I recently recreated my Unsplash account in a bid to encourage me to take more photos. I was on the fence about this given I previously deleted my account but I think I’m ok giving it a try for a bit. I use it as a source of inspiration, a place to get cool wallpapersContinue reading “Is Unsplash worth it?”
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Looking back at iOS 4
Going through an old hard drive I was able to find my Home Screen from various old iOS versions. Back in 2010 I was using an iPhone 3GS and always tended to jump on the beta releases. Here’s a few screenshots I found from iOS 4 and the beta back in 2010. Here’s what myContinue reading “Looking back at iOS 4”
Do you actually need a music streaming service?
Since taking a good look at my budget over the last year and really thinking about the money that goes into services it got me thinking a lot about music streaming. I went from Apple to Amazon and back to Apple via free trials etc but now I have been left without a trial andContinue reading “Do you actually need a music streaming service?”
The best web browser on iOS
I’ve been testing out iOS 15 since WWDC and it got me thinking about how much I’ve been using the DuckDuckGo browser. I was using it before iOS 15 but with the mixed reaction to the changes made by Apple (see MacStories for a great Safari overview) I think more people might start to exploreContinue reading “The best web browser on iOS”
My 2012 iPhone Home Screen
I did some housekeeping yesterday going through old external hard drives making sure I had everything I needed from them before erasing to reuse. I found quite a lot of screen shots from when I started the switch to writing about technology from previously writing about guitars. I came across my 2012 Home Screen, whichContinue reading “My 2012 iPhone Home Screen”
The best note taking apps for iOS
These Notes apps let you organise your thoughts and reference materials with more flexibility than the iOS Notes app. Apple Notes got some improvements in iOS 13 but it still has limitations. Third party apps can give you better organisation, formatting and a better interface. The problem is that there are a whole host ofContinue reading “The best note taking apps for iOS”
My Craft setup
I’ve been a long time user of Apple Notes for everything but in the past few weeks I’ve been slowly switching over to Craft. I started using it for organising my learning but as you can see from my setup above I’ve started to grow the content in the app. It’s a pretty basic structureContinue reading “My Craft setup”
iPhone Home Screen: June 2021
Been a little bit since I posted something on my set up so thought I’d share the latest on my iPhone 11. Amazingly I’m still stuck with Todoist and Fantastical for my productivity. For my mail I still stick with the Apple app, nothing more needed for me. I’ve started using an Apple Watch aContinue reading “iPhone Home Screen: June 2021”
How to fix Safari in iOS 15
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”
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”