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Notes on keeping track of equipment, and getting it back.

14 August 2026 · 4 min read

The kiosk loses wifi mid-signout: what happens to that booking

The kiosk queues checkouts and returns locally when the connection dies, then replays them once it's back. Here is what that actually covers, and what it does not.

13 August 2026 · 5 min read

Recurring bookings: one booking, or twelve separate ones?

Booking a standing Tuesday for the rest of term makes one request but not one booking. Here's what actually gets built behind it, and where approval catches people out.

12 August 2026 · 4 min read

QR check-in and check-out: what it actually saves over a paper sheet

A camera and a printed tag do not stop kit going missing by themselves. Here is what changes, what does not, and where the paper sheet was never the real problem.

11 August 2026 · 4 min read

Booking approvals: why some kit needs a yes before it leaves

Approval does not stop double-booking, the system already does that on its own. Here is what it actually buys you, and how to set it up.

10 August 2026 · 3 min read

PAT testing records: what you actually have to keep

There is no legal requirement to PAT test annually, and no requirement to keep a register. There is a requirement to maintain equipment. Here is the difference.

10 August 2026 · 3 min read

Why equipment goes missing, and the four things that stop it

Kit rarely gets stolen. It gets borrowed by someone who meant to bring it back. Here is what actually reduces the losses.