Hello.

I’m Neil Turner, a UK-based queer higher education professional with interests in technology, social media and photography, and this is my presence on the web. I have a blog (here), and I am also on the usual social media platforms (and a few obscure ones).

• Bluesky
• Link to my Mastodon profile
• Facebook
• Link to my Flickr profile
• Link to my LinkedIn profile
• Gravatar
• X
• Tumblr
• Link to my GitHub profile
• Threads
• Link to my Medium profile
• Link to my Goodreads profile
• Foursquare
• Link to my Instagram profile
• Pocket
• Link to my Pinterest profile
• Link to my last.fm profile
• Link to my Youtube profile
• Link to my Reddit profile

Latest blog posts:#

• Should you buy smart home tech from supermarkets?July 11, 2026
  Look, it’s a blog post where the title is a question, and therefore, as per Betteridge’s law of headlines, the short answer is ‘no’. But … Read more
• Creating a bedtime button in Home AssistantJuly 9, 2026
  To help our ten-year-old get to sleep, we play some sleepy music in their bedroom each night. I’ve now automated this, using Home Assistant and … Read more
• Catching up with the Marvel Cinematic UniverseJuly 7, 2026
  Having caught up with Doctor Who and Red Dwarf, next in line were the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that I hadn’t yet watched. … Read more

More about me#

• Work
• Photography
• Reading
• Writing
• About me
• Contact me

I’m experimenting with Bluesky and Mastodon as my social homes in place of Twitter.