This year I really wanted to try to be more intentional about how I’m using my technology. The first step was to read through Cal Newport’s book on the subject. I’m in the process of working through a digital declutter, where I’m taking breaks from various activities that have been time sucks or raised myContinue reading “What does digital minimalism mean to me?”
Category Archives: Tech
Why you shouldn’t buy an iPhone 7 in 2022
I’ve been on the iPhone 7 for a week or so but I had to switch back to my iPhone 11 yesterday. This was for one reason – battery life. You’ll see from my image above that I went into low power mode after two hours of using it. I went for an 80 minuteContinue reading “Why you shouldn’t buy an iPhone 7 in 2022”
Using the smartphone as a tool
I’ve been playing with various iPhone models over the last couple of months and settled on the iPhone 7. It’s really helped me be more intentional about my mobile computing and I think helped me get a bit more focus, be in the moment and be ok with my own thoughts I.e. be bored. I’mContinue reading “Using the smartphone as a tool”
How to get the most battery life out of an old iPhone
I’ve been running an iPhone 7 with 95% battery capacity for quite a few days now and the biggest issue by far is battery life. I’m often charging at 3pm and that’s just after a few photos and listening to music for a couple of hours during the due. I have managed to get throughContinue reading “How to get the most battery life out of an old iPhone”
Intentional computing
As I’ve been switching between different iPhone models it’s become clear to me that right now I need the iPhone (or any smartphone) to be a tool and to pick the one that’s comfortable for my RSI, forgetting any other shortcomings. It’s also clear that certain tasks are better suited to the MacBook Air, soContinue reading “Intentional computing”
The most important feature on a smartphone
As you might know I’m currently using an iPhone 7 but also switching back to my iPhone 11, I’m trying to figure a few things out. On using the iPhone 7 yesterday I realised the most important feature that might force me over to the iPhone 11 – battery. I’d previously thought that the mostContinue reading “The most important feature on a smartphone”
Why I don’t think the iPhone 14 will have a hole punch camera
There’s a lot of rumours now that the next iPhone will have a hole punch cutout for the camera but I don’t see it happening. This is my work phone, could you guess the brand? We’ll, if I didn’t know it was a Samsung then I wouldn’t be able to tell what phone it was.Continue reading “Why I don’t think the iPhone 14 will have a hole punch camera”
A site for writing quick reviews
Matt Birchler has created a cool site enabling you to write quick reviews in a beautiful format, here’s the link on his idea and how to use it. I’ve got a few ideas on how I can integrate this into my reviews, it’s a neat tool.
The 2022 MacBook Air
I’ve been using the M1 MacBook Air for six months now and coming into 2022 with the rumours of a new MacBook Air I thought it would be fun to imagine what this might be. Design: I don’t see much in the way of changes to the design of the Air given how small itContinue reading “The 2022 MacBook Air”
What’s in my iPhone dock
My dock switches around a bit over the course of a month but this year I’m trying to calm things down a bit and stick to a setup. With this in mind I switched up my dock to cover my most used apps. Messages: probably my most used app. Lots of iOS within my friendsContinue reading “What’s in my iPhone dock”