Author Archives
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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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Sick From COVID-19 For Almost A Year
COVID-19 entered my home a year ago today when my 16-year-old daughter Molly first developed the tell-tale cough. By March 17, 2020, my symptoms had begun. Molly recovered almost entirely after three weeks, but I’m still sick, and that makes… Read More ›
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The iPad StudioDock
Magnetically attach and detach your USB-C iPad Pro 11” (2018+), iPad Air (2020+) or iPad Pro 12.9″ (2018+) to the elegantly designed StudioDock™ in portrait or landscape mode, and unleash the creative possibilities with a powerful desktop experience. No drivers… Read More ›
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Watch tattoos
Paw prints, Celtic bands, bows on thighs, pretty much anything inked on the face… There’s no shortage of tattoo choices that are questionable at best and watch tattoos represent yet another baffling sub-category. After all, if you want to visibly… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 54 (What makes a mechanical watch so special?)
What makes a mechanical watch special? There are almost too many reasons… Music by Tom Munch. More at McGST.
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