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"01a0cfe6-67d7-7109-a552-e047a301fba0", "title": "Rediscovering Old Computers", "url": "https://simonhackett.com/2012/09/11/rediscovering-old-computers/", "published_at": "2012-09-11T01:26:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cfe6-b615-7075-bb2e-0909b1e1dc17", "title": "Tesla Model S : What’s In A Name?", "url": "https://simonhackett.com/2012/09/07/tesla-model-s-whats-in-a-name/", "published_at": "2012-09-07T02:03:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cfe6-b615-7075-bb2e-0909b216f19d", "title": "Reflections on a journey", "url": "https://simonhackett.com/2012/09/04/reflections-on-a-journey/", "published_at": "2012-09-04T01:54:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cfe6-b615-7075-bb2e-0909b28ac50f", "title": "Ferry Flight 9: Broome to Adelaide", "url": "https://simonhackett.com/2012/09/03/ferry-flight-9-broome-to-adelaide/", "published_at": "2012-09-02T21:42:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cfe6-b615-7075-bb2e-0909b2d70390", "title": "Home in Adelaide", "url": "https://simonhackett.com/2012/09/02/home-in-adelaide/", 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The home battery lock-in you don’t (yet) know about original ↗

17 May 2026

2025

Battery System Upgrade at The Vale original ↗

4 Apr 2025

2023

Qantas – a study in customer service frustration original ↗

18 Jul 2023

EVs, Renewable Energy Systems and a few aircraft original ↗

6 Feb 2023

2022

How to make AXIS Web Cameras work properly on Safari (MacOS and IOS)original ↗

26 May 2022

Fixing Sonos constant disappearances from a Ubiquiti UniFI WiFi Network original ↗

14 Jan 2022

2021

Ubiquiti UniFI OS bug: Wireless Lan Peer to Peer Traffic (incl Printing and Sonos Audio) broken by a recent software update original ↗

11 Dec 2021

How much renewable energy does it take to offset flying a Pilatus PC12?original ↗

6 Dec 2021

Deploying the worlds smallest flow battery (The Redflow ZBM2) from small sites up to grid scale original ↗

2 Dec 2021

Fixing Starlink “Poor Ethernet Connection”original ↗

14 Nov 2021

Gigabit Internet at Home original ↗

3 Aug 2021

The Vale Energy System original ↗

26 Jul 2021

Letter to America: The Australian experience with the COVID-19 Pandemic original ↗

13 Jun 2021

The Redflow Gen3 ZBM original ↗

22 May 2021

Pod Z: The Redflow Grid-Scale HVDC Energy Pod original ↗

17 May 2021

HOWTO: Equipment selection for easy 4G / LTE Failover network access with a Ubiquiti UDM-Pro original ↗

28 Feb 2021

2020

250 Megabit Internet at Home original ↗

27 Oct 2020

How to ignore a customer without even trying original ↗

22 Oct 2020

Three Days Soaring at The Vale – Day Three – Ridge Soaring original ↗

2 Oct 2020

Three Days Soaring at The Vale – Day Two – Soaring using Thermals original ↗

1 Oct 2020

Three Days Soaring at The Vale – Day One – Wave Soaring original ↗

1 Oct 2020

Flying On Electric Avenue original ↗

30 Sept 2020

KNX Tips and Traps Part 2: KNX/IP Routing original ↗

14 Sept 2020

KNX Tips And Tricks Part 1: VMWare, Dongles, and Scene Teach-In original ↗

13 Sept 2020

2019

Solved: Installing Windows 10 using Bootcamp on iMac with a Fusion Drive original ↗

