Kev Quirk
Kev Quirk
Kev Quirk
Hi there 馃憢馃徎 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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I've been thinking about getting a #3DPrinter recently. Never used one before but I think it would be useful/interesting. I have no experience with them, and don't want to spend a tonne of money. Ease of use and quality would be my...
It always makes me sad when bloggers have no way of easily contacting them on their site. I'd love to talk to you about your last post, but there's no way to email or comment. Posting your Twitter handle aint gonna cut it. Is it so hard...
Lovely sourdough toast for breakfast. The old girl knows there might be some crust going spare too - she isn't daft! Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. 鉂わ笍 You can reply to this post by email, or leave a...
Went for another run this evening, was planning to do 3km again, but I felt good at the halfway point so I carried on. I ended up doing 5km and was hoping to do it in <35 mins. Imagine my surprise when I did it in 30:21! Well impressed,...
ExecutedAuthor: RR HaywoodGenre: Sci-fiReleased: 06 June 2017Rating: 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽員he team of heroes extracted from their timelines to stop the impending apocalypse didn鈥檛 think they needed a leader. But they鈥檝e got one anyway. With their...
Went for my first run in goodness knows how long last night. Managed 3km in in 21 min with an avg heart rate of 172bpm(!) Considering I used to do 5km in 18 mins, this is disappointing, but i need to focus on the positives...I got off my...
My note taking process has evolved a lot over the years. Originally I used my iPad with the Apple pencil, but having to charge it every few days was a pain. Then I switched to the Remarkable 2, which was great and I didn't need to charge...
Is Bitwarden preparing for a sale?by Jan-Lukas ElseJan-Lukas writes about the warning signs that Bitwarden might be heading for a private equity sale. The irony is that founder built Bitwarden because he didn't trust what happened when...
So I recently upgraded my home internet to full fibre, after which I also decided to upgrade my router as there were some things I wanted to do with my network that my ISP-provided router wasn't capable of. I replaced my mesh system with...
As many regular readers know, we live in the North Wales countryside, which means it can take time to get the latest and greatest when it comes to technology. As a result, we were previously "limited" to FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) which...
Hey you, start communicating!by David JamiesonDavid talks about why it's good to reach out to authors when you read their content. Even if it's just to say hi.Read post 鉃ard agree with David's comments here - he and I regularly exchange...
Ok, that's it. I'm officially off GitHub. First I moved all of my private repos to my Synology, which was extremely easy to do. I did that around a week or so ago and it's be working great. Then I had to start sorting and moving all my...
Yesterday I received an email from the Thunderbird team inviting me to join a preview of their new hosted email service, Thunderbird Pro. I love email, so was very keep to sign up and test it out. Before we get into this, I want to say...
I've read a few posts about people leaving GitHub recently, and following my short note to the Fediverse a number of people have piped up saying they're not fans of GitHub, either. From the reading I've done, these frustrations are...
I was recently reading The Long Ride Home by Nathan Millward and at one point in the book he talks about having to get on a plane, and his fear of flying: This was something I would have loved to have avoided [getting on a plane], my...