HomePod Initial Impressions

<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>The HomePod itself it deceptively small, but surprisingly heavy. It comes boxed in the usual Apple style – paying particular attention to the experience of sliding off the

How To Build A Micro Blog On Jekyll

<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>After exploring other options to sharing on social media and <a href="https://gr36.com/2018-01-20-using-microblog/">using Micro.blog</a> I’m stuck. There doesn’t seem to be the perfect

Using Micro.blog - AKA Me ‘Quitting’ Twitter

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>So. Deep breath and we will begin my attempt to leave Twitter and still be social. Timothy Smith summed this up perfectly when talking about micro blog by saying “I wanted to get

Slowness Isn’t The Issue

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>Apple <a href="https://www.imore.com/why-apple-slows-down-old-iphone-models">didn’t apologise</a> for slowing your phone down. Not because of arrogance, not because they don’t care,

iPhone Lopie Sea Island Cotton Series Case

<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>You will often find me spending far too much money on productivity apps, but I have another love. Cases are another thing I am never happy with, always looking for the new thing that will keep my

Smartphone addiction and me

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>I can feel it once again, the stirs of urges that are controlling my habits without any conscious thought. All the billions poured into research and development, all the hours of design and

Journaling With Day One Review

<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>I’ve been toying with the idea of journaling for a long time. I’ve started jotting things down several times, but never really got the hang of it. Although I liked the idea of having a

What Does A Swipe Do

On a recent episode of Bring Your Own Device, I was adamant that the recent control centre indicator was a weird bug and would soon go away. Yet here we are with iOS 11.2 now public, and it’s still there! The reason I was so sure is that

No More Micro USB

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><br /> Posts from The Verge go from the brilliant to the absurd, but one call to arms is perfect for the new year. Vlad Savov has <a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/

Big Company Issues Causing Big Software Issues For Apple

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><br /> The Verge summed it up perfectly in their post <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/2/16727238/apple-macos-ios-software-problems-updates">“Apple’s had a shockingly bad week of software problems”</a&