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Smartphone screen protector UV cured
I have had various phone screen protectors over the years, floppy and solid and preferred the solid glass cover I had on on my Note…
Secure the Chocolate: Simple Cupboard Security
We have created a self contained area of our house that we still use a lot ourselves, and part of the need is to be…
Home Automation: Future Thinking
So, home control with your own setup is great, but you have to think about what happens in the event you sell your house, get…
Home Automation: Electrical Safety
This is part one of some of my notes regarding Home Automation concepts. Part 2 is about planning for the future and house resale value….
Lachco Front Door Lock for Home Automation
I researched, bought and installed an electronic front door lock to go with the home automation & security system for under NZ$200 in 2017. I…
Podcasts I Listen To
Ok, I do like to listen to the occasional podcast, and there are a bunch that I like to listen to regularly. Being in traffic…
Whole House Audio on the Cheap
You can pay thousands for Bose multiroom audio systems, or buy a huge stereo and crank it up so you can hear it throughout the…
Shelly Park Colour Run, 2019
Selfie Booth Photos from the Shelly Park School Colour Fun Run, April 2019
Caravans at Beach Hop, 2019
Beach Hop in Whangamata had around 100 classic, vintage and retro styled caravans this year. Here are a bunch of photos I took. Not my…
5 Steps to DIY Home Automation
You can spend thousands on home automation equipment. You could get yourself an ecosystem like Apple Homekit, Samsung Smart-Things, Control4 or many others, however with…
My car was broken in to… without my remote!
Someone recently sent an email to our local neighbourhood and it went something like this: We live at no 123, and I thought it was…
Electric Vehicle EVtiquette
Subtitle: How not to be a d@%k, when owning and driving an Electric Vehicle. Warning, these are my opinions, and in some cases may be…
How to Stop Your Caravan From Disappearing
Caravan thefts in New Zealand have become a lot more common in the past few years, and every day or so you hear about another…
Tips: Get Your Cabling in Tricky Places
Do you have an existing house or structure and trying to get a cable into a tricky place? Here are a few tips from methods…
Rebel Roundup, Pukekohe 2018
The first year for Retro Caravans, Rebel Roundup is at Pukekohe raceway south of Auckland.
