I’m reading sites like Ethical Consumer in a bid to educate myself in making good choices and be better especially when buying tech or generally consuming. At the same time I see billionaires spending their (our) money on wasteful endeavours to get into space, not focussing on our issues here on Earth and ignoring it’sContinue reading “Vote with your wallet”
Author Archives: Lee Peterson
UK based blogger, freelance writer and technical consultant.
iPhone: Should you keep your VPN on all of the time?
I’ve been using Express VPN for quite a few months now and have almost always left it on all of the time on my iPhone. I’m my experience it’s perfectly fine to do this. I’m using an iPhone 11 with it’s great battery life and was concerned that it would drain it a lot quickerContinue reading “iPhone: Should you keep your VPN on all of the time?”
Giving the iPhone Mini an LCD to create the SE 3
I’ve been thinking about where the Mini fits in having tested one a little while ago. There are lots of rumours that indicate this years model will be it’s last appearance and that makes me sad. I loved the form factor but my eyes just didn’t get on well with the OLED used. This gotContinue reading “Giving the iPhone Mini an LCD to create the SE 3”
Where does the iPad fit in for me in 2021?
Over the years I’ve swapped between the iPad and a Mac for which one is my main device. I’ve used pretty much all of the iPad models and owned several MacBooks. With a shift in priorities and the need for a more flexible machine I’ve changed where the iPad fits into my daily use. MyContinue reading “Where does the iPad fit in for me in 2021?”
How to pre-order a Playdate
The Playdate is such an interesting looking handheld that I’ve been curious about since it was announced. With it’s small form factor and bright design I’m so tempted to pick one up as a way to have something a little different. It’s just had it’s pre-order date of 29th July announced and you’ll need toContinue reading “How to pre-order a Playdate”
Don’t buy F1 2021
It’s not often I write much about F1 or gaming really but I feel that I needed to try to save you some money with the recent F1 2021 release. I picked this up on the Xbox Series X and thankfully with Microsoft’s great customer service I have now been refunded. If you want toContinue reading “Don’t buy F1 2021”
Discussing Boba Fett
I’m back to writing my Star Wars newsletter, had a bit of a break but I’m back. This week I’m talking Boba Fett, one of my favourite characters. Here’s where you’ll find it.
Apple News is the reason I cancelled Apple One
I’ve been playing around with some of the various subscription options within the Apple One bundle. To my surprise I’m enjoying Apple TV+ (currently working my way through Mythic Quest), I enjoy Apple Music, Arcade is just ok, Fitness+ is an Apple Watch seller (in a good way) but I can’t continue with it forContinue reading “Apple News is the reason I cancelled Apple One”
Breaking the Twitter habit
Last week I wrote about keeping social media in your browser, it’s something I did that week and realised today it’s something that I’ve stuck to. In fact now I’m days in, checking Twitter when I unlock my phone isn’t even something I’m thinking about. I think I’ve broken my habit of unlocking, checking myContinue reading “Breaking the Twitter habit”
Why didn’t Apple improve the Home Screen in iOS 15?
In iOS 15 we see no updates to the way that the Home Screen looks on the iPhone. As I’ve already talked about iOS 15 is a smaller update and they concentrated on updates mainly around improving the way we can communicate on the platform. If you got into Home Screen customisation last year thenContinue reading “Why didn’t Apple improve the Home Screen in iOS 15?”