I don’t really know what to say about 2016, a year which has already been written off as one of the worst ever for many people. I guess the only thing I can do is write about how it has… Read More ›
Articles
Why Seiko?
Someone asked me recently what the best watch they could buy was for less than £500 and I was taken aback. Firstly, I know a bit about watches, but realise that buying a watch is a very personal decision and… Read More ›
Apple, where did the magic go?
My iPhone 7 updated to 10.2 without any issues whatsoever. But had I updated my Apple Watch to watchOS 3.1.1, I would have bricked it. Following reports of borked Apple Watches, Apple pulled the software update without further explanation. It… Read More ›
The Untold Story of Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill is the most famous conman you’ve probably never heard of. Born into poverty in rural Virginia at the end of the 19th century, Hill went on to write one of the most successful self-help books of the 20th… Read More ›
Is the wareable industry in trouble?
It’s hard to tell if there are problems within the wareable industry because many people only class smart watches as falling in to that category. Motorola no longer seems keen on the genre, but that may be related to Google’s… Read More ›
MakerBot: no one else shared that dream
It was October 2009 when Bre Pettis — his unmistakable sideburns and dark-rimmed rectangular glasses framing his face — took the stage at Ignite NYC, threw his hand in the air, and shouted “Hooray!” two times. A PowerPoint slide lit up behind him, revealing… Read More ›
How Loud Are Your Headphones?
Many models of headphones make varying claims about reducing the noise your ears are exposed to. With the help of an audiologist, The New York Times has put together this experiment to demonstrate how much sound your ears may be… Read More ›
The most emotional of objects
A few months back I asked my son why he did not wear his watch anymore and the answer surprised me. He said that it brought him bad luck and that things got better when he stopped wearing it. Crazy… Read More ›
On a Brighter Note about Apple Customer Service
On a brighter note about Apple customer service, my wife and I went to our local Apple Store, Bayshore Ottawa if anyone cares, to replace her iPad. It had dropped on a concrete floor and had a lovely large snowflake… Read More ›
Defriend everyone on Facebook…
Messing around on Facebook recently, I was appalled to see a man I used to work with gleefully posting about Trump’s election win. I went through a mixture of emotions. First, there was the shock that I had allowed myself… Read More ›