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    Isolation Day 50: I think we have mastered Fortnite

    ByJim 18 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n No not Really! n As you may have gathered from a few of my posts over the last few weeks. We’ve taken up flaying fortnite to kill time during the lock down. I can safely say that I am as rubbish now as I was a few weeks ago, as the video bellow proves….

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    Isolation Day 49: Finding something to Watch

    ByJim 17 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n It’s not as easy as you think n We’ve reached that point of the lock down where we have watched everything on our Plex server that we both enjoy and have watched everything we like on the streaming services. “Why don’t you just watch TV?” I head you ask. We don’t have, nor want,…

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    Isolation Day 48: I Finally Reinstalled MacOS

    ByJim 16 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n Now Just To Install The Apps and Updates. n For a while now I’ve been meaning to reinstall MacOS. I usually do this once a year to clear out the rubbish on my computer that has built up over time. I’ve been putting it off since I got it around three years ago as…

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    Isolation Day 47: Get Stuff for Free

    ByJim 15 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n Playing Snatch To Get Free Or Nearly Free Stuff n For the last 6 months or so I’ve been playing a game on my phone that gives me free stuff ever now and then. It called Snatch and it’s actually quite rewarding. In the past six months I have manage to wangle countless discounts at restaurants…

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    Isolation Day 46: Getting Free Internet

    ByJim 14 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n Finally Rigging the Outdoor WiFi n Every since we lived in Beverley were been using 4G to get internet in the home as when we were living in Beverley the only internet provider was K-COM, who are ridiculously expensive. Even when we moved back to Bridlington we kept with the 4G but that was…

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    Isolation Day 45: An Offline Smart Home

    ByJim 13 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n Can You Really Run a Smart Home Without Giving Away Your Data? n So I’ve been wondering if HomeKit is the only way that I can make my home smart without having it report back to every company I’ve bought something from what I”m doing with their smart product. n About 6 months ago…

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    Isolation Day 41: Making a Starman Helmet – Part 1

    ByJim 9 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n I’ve got glue in places glue shouldn’t be n We decided to make some paper mâché masks today to help keep Abi’s little brother, Ben, occupied for a few hours.I thought I’d share the this as we go along though todays post is mainly going to be about making it as it’s going to…

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    Isolation Day 40: I Want a Broadcast Truck – Part 2

    ByJim 8 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n Lets Finish The Trailer n So I’ve done a bit more research in order to finish off the planning stage of this project. n Air Conditioning  n n So first things first it’s going to get a bit warm in the trailer without some cooling. Whilst looking for air-conditioning solutions I came across the…

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    Isolation Day 39: We need a new Fish Tank

    ByJim 7 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n It’s all fun and games until there’s a crack in the glass. n So we were doing a routine cleaning of the fish tank last night when the worst happened. A crack appeared. Some how between walking the thing from the living room (empty I might add) and walking through the door of the…

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    Isolation Day 38: I Wanna build a Go Kart

    ByJim 6 May 2020

    <![CDATA[n An Electric Go Kart Built for two n A few years ago I had an idea, that unfortunately I never got to complete. What If I took four electric wheel conversion kits for bikes and attached them to a frame of some sort to create a go kart. n n These kits can get…

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