Matisyahu's Blog

Today was a productive day, I visited my sister to hand back the laptop that I set up for her along with setting up the UniFi Dream Machine and UniFi AP AC HD resulting in a much better internet experience where (I ran a speed test and was able to hit 300mbps download and 100mbps upload). The UniFi Dream Machine is put in the lounge room/kitchen where as the UniFi AP AC HD is installed in the hall way (the ethernet cable going up through the ceiling then connecting up to the access point (the fact that it is powered via PoE makes the installation a whole lot easier). The laptop has left me with a very positive experience when it comes to Windows 11 – as most of you know I’m a pretty hard core macOS user but I always like to keep my options open. It will be interesting to see what Windows 11 25H2 brings but I’ve heard rumours that administrator protection will arrive – that will really push up the level of security in Windows 11 and protect it from some of the nasty stuff that bad guys try to do.

I’ve had a look through my wardrobe and there are some of the old shirts I used to fit that have aged really badly so even when I get my weight down to my target range I don’t think I’ll ever actually wear them. The white shirts have have got discolouration so they’ll be the first I get rid of but there are three shirts from Oxford I bought when I was in Australia which has a double cuff that are nice but I’m unsure what I’ll pair up with them – possibly a woollen vest or maybe getting the equivalent of a ‘frock coat’ with trousers that match them. On a good side the black shirts I bought held up well – I am a horrible eater so I tend to avoid clothing where, if I spill something, it shows a nasty stain on it hence my preference for dark colours.

I’ve had a look at switching to 2 Degrees for my internet – at the moment Skinny doesn’t offer IPv6 and one thing I noticed is that the speed and latency is better on her connection when compared to mine. I am also looking at 2 Degrees because everything is integrated together into a single bill, the gap between the price Skinny charges vs what others charge have closed not to mention the good speeds when using Cloudflare, Microsoft, Amazon and Google services along with the inter connection at points of presence meaning that if I am connecting to a service in Wellington the requst doesn’t go all the way to Auckland then back down to Wellington again but instead through the exchange in Wellington I directly connect to the server with the result being lower latency and better speed when downloading. As mentioned in a previous post, I’ll be holding back any decisions until we see what happens with the upcoming WWDC 2025 and whether it is a barrel of disappointments or the issues I’ve raised in the past actually get addressed – if it is a giant disappointment then at least I have an alternative plan for the next few years.