My Blog Is An Extension Of Me

I go backwards and forwards about what I want gr36.com to be. Over the years it has been a portfolio of sorts, an attempt at being a news website, a podcast host and lots of things in between. Nowadays it’s decidedly more amateur and more of an extension

Shortcut For Easy Apple Passwords Access

<p>As much as <a href="https://gr36.com/2020/10/30/of-my-favourite/">I love 1Password</a>, I don’t love having to pay yet another subscription. So when Apple <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/

Review Bias Is A Thing

<p>Lee Peterson on <a href="https://ljpuk.net/2021/10/22/should-you-trust-giftfromgoogle-reviews/">his lack of trust in #giftfromgoogle reviews</a>:</p><blockquote>As part of the Pixel 6 rollout Google gives out their

Add Information To Notion With Shortcuts

<p>Without getting too much into the tools I use (yet again) I have been enjoying using <a href="https://notion.so/">Notion</a> lately for all of my productivity needs. It’s not perfect but the power and flexibility it offers

Don’t buy the M1 MacBook Pro

<p>Matt Birchler with some <a href="https://birchtree.me/blog/the-only-apple-silicon-mac-you-probably-shouldnt-buy/">comments on the MacBook to buy</a>:</p><blockquote>I would argue the only Apple Silicon Mac I

Making Bets On The Future Is Risky

<p>Jon Porter on <a href="https://www.theverge.com/22734645/apple-macbook-pro-2021-ports-magsafe-touch-bar-usb-c-future">Apple being ready to admit it was wrong about the future of laptops</a>:</p><blockquote>

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But I Already Have A Dongle

<p>Jason Snell on the <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2021/10/exile-from-dongletown/">Exile from Dongletown</a>:</p><blockquote>Apple’s argument for getting rid of the SD slot was that the future would be

random bug

<p>A random bug appears</p><p><img src="https://storage.ghost.io/c/b7/9d/b79de972-2b88-4e88-960e-58e1e02b818d/content/images/2025/10/aa785bcae5.jpg" alt width="480" height="600" /></p>

Blowing in the wind

<p>Blowing in the wind</p><p><img title="DSC01551.jpg" src="https://storage.ghost.io/c/b7/9d/b79de972-2b88-4e88-960e-58e1e02b818d/content/images/2025/10/077a53cccd.jpg" alt="DSC01551" width="1365" height=