AI is everywhere now, and it's only going to take over more and more of the world and our jobs. Trying to resist change is futile; it didn't work for the mechanisation of agriculture or the industrialisation of manual labour,…
No matter how well prepared you are for your travels, you may well need help sooner or later. And then you need communications. In the video below I go through all the options, but in this article I want to…
Do you travel in remote areas, outside mobile phone reception, yet also want or need high-speed Internet access?
Maybe Starlink is for you. It's a satellite-based high-speed Internet access system, and there's coverage pretty much everywhere in the world.
You will need…
Want Internet access when travelling? Or maybe you need it but don't want it?
Back in the day, a mere 15 years ago or so, we didn't have powerful mobiles phones with always-on high-speed Internet. We had to stop at Internet cafes,…
Many people are have a negative view of EVs based on incorrect, or outdated information.
Conversely, some pro-EV people will take any fact or viewpoint that isn't absolutely pro-EV and try and argue it away whilst claiming if only we all drove…
Starlink, the new satellite Internet system that offers speeds of around 300Mpbs, has just released an official availability map:
https://www.starlink.com/map
This is what it looks like as of the date of this post:
The plan is, in time, to have worldwide coverage.…
Starlink is amazing, but it's not yet designed for mobile use although we understand that's planned. Despite Starlink's single-location focus, myself and many others are using it as we travel. Here's what I'd like to change to make Starlink properly travel-friendly. The…
This bit of advice is rapidly circulating the Internet, and it really shouldn't be:
Why this advice is bad
In brief; if you have phone signal, send a text message for help to your friends, or if dire, call 112. Don't…
For many years the remote-communications market has been satphones, messagers and HF radio. The satellite networks of Iridium, Thuraya, Inmarsat and Globalstar are old, and aren't designed for the modern, data-driven world.
Now there's Starlink, which offers incredibly fast high-speed Internet access,…