Archive for August, 2026

Fortnite Sprites — Got to Catch Them All!

Friday, August 14th, 2026

Wow… five months since my last blog post! ?!

I know, I know. Five months is a long time between posts, but I’ve been keeping myself rather busy behind the scenes. So, when I finally sat down to write something, I thought I’d pick a topic that’s a little more… topical.

And what could possibly be more topical than Fortnite Sprites?

Yep — those little things.

Got to catch them all!

If you’ve played Fortnite recently, you’ll know that Sprites have become another little part of the Fortnite experience. They’re small, they’re cute, they’re useful… and, inevitably, you start wanting to catch them all.

It reminds me of Pokémon.

You’ve got to catch them all!

Only this time, rather than wandering around the Pokémon world throwing Poké Balls at everything that moves, you’re running around Fortnite looking for Sprites.

And, of course, once you find one, you can’t just leave it there.

You have to catch it.

Why am I talking about Fortnite?

Well, partly because it’s something completely different from my usual posts.

Those who know me will know that most of my blog posts tend to involve VMware, Proxmox, OpenNebula, Linux, networking, storage, scripting or some other form of infrastructure that inevitably involves staring at a terminal window.

Sometimes it’s nice to write about something that doesn’t involve a command prompt.

And let’s be honest — Fortnite is fun.

There’s something strangely satisfying about exploring the map, finding things you weren’t necessarily looking for and discovering another Sprite along the way.

Five months later…

It’s actually made me realise just how quickly time disappears.

Five months ago I was writing my previous blog post, and since then there’s been a whole load of projects, changes, experiments and general IT madness going on.

I’ve still got plenty of technical subjects I’d like to write about, particularly some of the work I’ve been doing around infrastructure automation and self-service.

But for now…

I’m going hunting.

Sprites, here I come.

? Got to catch them all!

And perhaps, after another five-month gap, I’ll even write another blog post before Christmas. ?

#Fortnite #Sprites #Gaming #GotToCatchThemAll

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OOONO Co-Driver NO2 – I purchased it ! – It’s Rubbish! – Refunded

Friday, August 14th, 2026

This should be called OOONO I purchased it !!!!

So lets just start by stating Amazon UK

WOULD NOT PUBLISH MY REVIEW OF THIS PRODUCT which I returned for a REFUND! – but I can review it here! 

Because it’s crap and a “scam” in my opinion! They state

“We could not post your review because it does not meet our community guidelines” – odd when so many other fake reviews, telling you how good it is!

it’s called the 

OOONO Co-Driver NO2 (2024 model)

Social Media Hyped – Rubbish – Don’t Waste Your Money

So here’s the thing…

Amazon UK refused to publish this review — the exact one below — after I returned the product for a refund.

Apparently it “does not meet community guidelines.”
You can make your own mind up…

My rejected Amazon review:

So I was intrigued — so many TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube reviews — which I assume are clickbait and monetised.

It’s called Ooo No — because that’s what you say when you’ve wasted your money.

All these reviews on Amazon must be bots — because I genuinely don’t understand how this gets rated so highly.

Value for money? Waste of money.

Why is this even needed? You still have to pair it with your phone via Bluetooth and run the app! So why not just use Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps, or even an old-school TomTom with the PocketGPS database — far cheaper and far more accurate.

In use, it warns far too early about cameras, isn’t accurate, and even warns about cameras on the wrong side of the road.

Yes, it’s community-driven — but there’s clearly very little verification of camera positions.

I’ve used it over ~700 miles across villages, towns and cities:

  • False warnings
  • Cameras flagged where none exist
  • Misses common mobile camera locations (compared to PocketGPS)
  • Incorrect speed limits

I would give this zero stars if I could.

Final comment: £50 paid — complete waste of money.

Just use your phone. If it’s in a hands-free dock, run Waze — don’t waste your cash.

I’m returning this for a refund.

It’s a social media–driven scam in my opinion.

Product: OOONO Co-Driver NO2 (2024 model)

So there you go — that’s the review Amazon didn’t want you to read.

Take those 5? reviews with a pinch of salt…

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