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• Is the NHS recoverable?

  By Shaun on October 23, 2024 • ( 4 )

  

  I previously wrote about my recent health experiences, but it is safe to say that my opinion of the NHS and how it currently works is now through the floor. I feel uncomfortable writing that because I have always been… Read More ›

• 2004

  By Shaun on October 20, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  This page from the Verge is worth a look if you were around and using a computer in 2004. They have picked up much of the design language of the time and hidden beneath are a series of interesting articles… Read More ›

• My penguin gave me a pebble

  By Shaun on October 19, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  When a penguin falls in love they will search the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to give to their one true love whom they will love unconditionally forever❤️ My wife bought me this pebble for our 26th wedding… Read More ›

• Glory Days: The Psion 5mx

  By Shaun on October 17, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  As I look back at the scores of mobile devices I have owned over the past 30 years, the Psion 5mx is number one for me. It represents the ultimate high point for the Psion brand and was one of… Read More ›

• Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo

  By Shaun on October 16, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Introduce a little play to your wake-up routine with Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo. This interactive alarm clock detects the movements you make while getting up and plays sounds to make you feel like you’re waking up in a game world!… Read More ›

• One Million Checkboxes

  By Shaun on October 15, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  A few days into making One Million Checkboxes I thought I’d been hacked. What was that doing in my database? A few hours later I was tearing up, proud of some brilliant teens. But let’s back up… More here. Thanks… Read More ›

• Glory Days: The Nokia 6310i

  By Shaun on October 14, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  This phone was amazing. We found it in the garage a few years ago and it still had a charge, the superpower that made this phone indispensable to me. With a claimed battery life of up to 408 hours on… Read More ›

• Glory Days: The Palm Vx

  By Shaun on October 13, 2024 • ( 3 )

  

  The memories came flooding back when my son found my old Palm Vx in our garage. It was released in 1999 and was the improved Palm V, 8MB of memory compared to the previous 2MB. At a mere 114 grams… Read More ›

• How many people died today because of the NHS?

  By Shaun on October 12, 2024 • ( 6 )

  

  You may have noticed that I have moved back to WordPress for my hosting and that there have been some new posts on the site in recent days. I would love to say that I have found a renewed interest… Read More ›

• Glory Days: The Nokia Communicator

  By Shaun on October 11, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  My son found some old mobile tech in our garage a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would highlight what he found. The idea is to understand what each device offered and how well it stood up in… Read More ›