When sorting out connectivity in the flat I didn't want VDSL — 30 Mbit through a modem is embarrassing. Wireless internet didn't work out in the end so I landed on a 5G modem. The box that O2 had custom-made doesn't offer much. More like nothing than a lot. Need multiple Wi-Fi net...
I needed a workspace that could fit two or three laptops, a monitor, two phones, and still leave room for writing and documents. At the same time you don't want to drown in a tangle of cables (USB-A, USB-C, power cables, HDMI...). And you can't just lay a monitor flat — if...
Since I have the option to work from home, I wanted to set up a workspace that meets today's standards. I wanted a gas monitor arm, a connection hub, a height-adjustable desk and a chair. Let's start with the desk.
Two ads were popping up at me — one from Liftor and an...
Because the apartment is quite large — over 100 m² — I decided to get a robot. Before the floors were ripped up, I used to vacuum and mop the whole place myself. That took me about an hour... now I can spend that hour on something else while the robot does its thing.
There were plent...
During the flat viewing we discovered there was parquet hiding under the current floors! Great news. The existing floors are dark — even though it's wood, it makes the space feel heavy. We decided to renovate the parquet. That meant removing the current flooring — quite a...
While looking into the hotel where I was staying in Prague, I discovered it also supports Mobile Key! Which is a dream — no need to carry a card around and risk degaussing it with your phone. Try it sometime: leave your phone and card right next to each other and you'll fin...
My sneakers gave up. The sole was worn down to the foam it's glued onto. I'd chipped the toe somewhere, so a piece of rubber started peeling off. And worst of all, the heel had cracked, which is really uncomfortable. I originally wanted to buy another pair of Botasy (Botas 66), but som...
Some floors are more delicate than others — drop something and at best you get a dent. Worse is when it has a sharp edge that gouges a scratch, and that's very visible. Especially if your place gets a lot of natural light. Fortunately there are ways to fix it, or at le...
After several years of teaching the (online) security course at Czechitas, last year we decided to create a follow-up course — one that extends the basic security awareness. As it happened, a few of my former colleagues and friends who work in security joined Czechitas...
COVID-19 threw a spanner in the works of training — after cutting our reception period short it went on to limit exercises for active reserves. Last year, unfortunately, none of the dates worked for me due to personal reasons, so I was all the more excite...