the new house and moving my stuff into it. The proverbial light is now visible at the end of the tunnel. If everything goes according to plan I'll be finally moving in to my new abode this weekend. I'll still have to spend a few days sorting out the outstanding bits and bobs, but my "plan" is to … [Read more...] about Moving House and Keeping my Contact Details Current
Adding a bit of Smart Technology to the House
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