BT Infinity – a few days in
Firstly, let’s make this very, very clear. I pretty much knew what I was getting into when I decided to move to BT Infinity. When I first picked an ADSL provider I chose Nildram. I did so because...
View ArticleInfinity update
BT Infinity has dropped down to 32Mbps download / 8Mbps upload, but it’s not disconnected now for about 4 days. I assume therefore it’s been settling to a speed the line quality can handle, and has...
View ArticleNetFlix in the UK – going to be any good?
So, I know it’s early days, but NetFlix has just opened it’s doors in the UK and quite frankly, I thought they would have had a better line up to open with. For the most part, the TV selection falls...
View ArticleHands off my content!
I gave up one of my domains a few months ago, the one relating to David Gemmell. I won’t repeat the domain here for reasons which will be obvious in a moment. Last night, I wondered wistfully if...
View ArticleHashtag Rant
This is a hash -> # This is a hashtag -> #hashtag This is not a hashtag -> # <- it’s just a hash. I’m sick of people on TV and/or radio saying, “Send us a tweet using @someone hashtag...
View ArticleBT & Above.net broken
So the network routing between BT and Above.net has been broken since Friday. The problem only really manifests at around 7pm when packet loss through that route climbs to unacceptable levels (like...
View ArticleThe BT / above.net thing, part 2
So the issue with routing between BT and above.net made The Register, and finally got a mention on the BT Status page. Lo and behold, this evening, everything seems a lot better. If only BT had taken...
View ArticleRunning your own Dynamic DNS Service (on Debian)
I used to have a static IP address on my home ADSL connection, but then I moved to BT Infinity, and they don’t provide that ability. For whatever reason, my Infinity connection resets a few times a...
View ArticleCommand line updates
I’ve been looking for a client to create WordPress posts from the command line. There’s a few, but nothing self contained or easy to install. A python script that doesn’t seem to work on Debian, or a...
View ArticleGoogle block spam, instead of marking it as spam?
I have a number of virtual servers, and they run Logwatch. They mail the daily Logwatch reports to a local user which forwards them to my gmail account. Sometimes, Google marks them as spam because...
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