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  • Essay 9 min read

    Bear: The Serious Notes App

    Notes apps are a strange thing to review. Everyone already has one built into iOS, and the vast majority of people will never look anywhere else. I was one of those people until I was able to delete first party apps, …

  • Essay 8 min read

    Todoist - My New App to Get Things Done

    For as long as I can remember I’ve had a weird draw to organising things. It started with stationary and folders, and in the digital age expanded into spreadsheets and lists. I consider myself an organised person – yet …

  • Essay 3 min read

    Healthface - An Uncomplicated Apple Watch Complication

    I held out as long as I could, but I have now caved and bought a Series 2 Apple Watch. Not because it is anything revolutionary, not because I accidentally killed my original version (although I kinda did) but because …

  • Essay 2 min read

    Oh Hello 4Am

    For all of the time Lucie has been with us I have become accustomed to being awake at ridiculous times of the morning. Autism has provided some truly magical things in our life, but some truly difficult things too. …

  • Essay 11 min read

    Nexus 5x - Familiar feel, same result

    It has been a long time since a new Nexus has been usable for the general population, two years ago LG produced arguably the most successful Nexus so far. A 5 inch screened device, with good specs that was affordable to …

  • Essay 3 min read

    Please Don’t Put A Computer On Your Face

    Glass was possibly the most polarising gadget in recent memory. Many Explorers argued that the device was a great aid, a fantastic device and should be excepted due to reasons that don’t really sit well with me. I just …

  • Essay 3 min read

    How Is Twitter Failing

    When colleagues tell me Twitter is failing, I am dismissive. When websites tell me they are not doing very well I am equally unbelieving. Simply because Twitter makes $595million instead of the $608million expected …

  • Essay 3 min read

    Podcasts are NOT hard to make

    I have been listening to podcasts for many years now. It’s kind of a natural progression from talk radio, but you can listen to whatever you like. However still lots of people still don’t know about podcasts, so the …

  • Essay 4 min read

    We Need To Talk About Your Privacy

    I guess we are all too busy deciding if to leave the EU or if to stay in. Or maybe loosing all our marbles deciding which Oneplus ‘peer’ to give a review device too. However the Labour backed investigatory powers bill …

  • Essay 5 min read

    Defence H2O by X-Doria Review

    The constant need to make smartphones as thin and light as possible has made them fragile. So anti ‘lifeproof’ in fact that you have no choice but to put them into a case. Some manufactures are making their phones …