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  • Collecting every UK chart hit in history

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    “A stunning record collection containing every chart single made has been discovered crammed into the terraced house of its late owner. Single-minded Keith Sivyer bought every new release that entered the UK single charts since their inception in 1952 until… Read More ›

  • Feeling old?

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    I had one of those moments today which made me feel old, and it may feel similar for you when I explain why. When I started my first proper website, Clie World, my son was 18 months old and my… Read More ›

  • Android Wear 5.1

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    “Android Wear 5.1 has reduced Google’s emphasis on talking to your wrist, which is a good thing. The new menu system makes it easier to get to apps and settings, and the simple swipe-based interface is intuitive. The emoji-drawing support… Read More ›

  • Undercover Uber driver

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    This is such a good article which taught me a lot about Uber, but the following two parts stood out for obvious reasons- “Travis Kalanick, the CEO and founder of Uber, said at a conference last year that he’d replace… Read More ›

  • I took the Apple Watch off for 2 days and…

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    I don’t miss it at all. This is not to say that the device is poor in any way, but that perhaps the need for smart watches at this time (for me) is still not necessary enough to wear one…. Read More ›

  • Apple Watch review

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    I don’t think I have changed my mind so much on a mobile product in all of the years I have been writing about phones, tablets and the like, and to this day I am still somewhat perplexed by the… Read More ›

  • Change the colour of your Apple Watch strap for less than £10

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    One thing that really irks me about the Apple Watch is the insane pricing of the straps and more importantly the fact that Apple has created a proprietary mechanism to attach them to the watch. With prices ranging from £39 for… Read More ›

  • When Finder fails

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    I have been experiencing a strange problem on my iMac for the past couple of weeks which has caused it to become almost unusable. For the work I do, I am constantly saving files and moving them between folders and… Read More ›

  • The new MacBook

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    My son and I spent some time with the new MacBook today and I must say that we were both mightily impressed. The keyboard and trackpad are superbly engineered, but the casing, form and everything else comes together beautifully to… Read More ›

  • YouTube to the rescue

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    For several years running, I had to call out a plumber every autumn; the central heating pump would quit shortly after I turned on the system. One year, I had a magnetic filter installed to catch the gunk that kept… Read More ›