UK based military history and RPG author. TTRPG and board game player. Lapsed wargamer and LARPer. Non-binary and autistic.
This is my personal blog. My author website is at RussellPhillips.uk.

An orange Compass ebike, seen from front right

New ebike

I started thinking about buying an ebike some time ago. I started researching options, working out what features were most important to me, etc. The Compass Navigate looked like a good option. We went to Go Outdoors to have a look at one in the…

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Installing and using KOReader

I've been reading ebooks since about 2010, and for all of that time I've used an Amazon Kindle ereader and the Kindle app on my phone. For some time, I've been trying to use Amazon less, and the hardest part of that was ebooks. I've…

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Working in a coffee shop

On Thursday, I had to take the car to be fixed. I took my laptop with me so that I could get some work done while I waited for the garage to work out what was wrong with the car. I recently wrote a blog…

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Buying ebooks from Kobo

For some time, I’ve been trying to avoid buying from Amazon, and I recently discovered something that helps me with that. If you buy an ebook from Kobo, then find it cheaper at Amazon or anywhere else, they’ll refund the difference plus 10%. Last week,…

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Review of the NEOCORE E2s Pro Edition

I recently bought a NEOCORE E2s Pro Edition. It’s a 10.1” tablet, plus Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. This post reflects my first impressions. The tablet itself feels very solid and well built. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a small paper manual…

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