Posts Tagged "Technology"

I Don't See the Point of Smartwatches

Yes, I love traditional watches. Guilty as charged. But even if I didn’t, I’d still think smartwatches are one of the dumbest tech trends out there.

πŸ“… 21 Jul 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Out With Old Tech, In With the New

Swapped my MacBook for a Framework 13, iPhone for Pixel, left Fosstodon, joined Micro.blog, and canned Kagi & YouTube. Less noise, more life. Here's how it's going...

πŸ“… 29 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

What Kinda Blogs Do You Read?

I was wondering what kinda things you, dear reader, like to read online?

πŸ“… 07 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Putting Your Eggs in One Basket

I was reading a post the other day about how someone would struggle to move away from Apple as they're all in with them. I can understand this, as it nearly happened to me too.

πŸ“… 24 May 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

My First Week With the Framework 13

I've had my Framework 13 for a week now. There have been some challenges along the way, but for the most part, I'm happy with my purchase.

πŸ“… 26 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Initial Thoughts of the Framework 13

I received my shiny new Framework 13 today, so I wanted to share some of my initial thoughts on the device.

πŸ“… 19 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Why I Decided on the Framework 13 for My Next Laptop

I've mentioned the Framework 13 a few times recently, and I ended up buying one. But a few people have messaged me wanting to know why I chose it. So, here's why...

πŸ“… 12 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Improving My Journal

Back in August I created a very simple Journal for my own use. I've been updating it lately and I think it's a lot better now.

πŸ“… 21 Mar 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Default Apps at the End of 2024

As I did in 2023, here's my app defaults at the end of 2024. ⚠️ Spoiler - not much has changed.

πŸ“… 30 Dec 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

The Cost of Self-Hosting

Since playing around with Android and trying to get some self-hosted services running, I've been thinking about the costs of self-hosting. Ironically, I think the cost to my wallet is the least of them.

πŸ“… 26 Dec 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

I'm Switching Back to Android

A few days ago I wrote about how I was thinking about a switch to the Farephone 5. I've now made a decision and ordered a new phone, but it's not the Fairphone.

πŸ“… 01 Dec 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

Repairing My Sony Ear Buds

A couple days ago I wrote about how my Sony ear buds were dead and how I was on the hunt for a replacement pair. I ended up replacing the batteries instead, but did it work?

πŸ“… 19 Nov 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Sony Ear Buds Are Dead

Two and a half years ago, almost to the day, I bought my Sony WF-1000XM4 ear buds, but now they won't hold a charge, so I'm on the hunt for new ones.

πŸ“… 17 Nov 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

Building a Simple Journal

I saw a post from Will recently about the CLI journalling tool, jrnl. It looked cool, but had some limitations for my needs, so I decided to build my own.

πŸ“… 19 Aug 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

Three Years With My M1 MacBook Air

I've had my M1 MacBook Air for 3 years now. It's the most expensive laptop I've ever owned, but was it worth it?

πŸ“… 30 Jul 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

Thinking About Online Communities

I've been thinking about online communities a lot lately, and had an idea about a new Masto instance, but maybe it wasn't such a good idea?

πŸ“… 23 Jul 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Knee-Jerk Reaction to WWDC24

I watched the #WWDC24 event from Apple last night. Here’s my thoughts on some of the announcements.

πŸ“… 11 Jun 2024 | πŸ“ Blog post

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