Systems administrator by day, blogger by night
When I first got an iPad, I was mightily impressed with Empire Magazine's transition to the digital landscape. It showed off what was possible with digital publishing. ALAS! 2018, and Bauer Media has made an absolute pig's ear of the app. The first mistake was transitioning to a new platform, and with that platform came [...]
I was working from home yesterday, when I suddenly noticed that the TV switching and changing HDMI inputs from the Sky Q box to the Apple TV. The following appeared on the TV screen: Who you gonna call? Zoe. Zoe did a bad thing. Arrest Zoe. Bad Zoe. Naughty Zoe. I paniced at first, thinking [...]
And I would walk 500 moreJust to be the man who walks a thousand milesTo fall down at your doorDisclaimer: The Proclaimers Very tired, and quite possibly wanting a very lengthy bath and a good night's sleep. But the truth is, after a long period of not exercising regularly, I need to up my game [...]
Life has a way of tripping you up at pretty much every corner. Last weekend we cremented my step mum who sadly passed away at the end of October. In the weeks following her passing, I've gone through most of the stages of grief. What I least expected was to be so angry. One day [...]
Having watched yesterday's Apple Event in New York unveiling the next generation of iPad Pros and MacBook Airs, it was hard not to notice that the entry price points of these devices have risen - just as they have for the iPhone and MacBook Pros. Also released yesterday was a plethora of updates for iOS, [...]
With the news of a brand new BBC adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds by Peter Harness (who adapted Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - also for the BBC), I thought I'd pay a visit to the H.G. Wells statue in my hometown of Woking, where Wells wrote (and set the [...]
Ever since I watched - with bemusement - My Neighbour Totoro when it aired a few decades ago on Channel 4, I have been a big fan of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. Totoro was fantastical, whimsical, funny and - dare I say it - wholesome. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before. And [...]
As a big fan of Japan's Studio Ghibli and Studio Ponoc anime, I came across this rather strange show through my RSS news feed and decided I had to watch it. Aggretsuko is a TV show from Netflix that's based around a character from the Sanrio, the mascot company that brought us Hello Kitty. Unlike [...]
Well, I must say, I'm not disappointed! Definitely much sharper when examining at 100% resolution. So here are a few photos I've taken - original files in JPG format (exported from Photos app on iOS to Google Drive and uploaded here). Just click on an image to expand to full size. Remember: the copyright on [...]
