Blog

The Latest

12 Jul 2024

Why won't my Synology server stay shutdown?

I've got an old (but trusty) Synology DS215j NAS. Cheap and cheerful. The only down side is that until recently you couldn't keep it off.

29 May 2024

Trying Out Now Pages

Trying out "Now" pages as an alternative to the traditional "About" page. Aiming to bring the reader up-to-date with an author's wider context.

20 Apr 2024

Perl Performance - Is 2 Slower Than 1?

I recently watched a talk given by Tim Bunce called 'Performance Profiling with Devel::NYTProf'. The talk is from 2015 but it is still very relevant for Perl profiling today.

07 Mar 2024

Help Build VoIP Toolbox

The voiptoolbox.net site has had a mini refactor and is now on GitHub!

16 Feb 2024

Instapaper's API via GitHub Actions

February's theme appears to be the Instapaper API. I am trying to auto run the sorting scripts without using some external virtual machine.

Currently based near Bath, working at Dstny Automate. I’ve been fiddling with technology for as long as I can remember. I use this site as a place to blog about interesting development stories and web projects that I think others might find useful.

Shoot me an email