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9 November 2021

Xiaomi 10T Pro Updating (2021)

This is the method I followed for my Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro to get from my previously installed AOSP ROM to a stock based ROM (I’ll change to a modified stock ROM later). It includes Root so a bunch of useful things can be installed. I had a nice AOSP ROM previous to this, but the camera was a stumbling block – the Xiaomi stock camera is so much better.

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6 November 2017

Complete Backup and Restore of an Android Device

If you are upgrading an Android device and want to cover everything (and pedantically save the entire history/setup of your phone), for example installing a new ROM in your phone, upgrading the phone or going from an old phone to a new one, here are some notes I have put together about the process I use. What do you want...

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4 July 2016

Howto: Use Gmail for Personalised Email

You can use Google’s Gmail system to manage your personalized email. This gives you all the benefits of being able to easily see your email on phone/tablet/computer etc. Generally, you want the fact that you are using gmail to be invisible to people if you have your own domain however, and this method allows you to do that without setting...

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14 March 2016

The default problem with Facebook

Facebook has become the default social media platform for the majority of people worldwide. I’ll start by saying, for me it was a case a couple of years ago that if I wanted to keep in touch (and get back in touch) with many friends and extended family on a regular basis, this was the only real option. However, I...

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14 November 2013

Zoomy taxi app is a game changer

I don’t often have a need to get a taxi these days as I am less out and about than I used to be, but when I needed to drop my Holden in for a service, I jumped at the chance to call a taxi via the new Zoomy app taxi service.

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14 November 2013

Should I buy a Chromebook for my child’s schoolwork?

This question gets asked of me a lot in the local area where I live. Most of the local schools ‘require’ some form of personal computing device for each child now (beyond about the age of 10+) and Chromebooks are an often recommended solution with the alternative being the iPad or a full laptop. I’m sometimes not even sure if...

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Xiaomi 10T Pro Updating (2021)

Complete Backup and Restore of an Android Device

Howto: Use Gmail for Personalised Email

Zoomy taxi app is a game changer

Should I buy a Chromebook for my child’s schoolwork?

Multivendor Database for Retro Collections

Shorts: Bosch… not bosch

Shorts: Marty’s VHS-C Camera (nearly)

Shorts: Decent phone holder finally?

Shorts: Back to the 80s in poor drinks taste