As energy costs rise – Home Assistant – Better home temperature control

Nest Thermostat In 2014, Sandra and Ian installed a Nest Thermostat, previously they had a programable thermostat. The NEST offered more control via the internet and has some intelligence / learning built in. The thermostat is wall mounted in their hallway, so not in direct sunlight. Cats, Catio and a Read more

Really joining the Cord Cutters & Busters

Back to part 1 – Switching from fixed-contract Internet, telephone, and TV providers Cord cutter or Cord buster generally means not getting your TV services from the likes of Virgin or Sky, streaming rather than using packaged TV services. Though we have taken Cord Cutting a stage further. Whilst we Read more

Ian’s instant coffee hack

A more palatable coffee for your taste buds and pocket In these crazy times of soaring prices, Ian does enjoy a coffee in the morning, he calls it his “A caffeine kickstart”. Ian has had to drastically reduce his daily caffeine intact, never drinking coffee in the afternoon due to Read more

Now TV – Special Offers and ‘Boost’

We used to subscribe to Now TV as they have some good content, but we got fed up of the monthly ‘Boost’ charge of £6.00, which we feel is a total rip-off. Now we regularly get emails from Now TV offering special deals, the latest is entitled “your killer offer Read more