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• A shed, a tragedy

  By Shaun on September 21, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Greetings. As you might be aware, I have reached middle age. Firstly that’s a reasonably big achievement, secondly it means sheds, power tools and receding hairlines. There are a number of ways one can procure a man shed. A lot… Read More ›

• Is the iPhone camera better than a real camera for 99% of people?

  By Shaun on September 21, 2022 • ( 3 )

  Of course it isn’t better. Except that it is. The sheer practicality, connectivity and quality of a modern phone camera puts it on a par with much more expensive standalone cameras for what most people need. However, looking at the… Read More ›

• What is Apple doing with the Apple Watch? Not a lot…

  By Shaun on September 18, 2022 • ( 1 )

  The Apple Watch series 8 brings not much to a line of smartwatches which is dominating the sector, and potentially the traditional budget watch sector as well. The S8 chip has the same CPU as the S7Crash detection is included… Read More ›

• The Mark Ronson touch

  By Shaun on September 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Ronson has the knack of never overdoing a remix of a song we all know very well. The song feels completely new to me now.

• The greatest thing that ever happened is happening right now

  By Shaun on September 15, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Right, everyone. I need to be serious for a moment. Because the greatest thing that ever happened is happening right now. I don’t particularly care either way about the Queen. But the queue? The Queue is a triumph of Britishness…. Read More ›

• Would you wear a toilet seat on your wrist?

  By Shaun on September 12, 2022 • ( 0 )

  See that Apple Watch fastened to your wrist? Well, it may well be a masterful piece of technology that tracks your steps, buzzes you notifications and locates that missing iPhone you drunkenly left in that bar. But according to Dr… Read More ›

• Apple Knows We’re All Going To Die

  By Shaun on September 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  But something was very different this time, something sort of, uh, unsettling. Instead of suggesting a gleaming world where everything is only getting better, instead, today we saw Apple’s vision of a future where everything is literally trying to murder… Read More ›

• Far more of us could be working from home by 1981

  By Shaun on September 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Surprisingly accurate in their predictions here. Some of the kit is hilarious though.

• When Apple commentators go blind…

  By Shaun on September 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Garmin posted the above to highlight the battery life of the Enduro 2. It is a valid comparison to the Apple Watch Ultra because that offers up to 36 hours of battery (1.5 days- not sure under 2 deserves to… Read More ›

• The iPhone Isn’t Cool

  By Shaun on September 9, 2022 • ( 0 )

  That’s a big part of the problem in a nutshell: The system erected around annual upgrades means that many, many people buy the iPhone and then live their life quite literally indebted to Apple, which is better than its competitors… Read More ›

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