Not many people realise it’s even a thing but in the UK you can get a minty-fresh iPhone every year as part of Apple’s own iPhone Upgrade Programme. You pay a set amount every month and, with that, you can upgrade every 11 months (let’s be honest, you’ll do it every year when the new…

For the first time I’ve used AI to assist with an update to one of my WordPress plugins. I learnt a lot using it, the conclusions for which I want to share today. But first, let’s understood what I was using it for. I had some changes to make to the plugin in question, ShareOpenly,…

This is a snapshot, at time of writing, of what plugins I’m using on my site. And this will vary from one month to the next. I’ve grouped them appropriately too and given an explanation as to what it does for my site and, where appropriate, some additional notes about usage, performance, etc. For some…

For years now I’ve had a low opinion of Google products, particularly their hardware. Since taking over Nest, their poor treatment of customers have infected them too. Which is a shame, as I have a houseful of their products.