It all started back in April when I received an email from TalkTalk confirming my TalkSafe registration. This was swiftly followed up by a password setup email which contained a link to set up a new password for my account,… Read More ›
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So what happens if Apple doesn’t make another iPhone SE?
I really don’t know how I would feel if Apple chose not to make another SE-sized device, but I know I won’t be buying an iPhone 7-sized device. I guess it’s possible that the company has an SE device ready… Read More ›
Image Capture for moving large files and photos in bulk
I’m not sure I buy the “cumbersome” argument; when not in use it’s recessed, and when in use, well, every other port has a big old wire sticking out of it, so I don’t see it as a real point…. Read More ›
Are we too focussed on hardware gimmicks?
John Gruber said something interesting on the latest Talk Show when he described the Google Pixel. He said that he could happily live with it if it ran iOS and that it was by far the best Android device he… Read More ›
“Apple is testing my loyalty”
Before I bought my first Mac mini, I was a firm critic of Apple and in particular the pricing. It felt as though there was no substantial reason to spend so much and so I carried on changing Windows PCs… Read More ›
Needy technology
We are being hassled and nagged by the technology that is supposed to make our lives better and more convenient. Facebook says Hello in the morning and asks us how we are. But its attempts at chirpy human touches aren’t… Read More ›
Apple-to-Android upgrade comparisons are utterly meaningless
As an Android user, though, the situation seems somewhat strange — because on Android, those types of improvements are the sorts of things we see year-round, independent of major OS releases. That’s because Google has pulled most of the system-app… Read More ›
Apple is a hardware company, but software is its main advantage (for now)
Microsoft dropped two very surprising pieces of hardware yesterday and I for one sat up and looked closely. This has not happened for a long time and I actually found myself wondering if a Surface Book could be a decent… Read More ›
Seeing your life through a car park ticket
This may appear to be a weird observation, but yesterday I happened to place a car park ticket on my iPhone SE and was surprised to find that it covered the entire screen. It seems bonkers, but I spend a… Read More ›
I’m suffering from design
It’s been getting harder for me to read things on my phone and my laptop. I’ve caught myself squinting and holding the screen closer to my face. I’ve worried that my eyesight is starting to go. These hurdles have made… Read More ›