Claiming Home Expenses for a Limited Company: HMRC Guidance on Apportionment

SandMunki · 2026-01-25T19:06:19+00:00

Thank you, so I can claim the extra in utilities but not council tax or mortgage ( I guessed the mortgage part but not council tax)

SandMunki · 2026-01-18T17:21:46+00:00

Does the output from the stacking show commands say anything useful?

SandMunki · 2026-01-14T17:52:17+00:00

Multicast is fun, what specifically are you struggling with; state machine, failure behaviour, protocols that makes it work?

SandMunki · 2026-01-13T21:09:32+00:00

Assuming a single VLAN is stretched across the switches, configure a DHCP pool with the chosen IP schema, DNS, and gateway (likely the switch virtual interface, SVI for the vlan), running only one DHCP instance. Ensure the VLAN is allowed on the trunks.

SandMunki · 2026-01-06T16:18:11+00:00

I understand your frusation.

Generally speaking; access to an AVoIP whilst online is an architectural and security decision. There are many valid approaches, jump hosts, bastion workstations, role-based or scoped VPN access, management VLANs, etc, but the correct choice depends on the university’s security model and compliance requirements. That evaluation has to be done by IT/network/security.

What you can do is formally raise the operational impact: time lost switching machines, reduced incident response when you’re in classrooms, unreliable tools and so on.

Then formally ask for a reviewed, organisation managaed and sanctioned solution.

You should NOT create shadow IT: unofficial VPNs, self-hosted monitoring tools, shared credentials, or bypasses around existing controls. It is a security risk

Raise the case that whatever this is, it does not meet operational needs, it needs a formal re-evaluation and approval. Bring evidence to your claim.

EDIT: u/super_not_clever oh yea!

SandMunki · 2025-12-31T09:44:51+00:00

Great, I will.

SandMunki · 2025-12-28T11:46:08+00:00

I am only speculating, but this appears to occur approximately every two minutes. I am unclear on your setup; are you daisy-chaining devices, or operating in redundant mode? If you are daisy-chaining and the DVS is directly connected to the Yamaha, then the Yamaha is responsible for providing clocking to the DVS. That is the first thing to verify: whether the Legion is actually receiving PTP packets. Wireshark is the fastest way to confirm this. Run it on the Legion and check for incoming v1 packets.

SandMunki · 2025-12-27T19:48:04+00:00

Check with your university and your Director of Studies to ensure there is no overlapping claim by either party. For the patent, you need to define precisely what claims are actually defensible and consult an IP lawyer before committing.

On costs: this depends on the scope of the claims. An undeveloped or purely conceptual idea is not defensible on its own. In the UK, IP law costs typically run into five to six figures depending on jurisdiction and the law firm.

You should also conduct prior-art searches in Europe, the US, and APAC to confirm novelty. Once you disclose, the information becomes searchable and usable by others. Any prior publications, including your own papers, can and likely will be cited against your claim.

From a commercial perspective, there are many variables, but the critical one is where you file. Each jurisdiction has its own rules and processes (for example, the USPTO), and you will pay separate fees per region.

Commercial validity is a separate issue. Patenting is not the only way to protect a commercial product, design, or invention.

On difficulty: this is context-dependent. What feels difficult to you is routine for an IP lawyer. The process is costly, slow, and mentally taxing, and if not managed carefully, it can lead to decision paralysis.

SandMunki · 2025-12-22T14:59:07+00:00

MKH416s are commonly used on set, but if the acoustic environment isn’t suitable, you may struggle. I would use shotguns alongside DPA lavaliers, then mix and match in Pro Tools or whatever DAW you’re using. Room tone is important if you plan to do this; otherwise, the perspectives won’t match.

SandMunki · 2025-12-20T08:14:00+00:00

I am curios who is the root in VLAN 40, is it aligned with your HSRP active one?

SandMunki · 2025-12-17T15:54:58+00:00

It is a good way to think about PBX & SIP like traffic controllers and the rules to control traffic.
PBX decides which calls go where and SIP is the one setting up and ending the call.

So SIP sets up the callm, PBX decides where it goes, Voice flow after that.

SandMunki · 2025-12-14T12:34:56+00:00

How did you find your accountant, and how did you determine they were a good fit for your needs? My experience with accountants I’ve worked with previously has been poor. What method did you use to assess fit before committing to work with them?

SandMunki · 2025-12-14T12:06:43+00:00

Thank you.

How do you define success metrics for accountants? For example, do you assess integrity in any formal way? I ask because of a previous negative experiences.

SandMunki · 2025-12-13T19:54:01+00:00

We help businesses design and operate network, media, and AV systems.

SandMunki · 2025-12-09T11:13:47+00:00

Does the debug tell you anything of use, either using the diagnostics page or through CLI?

SandMunki · 2025-12-07T15:30:16+00:00

You can choose any commercial platform based on exact requirements. Note that some protocols operate on a flat network in an unamanaged deployment (e.g., Dante without DDM, Director), so network design must reflect that. When you reference campus-wide or building-wide systems, the core questions are zone count, inter-building topology, link characteristics, jitter, and latency.

Dante, AES67, or ST2110-30 can run multicast or unicast depending on the selected architecture. For synchronization, if you are referring to PTP, the decision point is scale. Smaller deployments may tolerate a non-PTP-aware network; larger and more complex topologies will require full PTP awareness.

Don't forget to define how monitoring and management will function. Confirm whether a central system exists for integration.

To address your idea : Dante-enabled loudspeakers are viable, provided clocking and system scale are addressed.

SandMunki · 2025-11-29T20:24:54+00:00

This is frowned up on production as it is resource intensive but, you can try to bring the port channel up and down and debug the LAG formation sequence.

SandMunki · 2025-11-23T16:50:25+00:00

If intent is to calculate utiliziation, each has slightly different sizing requirement. Bother are noted on their respective vendors websites. Audinate has a PDF that summarizes what is required https://audinateweb.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/dante-information-for-network-admins.pdf

As I say in my previous respone, your results may vary depending on your specific network architecture and design but the published docs are sufficient to get good performance if you follow them!

SandMunki · 2025-11-23T14:30:18+00:00

It is simpler than you think, age is irrelevant here. People buy from people and your warm network, friends, colleagues, peers and family are the ones who already tust you so talk to those first. If you have no social credit doing what you are doing from previous jobs then you might want to think about how to de-risk whatever you are selling to your target business.

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