Rick Kendall
I’m Rick. I’m from Burnley originally, I live in Cyprus these days, and this is where I write up whatever I’ve been messing about with.
Home automation, music, the bike, a bit of travel, the odd bit of cooking, the football, and a fair amount of drivel. It’s all hobby stuff and I’m not an expert at any of it, so take it as how I do things rather than how they ought to be done.
Nothing here is for sale, there’s no mailing list, and you can’t comment. It’s a notebook that happens to be public.
Smart Home
Home Assistant automations, dashboards, sensors, and the occasional one that only works on a Tuesday.
Motorbike
Riding, maintenance, and jobs that took three times as long as planned.
Food
Occasional cooking. What worked, what did not, and the odd thing worth making again.
Recent posts
- Taming the Plexi: a master volume without the divorce papers
I can finally play my Plexi without earache. Even in 5 watt mode, and even with the Two Notes Captur attached, the Plexi was still loud enough that…
- Harley Benton PowerPlant PowerBank+ Mk2 review
My old pedalboard power supply finally gave up the ghost, so I needed a replacement fast, and ideally something that did a bit more than the last one.…
- From Turf Moor to Stelios Kyriakides: A Lifetime in Football
A Lifetime of Two Shirts Some fans follow one club their whole life. I’ve somehow ended up with two, and both feel just as real.I’ve been a Burnley…
- PV cuts start again 2026 Autumn
Well, here we go again. Cyprus photovoltaics being cut off from the grid, after promises of improvements, still nothing. Anyone who’s had panels on their roof for more…
- Why bass?
Good question, mostly because I owned one and I was asked to play one in a band.The first guitar I ever bought was a Ibanez Destroyer style bass,…