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Numbers
Over time I have come to realise that numbers, or rather real-time tracking, are becoming more prevalent in my life and I am starting to wonder what the benefits are. Fitness and sleep numbers are difficult to ignore after you… Read More ›
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8 Online Retailers To Avoid
Even those of us who consider ourselves savvy when it comes to online shopping may be susceptible to the latest round of compelling e-commerce scams flooding the Internet. That’s because an array of online retailers based abroad (frequently in China)… Read More ›
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The Internet Dream
You can view the entire comic strip here.
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Can Technology End Poverty?
A ten-year-old boy named Dhyaneshwar looked up for approval after carefully typing the word “Alaska” into a PC. “Bahut acchaa!” I cheered—“very good.” It was April, 2004, and I was visiting a “telecenter” in the tiny village of Retawadi, three… Read More ›
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Wall-Mounted Desks
I’m not generally a fan of wall-mounted desks because it’s often nicer to position as desk so the end user is not looking at the wall. But in some small spaces a wall-mounted desk is the best alternative. We’ve mentioned… Read More ›
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What did they think 2050 would be like in 1935?
Back before the public came to terms with the grim causal relationship between cigarettes and cancer, smoking was a jolly affair, whose pleasures extended well beyond the physical act. Smoking was sociable. Yes, there were certain situations in which three… Read More ›
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1983 was exciting!
It seems hard to imagine that the humble mouse needed a set of instructions back in 1983, but it must have been strangely exciting to use one for the first time as an adult. tweeted by Anatoly Shashkin.
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Mac App Store Scams
Try to put yourself into the mental state of a novice computer user. You have a brand new iMac, and you want to edit some Excel spreadsheets. In the dock you find that App Store you’ve heard so much about,… Read More ›
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What happened to the world for Tony Blair to make sense?
“Open v closed is a really important debate today, because in a curious way the populism of the left and the populism of the right – at a certain point they meet each other. They tend to be isolationist. OK,… Read More ›
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Lenders Are Looking at Your Phone Data
Financial institutions, overcoming some initial trepidation about privacy, are increasingly gauging consumers’ creditworthiness by using phone-company data on mobile calling patterns and locations. The practice is tantalizing for lenders because it could help them reach some of the 2 billion… Read More ›
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At least I will save you some money before I kill you
October 8, 2026
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No health tracker is good, but one is less bad
October 7, 2026
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Four huge problems, one President
September 25, 2026
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted
September 24, 2026
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The Remarkable Paper Pro Move
September 20, 2026
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The iPhone Duo will be huge
September 14, 2026
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If it’s a failure, there will be a crash. If it’s a success, we will be unemployed.
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The Beautiful Game Won
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The Ugly Game
July 6, 2026
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It never got better than Psion for me
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Hands free living
August 20, 2026
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Mario Bros (Game & Watch) review
August 16, 2026
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Psion 3a review (1993)
July 22, 2026
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Fitbit Air thoughts
June 2, 2026
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Kindle Colorsoft thoughts
April 10, 2026
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The Viwoods AiPaper Reader (Carta) is absolutely charming
January 9, 2026
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Kobo mini (13 years later…)
December 22, 2025
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A travel-sized review of the James O’Brien Mystery Hour Travel Game
December 16, 2025
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TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra review (part three)
December 7, 2025
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TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra review (part two)
December 5, 2025
Watch Reviews ›
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What is the MoonSwatch?
May 29, 2026
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Omega Genève Dynamic
May 24, 2026
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The DW-5600JV-7 Joshua Vides collaboration
April 15, 2026
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Orient Bambino (RA-AC0020G10B) review
March 28, 2026
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The Citizen Stiletto
February 3, 2026
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The Fidget Spinner Watch
January 27, 2026
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Don’t buy a Tissot PRX, buy an Omega instead
December 18, 2025
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NOTO OGGIN Water Watch review (0% bullshit)
December 1, 2025
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IX&DAO Engineer – probably the best value watch I have ever seen
September 23, 2025
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The SEA-GULL 1963 International Edition (in pictures)
July 17, 2025