A home messaging server

I am looking for a wintel messaging server for games, first call being for Call of Duty II, I think. I am looking for a mini/compact if possible. This is an unfinished project and here are my notes.

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Time management and notebooks

Why is the topic of notebooks and planning so popular? I came across a bunch of youtube videos on how to use various notebooks for personal planning. I never realised how many videos on the topic there are, or is this just a side effect of the youtube algorithm, having shown a bit of interest,…

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My solar charged power bank

I bought one of these a coujple of years ago and have always felt its recharge speed when using the solar panel was so slow as to make me question if it worked. I am going away and so checked on what people thought. Here are my notes and links. …

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My Samsung A32

I got myself one for work, and love it so much that I bought myself one for me. It broke in August 2022, this is how I got it fixed or not. See ~/Documents/samsung. Mine is awesome blue and came with 64GB of RAM, I am very pleased with it.    

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Logitech K380

I bought a Logitech K380 for use with my phones and new tablet. It’s manual is here, and it connects to the tablet with a US keyboard configuration. This can be reconfigured using the Android setup bluetooth screens. … To pair/connect, press one of the yellow buttons until the white light flickers, make the client…

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Kenwood Fridge/Freezer

I have a new fridge freezer, its a Kenwood KNF60X19 and here is its manual! Here is some more advice on which shelves to use. No notes yet.

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Home TV

I might get myself a large tv screen/monitor, bit where to put it. Here are some links/ideas.

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Samsung S10 Tablet

Finally decided to move on from my beloved but now shit Nokia 2520. I have bought a 2nd hand Samsung T10.5. The user manual is on the web, here. At the moment, I have no notes.

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Hot Water

I have a Horstman E7 timer in my home, I have found an online manual and mirrored it on this site.

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Syncios and Android 5

I had to restore an Android contacts file. The restore copy had been made by syncios. I am not sure what version of syncios or android acted as the source, but the target was Android 5.2.2.

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