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• Customising a Garmin fenix 6 Pro bezel

  By Shaun on October 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The fenix 6 Pro is a decent looking fitness watch and one that does have presence on the wrist. However, if you want the pro features without spending a fortune you are left with a single colour black watch. With… Read More ›

• Self-indulgent in the extreme

  By Shaun on October 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m telling you all this — and don’t even get me started on his unscrupulous and dishonourable behaviour on the Northern Ireland protocol — because at the heart of it all there is a mystery that I cannot fathom. I… Read More ›

• The PowerPic mod Wireless Charger

  By Shaun on October 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  PowerPic mod is a world-class wireless phone charger with a design as radical as wireless charging itself. With a mix of modern elegance and versatile charging options, PowerPic mod charges all phones, including phones in cases, with an aesthetic that… Read More ›

• The Apple Polishing Cloth

  By Shaun on October 21, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

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• McGST Podcast Episode 81 (we have learned nothing / we have no margins)

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What have we learned about dealing with Covid one year later? In the UK, not a lot… Where have our margins for creativity gone? Are we all using our tech the same way now because the tech brands want us… Read More ›

• It’s like we lost all the margin in our lives, and there’s no time to be creative and enjoy the ride.

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I keep thinking about what you said about how our hobby is dead – it’s what everyone uses now and is no longer a hobby. It used to be fun. You didn’t have to be a pro, you just had… Read More ›

• Making the Laptop Commonplace

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “People don’t want to lug a computer with them to the beach or on a train to while away hours they would rather spend reading the sports or business section of the newspaper.” Full tweet is here. Kind of funny,… Read More ›

• The McGST Playlist

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This playlist is only available in Apple Music currently and will be updated over time. If you want to try something different you can listen here.

• The first iPhone camera that feels like a real camera

  By Shaun on October 19, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Over the past few years I have seen gradual improvements to the iPhone camera with some objects way out of reach, fireworks and the moon come to mind. The macro feature in the iPhone 13 Pro, however, has changed things… Read More ›

• What is the point of 5G?

  By Shaun on October 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  But two and a half years on, there are signs that 5G — which is up to 100 times faster than 4G, the previous mobile network — is sinking rather than swimming… More here. I must admit that I was… Read More ›