The Denties - 2021
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2021
How to train your Airpods
Apple has released many products over the years, with many of them quickly becoming a pop culture icon. The iPod, the iPhone and now the...
Apple made a gaming console and you missed it
For years now, people have questioned why Apple hasn’t gone all in on gaming, and created a games console. Games are a big part of...
MacBook vs. iPad
Almost every post I write at the moment seems to be prefaced with the statement ‘I’m an iPad Guy’ and it’s true. I love iPads,...
Is iCloud Mail just good enough?
I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time looking at email services recently. I really have no need for anything smart or clever when it...
The BEST email service
There’s been a lot of talk in my timeline recently of people considering another move of service, or app, for their email usage. Because of...
Weird reading habits
As I’m sitting here forcing myself to finish Ready Player Two, I’m already thinking of what to read next to clear my palette of this...
iMessage and outrage theatre
Matt Birchler: “… anyone who is shocked by these “revelations” is either not paying attention or is pretending to be shocked.” I agree with every...
Solving a problem that doesn't exist
Isn’t it amazing what our brain decides is important sometimes? Instead of laying here at gone midnight getting some much needed sleep, I’m instead thinking...
Change for change sake
A few months ago I switched from using Google as my default search engine to Bing. I’ve been surprised by the results, and have stuck...
Make all of your books an audiobook for free ... kind of
I’ve written about this before, but given the amount of times I’ve moved my blog around, I think the post has now been lost. Some...
🔗 Greg Morris - The value of your words
Greg, writing on gr36.com: “They don’t deserve to die and fade away once the newsfeed scrolls over them. Tweets don’t last, that’s part of why...
2020
AirPods Pro review - Is silence golden?
Before I get started with this post, allow me to set the scene a little bit. I am, by no means whatsoever, an audiophile. My...
Finding podcasts that spark joy
So many of the larger tech podcasts I listen to no longer ‘spark joy’ so I’m going to have a full clear out and start...
Blog like no one is watching
Despite barely posting to my blog for months, I’m still weirdly precious about what I post there. I always feel like I should only post...
There's a homescreen for that
Ever since we were first introduced to iOS 14 back in June, I was excited about the prospect of Widgets in iOS. Since even the...
Getting work done on an iPad Pro
Depending on who you ask, you’ll get a completely different answer to the age old question of: ‘Can you get real work done on an...
Ultimate Apple setups
I’ve been tweeting and posting quite a bit recently about my Apple based setups, so when an online friend of mine shared his recent post...
The iPad Pro Magic Keyboard - Worth the Weight?
The 2020 iPads Pro were introduced on 24th March, but for many people, including myself, ‘new keyboard day’ came just under one month later, when...
My iPad Pro setup
I’ve explained previously that I’m a big iPad user and, until recently, I thought it impossible to fall in love with it even more. Then...
