Leaving Agile Behind: Our Move to EDF FreePhase Dynamic
Switching from Octopus Agile to EDF FreePhase Dynamic plus the Home Assistant card I built to track rates and free sessions
James Leighton
Hi, I'm James, a techie who likes taking photos, birdwatching, reading, and playing video games (with varying success). This is my little corner of the web. Get comfy.
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Week Notes - 2026-32
My week notes for week 32 of 2026
Week Notes - 2026-31
My week notes for week 31 of 2026
Monitoring mv and other quiet commands with watch and progress
How to keep an eye on long running file moves. Pair watch with progress to get a live view of commands like mv that show no output of their own.
Week Notes - 2026-30
My week notes for week 30 of 2026
Tredegar House, Newport
A visit to Tredegar House near Newport: a magnificent red-brick mansion just off the M4, with brilliant volunteers, a colourful family history, and a gentle lakeside walk.
Week Notes - 2026-29
Week 29 - Finished Fry's Mythos, juggling five games at once (attention span: missing), and visited Croome Court & Hanbury Hall.
My Gaming Diary
I read Joel's post today about how he keeps track of his gaming. I love reading about how other people go about time tracking, and his methods are completely different to mine. It inspired me to think about how I use and visualise the data that I collect every day. I use it for my week notes, it gets loaded in Exist and correlations are drawn. I never really 'look' at it though. So I created a…
Week Notes - 2026-28
Another week, another heatwave. Not much activity this week as we've been too busy hiding from the Sun. Having said that, I've continued my trend of losing weight! It may have something to do with the heat suppressing my appetite, but I'll take it as a win. I'm now down to where I was about 18 months ago, and I am starting to feel the difference in clothes which is rather motivational. 🎮 Gaming…
How to Set Up Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account in 2026
If you've tried installing Windows 11 recently, you'll know Microsoft really wants you to sign in with a Microsoft account. Unfortunately, the old method to bypass adding a Microsoft account stopped working. However, there's another trick to skip that and set up a local account instead. When you reach the "Let's sign in" screen (or any network/account screen during setup), press Shift + F10 . This…