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"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"

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  • Ubiquiti pushes out an UDM update.

    Ubiquiti pushed out another update – things are getting better with my UDM with each release – it appears that they’ve listened to the ‘feedback’ they’ve received over the last year and taking in onboard. I’m looking forward to seeing them release their next generation Wi-Fi 6 access points, something I’m looking forward to upgrading…

  • Another iOS update and VoLTE compatibility.

    Well, that was an interesting day – went to work, checked up on some news and out of the blue Apple releases 14.2.1 for iPhone 12 devices – it updated the modem firmware from 1.14.04 to 1.14.06. I haven’t noticed any differences in terms of reliability but then again I guess I was lucky in that…

  • Apple releases an iOS update.

    Apple released an updated 14.2 of iOS for iPhone 12 devices however it isn’t available as an OTA update – you’ll need to plugin your phone to your computer to update it. I decided to update to see what it offered – I haven’t noticed a difference but maybe later on I’ll trip over something…

  • Giving the Pixel 4 XL a try.

    Before upgrading to the iPhone 12 Pro Max I decided to revisit the past in my second foray into the world of the Google Pixel 4 XL with the first one being abruptly ended because I had convinced myself that maybe Apple had addressed the short comings of the bundled software included with iOS, mainly,…

  • And one more package arrived.

    My Pixel 4 XL arrived yesterday – I’ll write up a review on my day off but what I thought was funny was how the Vodafone SIM I had laying around didn’t automatically configure my phone so that I could send or receive messages but when I put in my Skinny SIM (Spark’s ‘price concious’…

  • It has finally arrived.

    My Chromecast with Google TV arrived today and although I am waiting for my Google Workspaces to hit the 30 day mark so that I can use YouTube I was able to set everything else up. On the first boot up I went through the process of configuring the settings including voice control which I…

  • Waiting for my package to arrive.

    It’s labour day in New Zealand today so unfortunately, although my package from Australia (well, one out of the two) is sitting in Auckland it has been delayed so I might not get it until either tomorrow (an unrealistic earliest assuming it comes down on the overnight truck from Auckland to Wellington the courier service…

  • Elections are finally over.

    The craziness of another election is over and Labour won a majority as expected but the biggest shock was the Auckland Central Candidate from the Green Party, Chlöe Swarbrick, won the seat which is the first constituency seat won since Jeanette Fitzsimons won the seat in the Coromandel. Not only that but the Green Party…

  • Getting politically active.

    Another day, another pay – busy at work but one of the perks of being busy is that it makes the day go faster. Tomorrow (Saturday) I’m going to get up early so I can head over to the polling booth and cast my vote for Chris Hipkins for my local MP but I’m going…

  • Giving Mimestream a try.

    I found this amazing piece of software called ‘Mimestream’ (link) which uses the GMail API which means it properly deals with labels, it uses a push based API which means you get notified when new mail arrives rather than the mail application having to poll the server in the background which should help when it…