Unless you are travelling to a cultured city or town, where finding great coffee shops is all part of the fun, ensuring good coffee whilst travelling can be a challenge. Here’s my solution to the coffee travel challenge: Porlex Mini grinder – amazing little hand grinder, all stainless construction means it will withstand even the… Continue Reading ›
I recently tweeted this image of a focussed view with in the task app Todoist. Since doing so I’ve been asked the same two questions: How do you do that? Where can I get that wallpaper? To get the focussed view in Todoist is so simple: Resize the Todoist window horizontally, at a certain point the… Continue Reading ›
I am what is known as a knowledge worker. I don’t make or create anything tangible; in the old days I might have been called a “paper pusher”, these days “pixel pusher” is more accurate. I’m employed for my expertise and experience, and for my leadership and management skills – all rather cerebral and intangible.… Continue Reading ›
The recently released iPhone 6S and 6S Plus have a new feature called Live Photos which captures a moment of motion before and after your still photograph. In almost every review of the new iPhones Live Photos are likened to the moving images in The Daily Prophet the newspaper from the Harry Potter novels. But these reviews… Continue Reading ›
I received myAmazon Kindle Voyage earlier this week, and thought I’d share my first thoughts on Amazon’s latest eReader. At first glance the Kindle Voyage looks like a slightly more compact Paperwhite, but there is much more to the latest flagship eReader from Amazon. The Screen The screen of the Kindle Voyage sits flush with the… Continue Reading ›
Last week was National Stationery Week here in the UK. During this joyous week celebrating paper, pencil, pen, and ink, I was contacted by the delightfully named Anna Rainbow from The Pen Company, asking if I would like to review one of their items. It would have been rude to say no. After chatting for… Continue Reading ›