I’m seeing very mixed feedback on Safari in iOS 15 beta 1. Some seem to really hate it, I’m somewhere in the middle. I like elements of it like pull to reload the page and the tab groups but I find I’m hunting around to close a tab or hitting a link on the loadedContinue reading “How to fix Safari in iOS 15”
Category Archives: apps
The YouTube kids app on iOS isn’t good for kids
You probably know how I feel about YouTube if you’ve followed me enough. I feel it’s done more damage to our attention spans than any other platform. I also feel it’s rewarding those that spread negativity and misinformation by biasing it’s algorithms towards click bait and the worst possible thumbnails. They (like Facebook) only careContinue reading “The YouTube kids app on iOS isn’t good for kids”
iOS Home Screen: Keeping it simple
I haven’t posted my setup for a bit so wanted to get back in the habit of sharing it as I’m switching things around. When I look at what I’ve been using mostly I realise that I’m pretty settled now on a few key apps. Todoist Todoist has stuck for me more than a lotContinue reading “iOS Home Screen: Keeping it simple”
My macOS setup
Whilst using my MacBook this morning I realised that I had never actually shared my macOS setup, only every my iOS one. I’m not sure if many will find this interesting but I thought I’d share my Mac workflow. So, my desktop is pretty clean just quick access to my drive. I use a lotContinue reading “My macOS setup”
Creating a circular profile photo in Pixelmator
I came across this great post and wanted to share it on. I’m starting to use Pixelmator a lot more these days with photo editing on the cheap. It’s actually turned into a really nice app and is installed on my Mac and iOS devices.
Using Apps that get out of the way
I realised the other day that the apps I’m using these days are doing a good job of getting out of the way and letting me get on with my day. I wrote this prompted by this post from Craig Mod about a similar subject of apps. It’s taken me years to settle on certainContinue reading “Using Apps that get out of the way”
The biggest difference between Apple Music and Spotify
I’ve been testing different music app subscriptions for the last 6 months going between the main three. Apple Music Spotify Amazon Music Unlimited What I’ve found is that there’s one difference with Spotify that makes the difference for me – playlist curation. The available library and costs are pretty much on par between them allContinue reading “The biggest difference between Apple Music and Spotify”
Sometimes you just need a basic app
I realised yesterday that whilst looking for another notes app all I needed was something basic. I’ve been doing a lot of job searching stuff in Apple notes and had gotten frustrated by the lack of manipulation options when using tables. I installed 6 different notes apps and set off testing. After seeing all ofContinue reading “Sometimes you just need a basic app”
Being pleasantly surprised with Apple Photos
It’s a strange thing to be surprised at what some of your existing apps can do but I have lost some faith in the ability for Apple to produce top notch apps in the last few years , well today I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how Apple Photos has been organising my data in theContinue reading “Being pleasantly surprised with Apple Photos”
Tracking things with Yonks
Yonks is a simple tracker that has let me simplify the way that I track certain things. The main items that I track are When I purchased technology When I started to do a particular habit like stopped eating chocolate etc… There’s no widget (yet) but I don’t mind as it just gives me aContinue reading “Tracking things with Yonks”