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    Talking to Apple about Smart Script and Math Notes

    Christopher Lawley got to talk to Jenny Chen and Ty Jordan about iPad note-taking and specifically math notes. Whilst it is predictably a very reserved, PR focused chat, Chris always manages to demonstrate his excitement …

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    Pay per scroll

    Manuel Moreale ponders what he would pay for if you had to pay per scroll: think about what the web would look like if it was some sort of pay-per-scroll platform. Not a place where virtually everything is free but a …

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    Reach For The Blog

    After my post the other day about struggling with what’s going on in my life, I’ve been thinking a lot more about blogging. My mind is still a long way from framing the world in blog posts again, but I’ve realised how …

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    The Current Struggle

    I don’t mind admitting it, but at the moment I am really struggling. My life is not easy at the best of times, coping with a child that needs extra care, but now my wife has been taken down by gastroenteritis, and I …

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    Do it how you want to do it

    Jason Kratz replying to my earlier post on Instagram and photography: The implication is that somehow it was wrong for them to transition from snapshots of family events, etc. to being more artful in taking photographs …

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    Instagram ruined all your photos

    An interesting post in the Totally Recommend newsletter on the degradation of their camera roll: Ten years ago, my photos weren’t as crisp as they are now, but they did the job of capturing personal stories and …

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    Weekly Check In

    In an effort to motivate myself to write more regularly, I’ve decided to consolidate my small updates into one post each week. This may last only a week or it may stick—I’ve started and abandoned so many creative …

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    Inspired Street Photography

    Today was supposed to be a subdued day after our long walk yesterday, but my life just doesn’t work like that. After reading part of the excellent book Find Your Frame by Craig Whitehead, I felt inspired. When I woke up …

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    Skegness With Rubbish Weather

    This must be the period for spontaneity because after last weekends trip to Nottingham, today we just decided to head to the seaside for a couple of hours after work. When I say the lift was rubbish, you better believe …

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    Out Early To Nottingham

    I did something that I never do. Got up early and went to shoot some street photos. There was already a long day lined up but I had a creative itch that I hadn’t been able to scratch for a while, and it needed …