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 ›
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Glory Days: The Palm Vx
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?
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
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 ›
Is the iPhone perfect?
Such a ridiculous question I hear you mutter, but I would argue that it is and have a few reasons for such a conclusion. I watched this again the other day and a few things hit me- The original iPhone… Read More ›
Physical privacy matters
If you’ve ever worried about the privacy of your sensitive data when seeking a computer or phone repair, a new study suggests you have good reason. It found that privacy violations occurred at least 50 percent of the time, not… Read More ›
Clinging on to old tech
It took me three weeks to save up £60 to buy my first secondhand video player in 1981. Now I’ve got seven players and more than 6,000 VHS tapes which I’ve collected over the years. Although I do use Netflix,… Read More ›
Social networks can be controlled by any one person
The recent fuss over Elon Musk and his silly management of Twitter has led many to claim that he will ruin the experience by allowing anyone to say whatever they like. It could well be true that he will potentially… Read More ›
Now we realise why we love Twitter
Musk appears to be doing everything he can to undermine the reputation that Twitter has built up and it is hard to work out why he spent $44 billion on it. From mass layoffs to treating staff badly to a… Read More ›
When you browse and buy in person, paragraph and place are joined forever
I can certainly remember where I was when I first encountered a great many of my favourite books. I never meant to keep these memories; I seem to have had no say in the matter. The bookstores, my mind decided,… Read More ›
