Kev Quirk
Kev Quirk
Hi there 👋🏻 I'm Kev Quirk. Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. Here you can learn a bit about me, my interests and what makes me tick.
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So my BMW S1000XR is now a year old and it's going in for its first "full service". It had it's "break in" service after a few weeks of ownership, but that's just an oil change. New bikes come with a very thin oil inside the engine that's used to help with the break-in process. After 500 or so miles, this needs to...
I stumbled across this great post by Spencer Mortensen yesterday, which tested different email obfuscation techniques against real spambots to see which ones actually work. It's a fascinating read, and I'd recommend checking it out if you're into that sort of thing. The short version is that spambots scrape your...
In the last year or so I've read about many people moving from streaming services, like Apple Music and Spotify, to their own music library. To support these local libraries, many seem to be getting themselves a music player, such as the Fiio Echo Mini. While moving to a local library is something that I've thought...
So yesterday I received an email from Admiral, our insurance provider, where we have a combined policy for both our cars and our home. Last year this cost £1,426.00, but this year the renewal had gone up by a huge 33%, to £1,897.93 broken down as follows: Wife's car - £339.34 My car - £455.68 Our home (building &...
Sanjay asked me in a comment on my AMA post: Dear Kev, I am a fellow reader of multiple blogs of yours and others. But somehow I have been searching for any article where any one can setup of his entire digital life using subscription free model. I am not talking about to get everything FREE and become a PRODUCT. If...
Last week I wrote about how I thought I was being scammed by someone on eBay. In the post I said the following: I've asked eBay to step in and help resolve the situation, so we will see what happens. But there's a lot of buyer protection on eBay (and rightly so) but there's very little in the way of seller...
Back in November I pre-ordered an Ollee Watch, which was delivered in February. After playing with the watch, I decided I didn't want it, so I posted it up on eBay - never worn, so brand new. A week or so later it sold and I posted it off to its new owner. A day or 2 later, the buyer messaged me saying the backlight...
I'm really proud of what Pure Blog has become, and honestly a little overwhelmed by the interest it's received since launch. The feedback and enthusiasm from the community has been genuinely lovely, so thank you. That said, since announcing it a couple of months ago, I've spent pretty much every spare minute working...
It's been a little over a year since I bought my Framework 13 laptop and shared my initial thoughts, so I thought it would be a good time to provide you guys with an update on what I like, and dislike about this plucky little laptop. Performance I think this is a good place to start since my previous laptop was an...
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