: I wondering if my blogging activity is intrinsically link to the F1 calendar!
: Recent catch-up And so we get to the first impasse of this latest bout of writing and blogging. Sometimes I stop …
: When the Internet connection is down for multiple days at a time….the dog gets …
: I’m trying to blog….and then this goes over the top!
: Yesterday was a weird day: I went to the gym and worked out I wore prescription glasses I …
: With this being released yesterday….and I’m off to see Macca tonight….it’s …
: With more and more of these suckers popping up in the back garden….I need to get over my …
: Hidden Retreat Post #1 So, I went on a personal retreat. Lots of reasons why. Things haven’t been too great lately …
: Thoughts on and Effects of Micro.blog - (Part 2 of 2 - Wishlist for Micro.blog) Now I consider some things that I think I need from my platform. Privacy. Legacy micro-site hosting. …
: Thoughts on and Effects of Micro.blog - (Part 1 of 2 - Back to blogging and why I like it) My relationship with blogging has taken a turn for the better over the last few months. A bit of a …
: Aren't Weddings crazy? Our’s especially so! I’m not one for massive public displays of affections and were possible I try to keep my …
: Satisfaction with AirPods Max I’m sure I’ve used this line before…..and I don’t want to come over all …
: On a lighter note….now both of my boys have surpassed my accomplishments, and been made …
: When plans go wrong In the spirit of good mental health, I must register my disappointment that my best plans have been …
: First proper Bitter in about 7 years.
: Being at home on sick leave is crap….I spend most of the time shuffling around the house, …
: First steps in Sonos - Have I introduced a pathogen into my home? I have been mighty impressed with the Sonos Roam I bought about 2 months ago and how it has …
: My problem with Social Media (Take 6….I think….) Over the last few years I have …
: This new find is urging me to stop being an old antisocial bugger…! …
: 🕹️🎮 Just finished “Murder By Number” on the Nintendo Switch. Great puzzle game - a cross between …
: I’m not sure if taking foodie photos isn’t the secret I have been missing from my weight …
: Insomnia has its advantages!
: Coolangatta - I think it might be missing its tourist trade.
: After over 5 years of being in storage…this guy and his mate emerged from isolation …
: Published action to Drafts Community If anyone uses Drafts and Taskpaper, maybe this is of interest and you want to give it a quick beta …
: Yay! Spring Break! www.davesdowntime.co.uk
: Yay! Spring Break! We managed to do it. Organise and enjoy a family holiday in the Aussie springtime. We had to put off …
: Beautiful to come back to The Coast and bake a little in the not-so-weak winter sun….after a …
: Man in Dilemma So I’m going up to Brisbane today…and now that the sun has made a return from …
: …And look who’s ready for Superhero Day tomorrow at kindy….fueled by cheese …
: Look at what just arrived…a few hours before the big game!
: My photo fails are understandable...humbling...and hilarious! After [acording to an SD card format date] just shy of 2 years and six months, I have filled the …
: FitLife attends the Playground of Light....Seafire Gold Coast 2019...and Tall Boy makes a [lion’s] arse of himself. Proving that Chop Chop Asia Steets Food at Cavill Lane, Surfers Paradise is the place to go! …
: Apparently this is the cause of the pain, and the reasons I can’t train at the …
: I just used the expression “hot to trot” in real non-piss-take conversation…..what has my life …
: One of the worse things about living in Australia…is the amount of nylon that I have to wear!
: Feeling decidedly unwell…but these two dragged me out for a bit of fresh air.
: Don’t give into the Dark Side!
: Like Wine? I am unsure if I like wine!
: Apple iPhone event…Tony Robbins UPW…Firewalking…Nintendo Direct…all in …
: I’ve got an annoying thing going on where micro.blog is only letting me select a Facebook …
: What I did on Aussie Farther’s Day ( and it didn’t involve Kids) I had a fantastic time …
: Somedays I love living and working is Australia…this little guy decided to show up in the tree …
: Tall boy gets his head checked…apparently it’s still attached!
: A Day at The Shed [gallery ids=“823,819,820,821,822,825,824,” type=“rectangular”] A family Day …
: This “No Carb” beer is a novel concept…certainly helps with the diet…this …
: I Have Failed as a Father! Earlier today….my 15 year old son, when asked to name The …
: That horrible sharp pain when you sit down in a nice café…ready for your fruit salad and nice …
: Dark modes are all well and good. But using a keyboard without the backlight outside in the middle …
: After about seven months of broken promises, I finally managed to sort out m' Mum with some Aussie …
: Sitting here watching this….I have an almost uncontrollable urge to drum my fingers on …
: Here is the birthday girl….relaxing before a big day of spectating!
: The small boy’s first haircut….before, during and after..very dapper.
: Got to love spam subject lines sometimes.
: First time on a 787 Dreamliner…I’m quite excited.
: An excellent retrospective about probably one of the more important purchases I’ve made in my …
: How do you milk an Egg Fish?
: The kind of thing that makes me want to get a turn table again. 🤓
: Should I be offended that Dewsbury isn’t recognised by iOS spell check?
