Tony Yates

Week 3 - Getting back on the tools

After what I can say is the worst year ever [2025] behind me, I am hopeful 2026 will be a better one full of growth and learning. I am cautiously optimistic.

Checklists aren't just for pilots

Here is a list of some of the checklists I have created recently and use often:

Stranded - Shimano Di2 will only shift up or down

I am writing this post to help anyone who may need it if their Shimano Ultegra or Durace Shimano Di2 derailleur will only shift in one direction and need to fix it to get home. This hack will not work with Shimano 105 Di2 shifters as they do not have

Week 13 2024

Working on Well Architected Services, working on different time zones and falling off a JetSki

It's quite the challenge being the IT guy for a local church

Fixing the church IT setup - revitalising an old machine, making networking as simple as possible and monitoring arp tables to solve some hard to find issues.

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