29 Jul 2019

2018

Life, the universe, and Redflow original ↗

10 Sept 2018

The Role of Flow Batteries in Dispatchable Renewable Energy Grids original ↗

26 May 2018

How Redflow Batteries Work original ↗

31 Jan 2018

The Base64 Redflow Energy System original ↗

31 Jan 2018

2017

Internode NBN HFC using an Apple Airport Extreme as the site router original ↗

31 Dec 2017

Redflow ZBM2 deployment at Bosco Printed Circuits original ↗

17 Aug 2017

2016

My home Redflow ZBM2 energy system installation original ↗

27 Nov 2016

The ‘Apple vs Android’ inflection point for battery energy storage original ↗

31 Oct 2016

How State Governments can save money and drive the battery revolution original ↗

13 Jun 2016

ZCell Launched original ↗

30 Mar 2016

Why batteries will not cause mass defection from the grid original ↗

15 Feb 2016

2015

New Net, New Grid – FiRe 2015 original ↗

2 Dec 2015

The New Power Game: Grid-scale batteries hit an inflection point original ↗

24 May 2015

How an Australian glider pilot obtains a US Glider Pilots License original ↗

17 Apr 2015

Tesla Model S cup holders learn a new trick original ↗

31 Mar 2015

Tesla Model S as a software innovation platform original ↗

17 Jan 2015

Tesla Model S arrival original ↗

15 Jan 2015

15 Megabits Is Not Enough original ↗

14 Jan 2015

2014

The Art of the Investment Proposition (Form) Letter original ↗

15 Nov 2014

Night flying original ↗

20 Oct 2014

Filming a testimonial about my Pilatus PC-12 original ↗

8 Oct 2014

Rebooting the NBN: (Personal) Reflections on the journey thus far original ↗

5 Sept 2014

Command Instrument Rating original ↗

23 Aug 2014

Driving Model S in the UK original ↗

19 Aug 2014

RMIT Talking Technology podcast original ↗

14 Aug 2014

Of startups and electric cars original ↗

9 Aug 2014

Stemme S6-RT review in AOPA Magazine original ↗

5 Aug 2014

Followup to ‘Wind, Sun and (brain) Drain’original ↗

5 Aug 2014

The NBN destination is worth the journey original ↗

2 Aug 2014

Wind sun and (brain) drain original ↗

30 Jul 2014

iPhone 5s Photography Tips original ↗

9 Jun 2014

Doctor Sir Terry Pratchett original ↗

28 May 2014

Energy Efficient Housing in Germany original ↗

25 May 2014

Technology at Zurich Airport original ↗

25 May 2014

Sebastian and Simon’s Excellent Adventure original ↗

24 May 2014

Thoughts about starting and growing Internode original ↗

21 May 2014

Flying the Stemme S6-RT Motorglider original ↗

20 May 2014

The Alexander Schleicher factory original ↗

13 May 2014

Heading to Europe original ↗

12 May 2014

Electric Vehicles and Luxury Car Tax original ↗

9 May 2014

Thoughts about my transition from Internode to NBNCo original ↗

28 Jan 2014

2013

HFC in the National Broadband Network original ↗

14 Dec 2013

About AvPlan – and why I have invested in it original ↗

7 Nov 2013

iMessage in IOS 7 loses link with your mobile number – and how to fix it original ↗

6 Nov 2013

Experiences with MR16 LED downlights original ↗

27 Oct 2013

A blast from the past : Internode and Agile in 2002 original ↗

7 Oct 2013

Flying in and out of Sydney International original ↗

6 Aug 2013

Building a Fibre NBN on a Copper budget original ↗

17 Jul 2013

The Man Who Climbed Mount Pilatus original ↗

2 Jun 2013

2013 NBN Policy demystified (video)original ↗

11 Apr 2013

CommsDay Sydney 2013 Summit: The Problem With FTTN original ↗

9 Apr 2013

Why ‘Sharing’ a Dropbox folder doesn’t always work – and how to fix it original ↗

5 Apr 2013

2012

Successfully deploying IPv6 in Australia original ↗

22 Oct 2012

PC-12 over Sydney Harbour original ↗

16 Oct 2012

Rediscovering Old Computers original ↗

11 Sept 2012

Tesla Model S : What’s In A Name?original ↗

7 Sept 2012

Reflections on a journey original ↗

4 Sept 2012

Ferry Flight 9: Broome to Adelaide original ↗

2 Sept 2012

Home in Adelaide original ↗

2 Sept 2012

Ferry Flight 8: Bali to Broome (WA)original ↗

1 Sept 2012

Ferry Flight 7: Vietnam to Bali original ↗

31 Aug 2012

Rest Day in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City original ↗

30 Aug 2012

Bikes in Ho Chi Minh City demonstrating fluid flow original ↗

29 Aug 2012

Ferry Flight 6: Thailand to Vietnam original ↗

29 Aug 2012

Ferry Flight 5: India to Thailand original ↗

28 Aug 2012

Driving in Agra original ↗

27 Aug 2012

Rest Day in Agra: Taj Mahal original ↗

27 Aug 2012

Ferry Flight 4: Oman to India original ↗

27 Aug 2012

Arrived in India original ↗

26 Aug 2012

Ferry Flight 3: Sharm El Sheikh to Muscat original ↗

25 Aug 2012

Ferry Flight 2: Crete to Egypt original ↗

24 Aug 2012

Ferry Flight 1: Switzerland to Crete original ↗

23 Aug 2012

Ready to leave Switzerland original ↗

23 Aug 2012

How to tell that you are in Switzerland original ↗

22 Aug 2012

Lucerne Travelogue original ↗

22 Aug 2012