Top 30 Self Hosted Apps


Here is a list of the top self hosted apps. Nextcloud - A self-hosted cloud storage and collaboration platform. Plex - A media server and streaming platform. Docker - Containerization platform for running applications. WordPress - Popular content management system (CMS) for blogging and websites. GitLab - A web-based Git repository manager and DevOps platform. … Continue reading Top 30 Self Hosted Apps

CourtWatch Is Now Live!


CourtWatch is a system that monitors Court and passes an alert to be displayed and dispatched as needed. CourtWatch works on a grading system from 1-9 based on aggregated results. Grade 1 – All Good. (It is unlikely that this will ever be displayed) Grade 10. Priority 1 Red Alert. Danger of ....... Urgent Assistance … Continue reading CourtWatch Is Now Live!

Raspberry Pi Updates


Since the last time I wrote an update I have made several updates. My Recalbox instance is running Strong. (Raspberry Pi 4B, 2 x game controllers, keyboard 0.5TB MicroSd Card, 2 TB External HD) This provides retro gaming in over 30 formats and a well used Kodi instance for my main TV. It is attached … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Updates

Raspberries………..


Hang on a minute Court is talking about fruit. He believes that apples should be in the same place as Apple devices. The bin. So what is going on? Rest assured apart from iPad that is only used for occasional access to the internet all apple devices are in the bin and I retain the … Continue reading Raspberries………..

Tech Update 1 Feb 2021


So whats new in tech around here? Well, Home Assistant has arrived on one of the webservers and is fairing well in its work as a  central control point for home devices. It is working well with Google Home and all my other devices. Well all apart from Alexa. To be fair the only thing … Continue reading Tech Update 1 Feb 2021

So What Has Happened To CourtFax?


I have been asked by quite a few people about the CourtFax system. Have I mothballed it? Deleted it? What?   Well, CourtFax is still alive and well and doing its stuff even after my retirement. Its security and monitoring functions are keeping this site and a few other things in the best of health … Continue reading So What Has Happened To CourtFax?

17 Years Old Today. The Kit that powers this site


WordPress has been powering sites that I own or sites that I have built for 11 of the past 17 years. I have built WordPress since 2009. Since 2011 I have needed a very good reason to build a website in anything but WordPress. We are talking over 200 websites. At one point I owned … Continue reading 17 Years Old Today. The Kit that powers this site