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Problems connecting my Fitbit Aria 2 scales to the wifi
Technology

Problems connecting my Fitbit Aria 2 scales to the wifi

I recently changed the wifi in my home, and the Fitbit Aria 2 scales will no longer connect to the internet. I’ve tried all the suggestions from online help: Connecting the wifi in the Fitbit app – it just shows errors to me when I try to select the wifi network Deleting the scales from […]

20th August 20219th September 2021Fitbit, Scales
Back singing after 6 months
Music

Back singing after 6 months

It’s been six months since I last had the opportunity to sing in church. Back in December 2020 we were getting organised for the civic carol service and Christmas services in St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, and then the big COVID-19 spike in Ireland happened and all singing in church was cancelled. Christmas is cancelled! […]

23rd June 202123rd June 2021Choir, Christmas, COVID-19, Singing, St Ann's
How much electricity does it take to run my home office?
Home

How much electricity does it take to run my home office?

I’ve been working from home for the last 16 months since the COVID-19 outbreak started in Ireland, and I was curious about how much electricity it takes to power my home office setup. There are various different power costs associated with working from home. There’s the electricity it takes to power the computer and peripherals […]

21st June 202121st June 2021Electricity, Environmental, Working from home
Dawn on New Year’s Day 2021
Dublin Photos

Dawn on New Year’s Day 2021

What else would you do on New Year’s Day except to get up in the early hours of the morning, while it’s still dark, and take a hike up into the Dublin mountains to see the first sun rise of the new year? 2020 has been a horrible year, what with the COVID-19 thing, and […]

1st January 202127th January 2021COVID-19, New Year, Walking
First day back in the office since March
Work

First day back in the office since March

I had an essential reason to be in town today, and so I’m back in the office today for the first time since March – and it’s a lot quieter than the last time I was here! My office was officially re-opened following the COVID-19 lockdown at the start of August, but only a handful […]

28th September 202028th September 2020COVID-19, Work, Working from home
Photos from Donegal
Photos

Photos from Donegal

We had amazing weather last week in western Donegal! The sun shone, and we have 20+ degrees temperature every day. Which meant, of course, going to the beach. And we found loads of almost-deserted beaches near our base in Ardara. Here’s just a small selection of the photos I took either at the beach, or […]

18th August 202018th August 2020Ardara, Beaches, Donegal, Sliabh Liag Cliffs
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This blog is written by Richard Bloomfield who lives in Dublin, Ireland. I write about stuff that interests me - technology, singing, cycling, and a myriad of other topics.

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