Author Archives
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Homeschooled pupil ‘in limbo’
A homeschooled pupil has been left in “limbo” by the decision to drop GCSE exams this year, her mother has said. Mainstream pupils will be judged on predicted grades, but for Rebecca Gouge they do not exist. The 15-year-old said… Read More ›
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From watch to Apple Watch and back to watch
This is an excellent video from Marc Goldberg in which he details his experiences with the Apple Watch. It is interesting to see a serious watch person praise the Apple Watch so much and to be so impressed by what… Read More ›
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Hybrid Work
Hope your magic Mary Poppins, go-back-to-the-office bag is ready. Let’s see, you’re going to need your laptop, your laptop’s power adapter, your headphones, your headphones’ power adapter, your ring light, your ring light’s power adapter… Oh, and you thought this… Read More ›
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Red phone boxes on sale for £1 each
Thousands of the UK’s iconic red phone boxes are to be given a new lease of life by being transformed into mini museums or art galleries. BT has said 4,000 of the street boxes are being offered to communities as… Read More ›
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The Accutron Legacy
The “R.R.-O”, first launched in 1970, has been reimagined as part of the Legacy collection from Accutron. The uniquely faceted stainless steel railroad case design has a crown placement at 4 o’clock, features bold Arabic numerals, a bright white dial,… Read More ›
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Widgeridoo
Create your own custom widgets with just a few taps!In Widgeridoo you combine different blocks into widgets for your mac.There’s a block for almost everything: Calendar events Birthdays Text and Images Date and countdown Health data like steps or distance… Read More ›
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Dog owner who tied heavy rock to pet and threw it into river fined £80
A dog owner who tried to drown her pet by tying a heavy rock to its neck and throwing it in a river has been fined just £80. Charlene Latham, 32, put the rock in a carrier bag and tied… Read More ›
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Apple TV+ orders ‘The Jet’
Apple TV+ has landed The Jet, a docuseries that takes an in-depth look at one of the craziest advertising campaigns ever launched. As reported by Deadline, the series chronicles the Pepsi campaign from the 1990s that would supposedly win someone… Read More ›
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Should you charge your phone overnight?
What about your smartphone’s battery’s performance? It will decline over time, but you don’t want to speed up the process. Let’s end the debate on whether charging overnight will do that… More here. I still charge mine overnight. Not sure… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 55 (#notallmen)
Joanne and I discuss #notallmen and it turned out to be quite a wide ranging discussion. References: the tragic Sarah Everard case and this thread by Julie Cohen. Music by Tom Munch. More at McGST.
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