James Callaghan

UniFi Protect 7.1.55 added webhook shortcuts to the camera live view.

A stress-free Wednesday meze at Kallos Cafe & Wine Bar in Salford, with a sleeping toddler on my shoulder, a dome of blistered pita I now have to reverse-engineer, and a chickpea stew I'll be cooking for weeks.

L's first proper trip away: two nights in a Yorkshire cabin, off-grid, with Poppy, a fire pit facing the valley, and an unexpected film crew on the hillside.

Poppy, a pint of Hawkstone, and a farm gate with Cotswolds hills rolling out behind it.

A Baby Yoda mural on a crumbling exterior wall, then inside: every surface covered in colour.

Fixing a solenoid fault on my Sage Oracle Touch and the memories it preserves.

Building a kiosk Power App for event entry.

Smart pet buttons for our 8-week-old puppy Poppy.

I IoT'd an Airwick.

Sit down at the desk, Windows Hello unlocks, the monitor backlight comes on.

A delicate mushroom risotto in the spirit of Theo Randall and Marco Pierre White.

A weekend walk around Little Moreton Hall, a Tudor National Trust property in Cheshire that has settled, leaned and warped into a wonky timber masterpiece.

A misty autumn walk at Tatton Park turned into an unexpected wildlife shoot.

An early-autumn walk at Rufford Old Hall, a Tudor National Trust property in Lancashire, with the canal towpath a few minutes away.

180 SharePoint Online sites. 29 clicks each to configure the modern footer.

A spring walk at Dunham Massey turned into a botanical correction.

Voided the warranty on a brand-new Sonos Play:1 in 24 hours, replaced the figure-eight mains lead with a micro-USB socket and a step-up converter, and made the speaker move with me.

Ten years after a Microsoft Research conference in Cambridge, I got the blue badge.

Grandad Callaghan's carrot soup.

A vivid green pea soup that comes together in under 20 minutes.