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Millennial Yorkshire queer partially deaf geek dad/husband. Works in university admissions, specialising in PhD and MBA. Likes photography and social media […] [bridged from https://mastodonapp.uk/@neilturner on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
The Power Hall at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
New blog post: The Power Hall and Cosmic Chaos
A couple of weeks ago, we went back to the Science & Industry Museum in Manchester, to see the newly re-opened Power Hall, and their latest exhibition, Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos. I’ve written about their […]
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A photo of the Etikez PM260 Bluetooth label printer, in a pastel purple colour.
New blog post: Etikez PM260 Label Printer review
I’ve bought myself a new Bluetooth label printer – it’s this Etikez PM260 Label Printer (sponsored link). But wait, you may think, don’t you already own a Bluetooth label printer? Yes, I do, and I reviewed that […]
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The film poster for Hoppers
New blog post: Hoppers film review
Yesterday, we trooped off as a family to watch the latest Disney Pixar film, Hoppers. This is Pixar’s 30th feature film, and the 19th one I’ve seen. Generally, we look forward to Pixar films, and this one didn’t disappoint […]
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A photo of Heaton Hall, in Heaton Park in Manchester
New blog post: Heaton Park
Somewhere that we go to regularly, but I have hitherto not blogged about, is Heaton Park in Manchester. It’s the largest public park in the north west of England, and, being in the north-east corner of Manchester, it’s only about […]
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A photo of an Octopus Electroverse RFID card, and the Electroverse app open on an iPhone
New blog post: The 3 main ways to pay for public charging
We’re now six months into our electric car adventure. We do the vast majority of our charging at home – indeed, between September and December, we didn’t need to use a public charger once. But when we […]
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A screenshot of an access list in nginx Proxy Manager
New blog post: Allowing IP ranges for a reverse proxy
I run a few services on my Raspberry Pi, such as Mealie and Calibre-Web, which I want to be able to access when I’m away from home. I therefore use Nginx Proxy Manager to act as a reverse proxy, to make […]
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A photo of some crocuses, taken in March 2006
New blog post: Marching onwards into March
Whilst it’s been a wet start to 2026 for some, it’s definitely starting to feel more like spring now. As it happens, the photo above of some crocuses was taken 20 years ago, on a little Samsung point and shoot camera […]
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Two valentines day cards. The one on the left says 'I'm so glad you seduced me with your charming awkwardness' and is mostly red with a heart at the bottom; the one on the right says 'My sexy husband, I love you with all my boobs. I would say heart, but my boobs are bigger'.
New blog post: Unblogged February
I suppose I can’t really say ‘wow, we’re at the end of February already’ seeing as how it’s the shortest month of the year. Here’s my round-up of things that have happened this month that haven’t made it into core blog posts […]
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A screenshot of the symphonic metal covers playlist on Spotify
New blog post: Playlist of the month: Symphonic Metal Covers
Following last month’s playlist of ska covers, I’m going to do another playlist of covers – this time in the subgenre of symphonic metal. In my previous symphonic metal playlist, I included a couple […]
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Screenshot of the Fastmail interface
New blog post: Moving my email to Fastmail
I’m now using Fastmail (referral link) for my email. My email address remains the same, but all email sent to it will go to Fastmail’s servers. Fastmail isn’t a new company; as per Wikipedia, it’s been around since […]
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Did anyone else find that their iPhone alarm didn't work this morning, or was it just me?
