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                <title><![CDATA[From Windows to Linux: The Challenge of Daily Driving something better]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/the-challenge-of-daily-driving-linux</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[I moved my main PC from Windows to Linux to see whether it could fit into my daily workflow without too many compromises. Three months later, here’s how the experiment actually went.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why I&#039;ll never be recommending Virgin Media to anyone going forward.]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/why-ill-never-be-recommending-virgin-media-to-anyone-going-forward</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[After over a decade as a Virgin Media customer, constant outages, poor support, and broken promises have finally pushed me to switch to a more reliable ISP.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Making my own Blog Post System]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/making-my-own-blog-post-system</link>
                <guid>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/making-my-own-blog-post-system</guid>
                <description><![CDATA[I built my blog system from scratch with JSON and Markdown—no database—just for the challenge and speed.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Automating my website with Docker and Watchtower]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/automating-my-website-with-docker-and-watchtower</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[I decided to streamline my website’s deployment process using Docker and Watchtower. This post covers building a custom Docker image for Laravel and setting up automated deployments.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Upgrading to Laravel 11]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/upgrading-to-laravel-11</link>
                <guid>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/upgrading-to-laravel-11</guid>
                <description><![CDATA[The joys of upgrading to a release that is less than 12 hours old, and all the fun that it caused!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[You wouldn&#039;t federate with a Nintendo Switch!]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/you-wouldnt-federate-with-a-nintendo-switch</link>
                <guid>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/you-wouldnt-federate-with-a-nintendo-switch</guid>
                <description><![CDATA[Explore the fun and impractical journey of running a fediverse instance from a Nintendo Switch.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Link Shorteners, File Uploaders, and my goal to make a single system to do both!]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/link-shorteners-and-file-uploaders</link>
                <guid>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/link-shorteners-and-file-uploaders</guid>
                <description><![CDATA[Unifying Link Shortening and File Uploading: Streamlined, User-Friendly, and Open Source!]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What I&#039;ve learned from hosting federated services for the last three years.]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/hosting-federated-services</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[In this blog post, I&#039;m going to be focusing a lot on ActivityPub-related federation.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the new look!]]></title>
                <link>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-the-new-look</link>
                <guid>https://richardbowey.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-the-new-look</guid>
                <description><![CDATA[A new website, new stack and loads of new ideas.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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