Browsing: Smarter Life

Plug-in solar might finally be here (minus battery support, which seems likely to come next year), but the bigger question is probably: do you even need the solar panels in the first place?

I like an automated house, with things happening automatically for convenience and simplicity.

A few weeks back, I wrote an article about how local AI servers are bringing everything full circle, away from cloud storage. If Microsoft’s latest move, reducing the amount of storage you get with Microsoft 365, is anything to go by, then the humble NAS starts to seem like a good investment again.

I’ve had Sky Q since day one and still use it happily, despite the launch of Sky Glass and Sky Stream. However, I have worried that Sky Q will be mothballed in favour of the newer streaming-based services.

I upgraded my Mac to macOS Golden Gate 27.0, keen to see what Apple AI could deliver and, in particular, the promise of the more powerful Siri AI, available as a standalone app.

I recently switched my phone service to EE, as it has better coverage (and 5G) where I spend a lot of time. As a freelancer, I had to get my phone on a business contract, which started oddly and soon turned into a farce, and now it’s impossible to manage my account online.

Remember when the cloud promised storage and computing for a low monthly fee? Only, as time has gone on, the number of subscriptions we all have has grown, and the price has shot up.