Long-form
In-depth pieces on topics I care about.
Timeline — 38 posts across 16 years
I asked Google Gemini "I'd like to see an image that represents a trace of your thoughts.". This is what it gave me this with no text commentary. I asked ChatGPT the same question, it responded with: "An artistic…
The smartphone upgrade camera that arrived too late?
The hybrid viewfinders in the Fujifilm X100 and X-Pro series cameras.
I've occasionally dabbled with third party iPhone camera apps. I think I've found one that I like. No Fusion Camera.
There's more than I can write quickly about this but my email software sum sit up this morning. No email from people.
In 2007, an innovative Managed Service Provider (MSP) founded in Australia (and later operating out of the UK) named Cleartext became the first vendor to go to market with an all-in-one cloud email ecosystem.
When people look back at the creation of the internet, they often focus on the founders, the major companies, and the technologies that transformed the world. Less often remembered are the thousands of people who built the foundations quietly: the people who organised information, secured networks, analysed threats, debated policy, and helped solve problems before those problems had established names.
Passkeys are a more secure alternative to passwords.
It's been six months since I started on a journey to replace more than a few systems that run Men with Machines, finally we have a stable setup.
Having used Tumblr for many years I realised my blog posts from years back were essentially invisible because none of the available templates gave me the tools to find them. This web site is built from scratch to fix that problem.
Ai is not simply making bespoke software cheaper—it is making it viable for a much broader range of businesses. Budget has long been a key blocker, but it has never been the only one. By reducing cost, lowering risk, and increasing accessibility, AI is reshaping how small firms think about custom systems. The result is not a wholesale shift away from SaaS, but a gradual expansion of bespoke into spaces where it was previously impractical. For small businesses willing to engage with these new tools, the opportunity is significant: systems that are not just “good enough,” but genuinely fit for purpose.
That s a wrap! as they say. Twelve years volunteering at Kop Hill Climb it s time to move on and let the festival as it s now called go it s own way without the core entrants team that worked hard to…
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re: the linked BBC article. I haven t looked but I d bet the 50 Tory rebels forcing the government to impose jail time for social media bosses failing to protect children online are tech ignorant and…
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Armageddon on the Horizon? re: response to food shortages, energy costs and people in Australia. We have all the same issues here in the UK. Ignoring all the conspiracy theories I think the root…
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My Dr Berg inspired diet fasting Serve food on small plates! No carbs, alcohol, pasta, rice or bread until you see some weight loss then only for special occasions, it was 3 weeks for me! 16 hour…
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My Alfa Romeo GTV V6 (916) is for sale. Advert is as follows; Purchased early 2018. A great example of a GTV V6, bought after a long search for a good car. It did have blue seats and carpet but has…
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Spark Email Software I rarely blog about technology now, focusing on cars and food. I’ve recently switched from Apple Mail to Spark for my personal and business email so thought it worth a write up.…
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Here’s a post for all you budding bread makers out there, our new sourdough starters by post , not that this is an entirely new idea as there are many places that will mail you a starter. The idea is…
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8 Years in Social Isolation Thanks to the wonderful Louise, who now finds herself on the Key Workers list as a teacher, alongside me as someone in food production (bread), distribution, sale and…
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My Dualit Stand Mixer has broken! It’s coming up to five years old. I think it had two years warranty on the mixer, and five on the motor. The motor is fine, so it appears to be a failure of the…
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