On 31st January 2002 I uploaded my first web post and I don’t even want to think about how many I have written since that time. I suspect it is more than 15,000, and likely much higher, but in that… Read More ›
Thoughts
Buy the product, not the idea
“Ad Maiora is an automatic watch integrated with a number of superb smart functions suitable for day-to-day life.” If you pre-order the Ad Maiora you will pay €539 with the future retail price quoted as €1100. It is an intriguing… Read More ›
Why people do not move from the iPhone?
If you go to this link on your iPhone you can experience what a Samsung Android smartphone feels like to use. It is a clever interactive website that attempts to offer a representation of how it would feel if you… Read More ›
How we are taught to measure success is so wrong
I was struck by the above image in this tweet. This is something I have been hoodwinked by my whole life. I have always measured success by my job title and the associated salary, and with this the material objects… Read More ›
What is the best digital note taker?
My iPad Pro (1st generation) is close to death. The battery is holding a charge for an hour at most, often less, and the cost of fixing it is prohibitive. I can get it done for £150 by a third… Read More ›
I don’t trust Windows’ stability
I’ve been using Macs and Windows PCs ever since they became available. For the last 12 years, it’s been a Mac at home and a Windows 7 PC at work until I retired. Now I use Windows 10 in Boot… Read More ›
Windows 10 is as cold and unemotional as ever
I received a new work laptop this week. It was much quicker and powerful enough to cope with every piece of software I need to use in my job. It was also long overdue, but the jump in performance makes… Read More ›
Samsung — The Frame: it’s in the detail
Because it looks like a real frame, The Frame enhances its surroundings, wherever it is. Its big screen offers a grand display for art, making it a striking sight—on or off. The Frame has always intrigued me, but it wasn’t… Read More ›
I miss seeing random strangers do random things
As lockdown continues and we all get more and more solitary and down about the situation I have continued to try to pin point what exactly are the things I miss the most, and then something came to me that… Read More ›
Is a foldable iPad coming?
The talk surrounding a foldable iPhone has been running for some time now as the competition continues to try to make the idea into something vaguely useable in spite of the obvious constraints. Just like styluses on phones I continue… Read More ›