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Selling Boxes
Have you seen those news stories where somebody has bought the latest Xbox from eBay for an incredible bargain price and it turned out just to be the box? I always wondered why anyone would sell a box for legitimate reasons until such a time that I wanted to – I bought my wife a…
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On THAT notch
The amazing new MacBook Pro’s are here and for reasons that I find bizarre, the notch at the top seems to be attracted all the attention. Not the blistering performance. Not the amazing new screen quality. Or the return of a MagSafe power connector and numerous useful ports. But a notch.
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My anniversary laptop
At Automattic, you get to change your work laptop after 18 months. The old one can be bought by yourself or your family or friends, or you send it for resell. You then spec your own replacement and get it ordered. It’s an Apple, unless you have a good reason for choosing differently. At my…
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What’s on my desk? 2021 second edition!
It’s only been 4 months since I last did this, but so much has changed since it seemed appropriate to repeat the exercise. I’ve been working from home now for over 4.5 years now and this is my most spartan set-up yet, but also my tidiest, in terms of cable management.
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iPhone vs iPhone Pro – Should I switch?
I had the fortune to be asked yesterday to take part in this week’s live recording of the PC Pro podcast, during which I reviewed the iPhone 13 Pro. The conclusion – it’s a hot phone with relatively iterative updates, a lot of which I’m not bothered about. Essentially, if you have a recent iPhone,…