Category: Life

Random thoughts on life

  • The plugins I use on this site – the what and the why

    The plugins I use on this site – the what and the why

    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 other context, this is my personal site and is not a money maker. There are some affiliate links on it, but these are rare. As a result, all the plugins I use are free.

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  • Moving browsers… again

    Moving browsers… again

    It feels like almost an annual event when I shuffle around the browsers I’m using, but I’m sure it’s not that often. None-the-less, Safari has, again, forced my hand,

    A few years ago I was having some odd issues with Safari, my usual browser of choice, which forced me away from it until, many months later, they seemed to resolve themselves. Now, though, an issue that I absolutely cannot find a fix for me, has me re-evaluate again.

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  • Goodbye Google Nest

    Goodbye Google Nest

    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.

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  • Lumie Bodyclock – How to switch from 24 hour time display

    Lumie Bodyclock – How to switch from 24 hour time display

    If you have a Lumie Bodyclock (essentially a bedside clock with light therapy built-in), then it defaults to a 24 hour clock. There’s nothing in the manual about switching this to a 12 hour display, but look carefully at the unlit parts of the LCD display and you’ll see AM and PM indicators lurking.

    So can it be done?

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  • Aphantasia and me

    Aphantasia and me

    2 years ago I wrote an article at work about aphantasia and how it affected me. People found it helpful and at least one person had the realisation as a result that they had it too. However, I’ve been reluctant to publish it externally, for the simple reason that I’m no medical expert, and all of this is based on my limited knowledge of the subject but, particularly, how it affects me, especially considering that how it affects me will be different for others.

    Never-the-less, I’ve decided to do so, albeit edited for a different audience and brought up to date with more recent notes from myself.

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