Screenshot of the Just the Browser web site
New blog post: Just the Browser
Do you sometimes feel like AI features are now just foisted upon us, whether we want them or not? It feels like almost every app now has some kind of AI feature added – even Notepad on Windows 11 isn’t immune, with Microsoft […]
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A photo of the start of a ferret race at Cannon Hall Farm
New blog post: A return trip to Cannon Hall Farm
Last weekend, we went back to Cannon Hall Farm, which is in the so-called ‘Tuscan hills‘ surrounding the town of Barnsley. We’ve been many times before, the most recent of which was in 2024, and I last wrote […]
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New blog post: Pancake day
Today is Shrove Tuesday, which in Christian cultures falls the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the 40 days of Lent. We’re not Christians in our household, but we do like an excuse to have pancakes, and so Shrove Tuesday is known as pancake day in our […]
A photo of the Ponhog laptop backpack
New blog post: Ponhog laptop backpack review
I was in need of a new backpack that can carry a laptop, and so I bought this Ponhog laptop backpack (sponsored link) a few weeks ago. Here’s my review of it, but firstly a bit of background. I’m a hybrid worker […]
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Happy discount heart shaped chocolate day!
New blog post: A Monday Meme
It’s been a few weeks since I last did one of these. This is one that Dave2 posted to Facebook some time ago. https://neilturner.me.uk/2017/07/03/a-monday-meme/
New blog post: Friday 13th
Today is Friday 13th, and because it’s February and not a leap year, this is the first of three Friday 13ths that we’ll experience this year. The next one will be in March, and then again in November. It’s the first time since 2015 that we’ve experienced three Friday […]
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A photo of the Olsen & Smith 1800W smart ceramic heater
New blog post: Olsen & Smith 1800W Smart Ceramic Heater Review
My latest new smart home device is this little 1800W ceramic heater from Olsen & Smith (sponsored link). It’s only around 20 centimetres tall, but is able to output a decent amount of heat quite […]
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A screenshot of a YAML Template Sensor in Home Assistant that multiplies the values of two other sensors.
New blog post: How to: multiply two entities in Home Assistant
Suppose you have two entities in Home Assistant, and you want to multiply them together to produce a third entity that always shows the product of these two entities. Here’s how I went about it […]
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An amalgamated screenshot of web sites about other people with the name Neil Turner
New blog post: An overview of other people called Neil Turner
I suppose one problem with having a (relatively) common first name and surname, is that I’m not the only person called Neil Turner. If you do a Google search for ‘neil turner’, this blog is […]
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A screenshot of Mealie, the self-hosted recipe manager
New blog post: Mealie – self-hosted recipe manager
I’ve been playing with Mealie recently. It’s a recipe manager, so you store all of the recipes that you have saved from various web sites and search them easily. You can also add your own recipes, including […]
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A photo of my GeekMagic SmallTV Pro showing a Home Assistant dashboard
New blog post: GeekMagic SmallTV Pro & Home Assistant
I recently bought a GeekMagic SmallTV Pro (sponsored link), which is a small, always-on desktop screen that runs on USB power. Out of the box, it can display the weather, a small range of photos, share […]
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New blog post: Flung into February
Back in February 2024, my wife Christine described the preceding January as ‘the Januariest January that ever Januaried’. And whilst January 2025 was also something of a slog, for us at least, this January hasn’t been so bad. I think it’s helped that I had a […]
A photo of January's 'Wolf Moon', taken by me in Derbyshire
New blog post: Unblogged January
I didn’t do one of these in December, although I think anything that I would have written about went into the 2025 review. Instead, here’s what I got up to in January that didn’t merit a full blog post. The Wolf Moon That […]
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A photo of the outside of the Thackray Museum of Medicine
New blog post: Thackray Museum of Medicine
A couple of weeks ago, we went to the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds. It’s next to St James Hospital, and tells the history of medical care in the UK from the 18th century until the present day. History of the […]
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Wow, I'm doing so well at growing my professional network on LinkedIn.
Screenshot of the ska covers playlist on Spotify
New blog post: Playlist of the month: Ska covers
This month’s playlist comes from me discovering the band Skameleon. They’re a German band who specialise in covering pop songs in the third-wave ska style. I’ve long had a soft spot for ska music – a close […]
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A photo of the guide and tally chart for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
New blog post: The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
If you have a garden, and a spare hour this weekend, you could take part in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch. It’s a citizen science project that allows the RSPB insights into which birds are most common in […]
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