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JABRA Elite 45h Wireless Bluetooth Headphones review
It is hard to believe that headphones which cost £70 could be in any way comparable to the competition which often cost a lot more. From the SENNHEISER HD 450BT (£150) to the BOSE Wireless Bluetooth Noise-Cancelling Headphones 700 (£300)… Read More ›
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Joplin: notes, tasks and almost anything else
Images, videos, PDFs and audio files are supported. Create math expressions and diagrams directly from the app. Take photos with the mobile app and save them to a note… More here. It’s hard to find fault with Joplin. Open source,… Read More ›
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Bringing excitement back to the smartphone
The iPhone 13 gets closest to that kind of emotional payoff of increased satisfaction with its battery life, which is so strong it has banished battery anxiety from my daily routine – even on the now-rare days I bounce between… Read More ›
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Christmas Day on a covid ward
“We’ve had to pull staff away from their Christmas celebrations to help us in the last minute. But how long can we continue like this? It’s the same number of colleagues we’re calling upon.” As we walk down the corridor,… Read More ›
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You have to create a dream
It wears a familiar face. Take a product, typically one that we don’t need, add a collaboration, limit it and then amplify it at launch – the “drop” – on social media. You can’t hype a banana but, we now… Read More ›
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Is your IQ defined by your parents?
A professional quizzer who wins contests thanks to their vast general knowledge is utilising impressive crystallised intelligence. Alternatively, Sherlock Holmes, who uses the information available from a crime scene, combines it with what he’s got in his head, and applies… Read More ›
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Mindlessness
Although mindfulness has its merits, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. That is, as we develop skill in complex tasks, we can perform them with increasing facility until attention seems to be… Read More ›
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Why is everybody becoming so entitled?
My wife works in a hospital and has noticed that over the last few years, people have become less polite, less patient and far more prone to become angry at the slightest inconvenience, she says that Covid has made it… Read More ›
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Why You Should Use Apple Maps (you shouldn’t)
Apple’s effort into improving the Maps app can be seen in iOS 15, an update that added new 3D city details in select areas like London, New York, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. There are also navigation… Read More ›
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We are not even close to seeing the worst of Brexit
In the months after Boris Johnson signed his post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the coronavirus masked the economic damage of leaving the bloc. As the pandemic drags on, the cost is becoming clearer — and voters are noticing…. Read More ›
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