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• What are specs?

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  For many people the need for the best possible specifications when buying a phone, computer or tablet ranks high in their purchase checklist. This is a normal thought process, particularly with computers, because the assumption is that the best speed… Read More ›

• Why the Mac needs iCloud Backup

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  On the Mac side, Apple has of course offered Time Machine since Mac OS X 10.5, and though it has had its bumps, it’s generally been improved to the point where it’s a solid backup option. And as someone old… Read More ›

• Tool hacks

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Some of these are worth remembering.

• People Are Taking Selfies At Grenfell Tower

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A photo of a woman taking a selfie with the Grenfell Tower still smoking in the background has been slammed on social media by angry residents, who have described it as “disgraceful” and “sickening”. It seems that since the horror… Read More ›

• Illustrations by Maxim Shkret

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I don’t know too much about these illustrations by Maxim Shkret, but one look should tell you all you need to know.

• The Omega Speedmaster X-33 Regatta

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Being so very niche, I think it’s both remarkable and very cool that modern Omega would go to the trouble of making the X-33 at all, let alone customize the movement to offer an even higher degree of specialization for… Read More ›

• Water Painting

  By Shaun on August 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Well I never…

• When it becomes normal

  By Shaun on August 29, 2017 • ( 7 )

  

  There is one thing guaranteed to happen to most people and that is boredom created by over-familiarity. In the case of smartphones that is not quite the case, but it is a kind of lethargy that is perhaps the biggest… Read More ›

• Why are we here (part 2)

  By Shaun on August 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  We are born, our parents raise us, we get a job, buy a house, our children are born, we raise them, they get jobs etc etc. And we all die. Why are we here? There are so many angles to… Read More ›

• What really is illegal to do when you are driving?

  By Shaun on August 29, 2017 • ( 3 )

  Motorists stopping at a drive-thru for some fast-food must ensure their car’s engine is off when they pay with a smartphone. It is also illegal to use a handheld phone or similar device when supervising a learner driver, the law… Read More ›

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