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https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/09/android-13-grapheneos-freeradius-wi-fi-authentication-and-lets-encrypt/
Android 13, GrapheneOS, freeradius, Wi-Fi authentication, and Let's Encrypt | Neil's blog
Sep 26, 2022 - I am [using freeradius to authenticate users to a particular SSID, to steer them onto the right VLAN][1].
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/11/lowering-wireguards-mtu-to-1300-to-work-with-a-three-data-sim/
Lowering WireGuard's MTU to 1300 to work with a Three data SIM | Neil's blog
Nov 4, 2024 - A while back, Scancom was selling pre-paid, data-only, bundles on the Three network, offering 25GB of data per month, every month until February 2027, for a...
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/05/whats-the-best-laptop-i-could-get-for-no-more-than-50/
What's the best laptop I could get for no more than £50? | Neil's blog
May 4, 2024 - A friend and I had a small competition: what is the best laptop we could get for no more than £50?
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/08/heres-what-i-do-versus-you-should/
'Here's what I do' versus 'You should' | Neil's blog
Aug 10, 2025 - Outside the confines of my professional work, I try not to give advice, or tell people what they should do.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/01/yt-dlps-download-archive-flag/
yt-dlp's --download-archive flag | Neil's blog
Jan 4, 2026 - Today, I learned about the --download-archive flag for yt-dlp.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/08/fixing-my-pixel-6s-usb-port-issue-with-a-trimmed-down-cocktail-stick/
Fixing my Pixel 6's USB port issue with a trimmed down cocktail stick | Neil's blog
Aug 11, 2025 - I have a Pixel 6 phone, running GrapheneOS.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/01/dark-mode-for-the-firebrick-network-contraptions-web-ui/
Dark mode for the FireBrick network contraption's web UI | Neil's blog
Jan 4, 2024 - I like my FireBrick network contraption.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/05/turning-off-pi-holes-rate-limiting-to-solve-my-dns-woes/
Turning off Pi-hole's rate limiting to solve my DNS woes | Neil's blog
May 2, 2025 - I have a couple of DNS servers running Pi-hole and unbound.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/02/but-its-not-unlimited/
But it's not unlimited... | Neil's blog
Feb 21, 2022 - There seems to be something about an ISP selling an Internet access service with a clearly-defined cap/quota that annoys people.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/09/newsboat-a-tui-rss-reader/
Newsboat, a TUI RSS reader | Neil's blog
Sep 11, 2024 - Sometimes, less is more.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/09/what-if-i-dont-want-videos-of-my-hobby-time-available-to-the-entire-world/
What if I don't want videos of my hobby time available to the entire world? | Neil's blog
Sep 29, 2025 - I am very much enjoying my newly-resurrected hobby of Airsoft.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2020/12/nice-rack/
Nice rack! | Neil's blog
Dec 21, 2020 - I spent an enjoyable hour-and-a-bit today, fitting a rear rack to my Brompton. I haven't bothered with a photo: it looks like a standard Brompton with a...
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/01/the-curious-case-of-the-spurious-cli/
The Curious Case of the Spurious CLI | Neil's blog
Jan 17, 2022 - Here's a bit of an odd one. And it's rather dull, if you're not interested in telephony and calling line identifiers. And probably dull even if you are.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/12/i-think-fedizens-should-be-able-to-disable-replies-to-some-or-all-of-their-posts/
I think fedizens should be able to disable replies to some or all of their posts | Neil's blog
Dec 7, 2024 - Every so often, there is a bit of a debate in the fediverse about whether a person should be able to make a post to which other users cannot reply.
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/01/side-loading-books-to-a-kindle-from-linux-via-calibre/
Side-loading books to a Kindle from Linux via calibre | Neil's blog
Jan 2, 2022 - You can bypass a newly-reset Kindle's registration screen by side-loading (DRM-free / DRM-stripped) books via [calibre][1].
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https://neilzone.co.uk/2023/06/barclays-is-closing-its-contactless-mobile-payment-services-on-30-june/
Barclays is closing its Contactless Mobile payment services on 30 June | Neil's blog
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