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I’ve worn an Apple Watch daily since the day of release. Two major software updates over the last eighteen months have really improved its usability, but one of the things I was most anticipating from the most release was the ability to automatically unlock my laptop. I was gutted to find out that my 4-year-old MacBook Pro…
Work face. Evening face. Weekend face. Cooking Sunday Lunch face. The watch takes a passcode, but it stays unlocked for as long as it’s in contact with your skin. In other words, it’s less child tamper proof than our washing machine. Oh joy.
Needs a forward-facing camera, for FaceTime. Needs Siri to work first time, every time. Otherwise, very strong start.
Google’s Glass program is no more, at least in its current form. I’ve been using Glass on-and-off since May 2014 so I’ve been part of that journey. I had some very interesting (and in some respect, profound) experiences, so this is a good point to record them. Glass launched with an Apple-style event for the geeks…
Plex is nowhere nearly as widely-known as it should be. If any of the following applies to you, you should check it out: Your DVD library is huge and taking up too much space Your kids have a habit of wrecking their favourite DVDs You want to be able to watch your films or TV…
When we extended our house a few years ago, I wall-mounted a 19″ TV into the kitchen. The AppleTV 2 had just been released, and at that point it was a very cheap way of streaming video and audio over the network. I velcroed one to the back of the TV, and when it’s not…
I have very few irreplaceable possessions. Very few of the objects I own have any sentimental value. I’d be gutted to lose our fridge magnet collection, but it wouldn’t be a dying regret if I failed to save them from a fire. But when people are asked what they would pull from an inferno, photographs are consistently…
With six people using our home network, and heavy requirements to move data and stream media, my home network has evolved over the last twenty years. I have just made some substantial changes – things now look different from my last update, so this attempts to document those changes. Why change? The last iteration used…
I’ve been improving the way I manage my passwords recently. In light of the recent LinkedIn Password Snafu, I thought I’d share my approach. What’s broken? Using a weak password. When something like LinkedIn’s data breach occurs, your password will be the first to be cracked. Using the same password for each site. If I were a hacker,…