<![CDATA[n n Blake Stephen Hope  n Born on 6th March 2023 at 14:48 weighing 6lb 9oz n I’ve been a bit quiet over the last few weeks, a big part of that is due to the latest addition to the Hope Clan about a month ago (another factor is I kept breaking my website every…

<![CDATA[n If in doubt leave it alone!  n You may notice a few thing may look a bit different or missing entirely around here.  n Well… that may be a little bit my fault. I tried to do some updates on my hosting server and things didn’t quite go to plan.  n Thankfully I have…

<![CDATA[n n I may be a bit behind the times when it comes to the launch of Freely, but I am excited for its launch. This post has been sitting on my phone for a few weeks now having written it whilst waiting in hospital corridors, a story for another time maybe. I’m glad that…

<![CDATA[n n With Energy Pricing as high as it is, I thought it might be time to upgrade the Energy Usage Calculator.  n A few years ago I created a web tool to help me whilst I was at work as on a near daily basis I was helping customers understand their bills and why…

<![CDATA[n Just a quick update as it’s been quite hectic over the last few weeks between work and getting ready for child number 2’s to arrive. that he is making it difficult already. When I’m not working or going back and forth to the hospital I’ve been working on some work-related projects that I can’t…

<![CDATA[n Surely this should be a thing already!  n n If you’ve been following this blog or know me personally, you probably already know I’m obsessed with smart home stuff. It all began with a few Philips Hue light bulbs, and before I knew it, every room in my house was decked out with smart…

<![CDATA[n n How much would it cost to build a full-stage setup on AliExpress?  n Lately, I’ve been really into something new. It all started when we got our hands on a 2010 Nissan Qashqai and needed some parts for our CarPlay radio. Now I can’t stop thinking about it! n Ugh, can I just…

<![CDATA[n n What if Blackmagic covered the whole event ecosystem?  n In my last post, I mentioned the idea of a Blackmagic ecosystem and the idea just wouldn’t shift from my head. So, me being me, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and may have come up with a rough plan or…

<![CDATA[n n So Close to the Perfect 4K ATEM  n It’s been a while… around 7 and a bit months to be nowhere near exact. If you read my last post you can probably guess why. For those that haven’t, We welcomed Scarlett into our lives on the 13th of August and it has been…

<![CDATA[n Say Hello to Scarlett Eileena Hope  n Born: 13th August 2022  n n I haven’t posted in a little while but I promise I have a good reason!  n The last couple of months have been very hectic, but well worth all of the effort (mostly on Abi’s part rather than mine). We spent…