: I wonder who would win in a fight between Roadrunner and Beaker from Muppets?…I think it …
: Look at this bad-girl who has taken up residency on our washing line. We are not really sure what …
: Why is it that the best things in my site bag, are not the cables and dongles…but are all …
: Tall Boy Surprise I had nice surprise when I got home for a pretty nasty day today. Not only had the Tall Boy (the pet …
: Tall Boy Surprise I had nice surprise when I got home for a pretty nasty day today. Not only had the Tall Boy (the pet …
: Arrrgggg! Calamity! They’ve gone and discontinued my favourite breakfast cereal! …
: As a bit of a thought-experiment, I connected these…to see which one would “win”. …
: Today's Loverly Experience Today’s Loverly Experience I had a loverly experience earlier on today. I was sat in my usual chair …
: When you get something wrong….that you should be really good at…make you feel like a …
: Back after nearly a week of downtime. I’ve had issue with publishing images for this feed. One …
: Is he going to show himself this time?
: Clare‘s attempts to convince me that this branch of Breadtop had closed have failed. #dietruined
: Why is it when you start a diet, all the nice things come out of the back fo the cupboard to haunt …
: With living so close to a different time zone, and in typical Aussie family friendly fashion where …
: A very tasty part of a last weekend of decadence…before the big healthy living change starts in the …
: Looks like I’ve finally got most of the bits in place for micro.blog…took some doing, but …
: Hello to micro.blog Been waiting for this to come out for a bit of time now….and it looks like it has launched. …
: Back in the Game There has been a lot of things that have been happening to the blog over the last few months….all …
: My iPad Dilemma It’s kind of an “in joke” that I am indecisive when it comes to any kind of purchasing decision. I …
: Pick-Me-Up Had a really crappy day….everything I touched (technically speaking), has gone to shit. So I wanted …
: It's been too long... It has been pointed out to me in the last week that I have descended into long term …
: Dave's Downtime Downunder - Off On Walkabout Yet again….another busy summer season with very little in the way of blog activity. …
: Quick implementation leads to relaxed Bank Holiday... So work stuff now…. …and the Friday afternoon before a Bank Holiday…and what …
: Dave's Short Week at Infosec 2013 It's that time again. It must be spring, as it's off to Infosec I go. And as the train speeds past …
: And that wraps up a busy winter...! I wanted to do a quick wrap-up post on winter activities, before spring inneveratably springs, and I …
: From little acorns....Great Oaks grow What started out as an annoying little problems with my getting the @davesdowntime twitter feed to …
: Little Things mean a lot! Obscure Viz reference there….but I remember this one from way back….in the good old days of my mid …
: What's this Markdown stuff anyway? Not wanting to be backwards about these things....I recently started looking at markdown! [and I …
: Claritas Solutions no more....Why and what next... For those who don’t know…I have left Claritas….a bit of a heart wrench as …
: I was right all along! I been saying it for years….“Dewsbury bus station is the centre of the know …
: Great day at the Bonsai Centre Been doing my introduction to bonsai course today. Had a really great day learning about compost, …
: Christmas was good to me....and that's not even the half of it...! Following on from…http://www.davesdowntime.co.uk/?p=302 After a round of angst and worry …
: Microsoft have gone all Amazon.... Microsoft have gone all Amazon….with their download recommendations. And it gave me quite a …
: Xmas brings all the Questions Dependent on how you view me, I’m either: A massive Apple Fan-boi, who has no regard for …
: Back to the Technology After several morbid and self-obsessed post, I really should get back to discussing technology! And …
: I must be getting old....or at least more odd I must be getting old….or at least more odd….because I seem to be increasingly …
: The Root and Remedy of my Mild Madness Ok…maybe my last post was a little harsh, but with numerous things going wrong at the moment, …
: Two more Seasons have Passed...and still no new Posts Well…I would apologies….but I don’t feel sorry in the slightest. Not being a …
: In the bleak mid-winter! As the Winter holiday period slowly gains momentum, my professional life enters the strange …
: ....and then the Chairman of RIPE NCC threw a fridge magnet at me! I’ve just spent most of the morning in a “breakfast briefing” at Easynet, where …
: Some ESXi on ESXi Action! This week I am getting my head round some VMware 5 stuff, mainly the High Availability,Fail-over and …
: "Introduction to..." guides have been published It looks like my first technical “Introduction to…” guides have gone live. They …
: A Beautiful Spring and the Glorious Summer - A Summary in List Form It’s fast becoming that loverly part of the year, around my birthday, when the corn is getting …
: Dave’s Big Day Out at InfoSec (Part 2) So in its simplest form InfoSec is just a large warehouse of a room, with lots of people/geeks …
: Dave's Big Day Out at InfoSec (Part 1) So it off to Earl’s Court we go…and for those who don’t know, InfoSec is the UK …
: Check Point Deployments Ahoy!! Looks like we are getting geared up for Check Point's big plunge into next generation firewalling …
: Site Skim As you can see the site has had a bit of a face lift. Thanks to Rob for the assistance with the …
: Subnet Calculator Again, more archive material that has been looking for a permanent home. This time a subnet …
: Global Brain stuff found and back online I was working my way through some old backups this weekend and found some old university work. Most …
: IPv6 Research Reveals Crazy Quotes I am currently getting ready to write a “primer” whitepaper for my clients regarding the …
: Press Missing the Point over Ofcom's Broadband Findings I awoke this morning to find my bed-side radio, which is usual tuned to be Radio 4, informing me …
: My Trip without Laptop - Part 3 (Conclusion) It’s now over a week later, I have just completed the second business trip away overnight in …
: My Trip without Laptop - Part 2 The business meeting I had today went well. But then I already knew that the iPad, ZaggMate, Dropbox …
: My Trip without Laptop So….I have a lot going on in my life….technically speaking…at the moment! As I …