The iPad Goes Full Circle

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>When I picked up the very first iPad on the day of the launch, I knew this device would open a different world. Universally panned as bigger iPhone, many critics didn’t see a future for a device type already tried a few

Just Thinking

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>How many of us spend life flitting in and out of the present time? Any given moment, we are away and into our thoughts with limited awareness of what is going on around

Intentional Barriers

<p>While redesigning my blog, and then doing it again, I thought long and hard about comments left on posts. I don’t get very many, all of which are from web mentions, but I like receiving them and wanted to consider them in the design. Giving them

Losing Minimal

<p>For the last few months, I’ve had an itch at the back of my brain. Something I just couldn’t put my finger on and no amount of de-stressing or meditation seemed to fix it. The feeling was a strange one, one that I couldn’t

Apple News: Forcing Depressing News On You Since 2015

<p>I remember when watching the news each day was considered almost mandatory. To keep yourself up to speed and informed on essential events was considered the done thing. When did the reporting become so dirty and shameless? I don’t want to get into that here, but

Bye Micro.blog

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>It used to be the place I wanted to hang out. It looked like a utopia and promised so much – but unfortunately, it isn’t, and it has offered me very little. So,

Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology | The New York Times

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>Tristan Harris <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/opinion/digital-technology-brain.html">wrote</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Who needs to hack elections or steal voter information when people will

AirPods Pro Hints &amp; Tips

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>I am sure you don’t need me to tell you how good the AirPods are when compared to more or less anything else on the market. Since the original version hit the market, I’ve had a pair in my ears at

Instagram removing likes won’t fix its biggest problem | Vox

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: markdown--></p> <p>Rebecca Jennings <a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/2/20983760/instagram-removing-likes-authenticity">wrote</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Instagram has

I Keep Coming Back To Bear

<p>Notes apps are my kryptonite. I get sucked in quickly, send a few hours getting everything transferred over and use a different one for a few weeks. I’ve pretty much used them all, recently it was <a href="https://gregmorris.co.uk/blog/using-apple-notes/