There has been miles of words written about Note Taking apps — available on the web, your phone, tablet, or even as a paper and pen setup. Me, I have a traditional paper note book with me at all times. However, there are times when I want to take electronic notes. I've used many of the current offerings. Some for...

I consider myself quite a relaxed person. I don't freak out under pressure and I stress about very little. Today I was almost having palpitations! We have a fully electric car. With this comes a degree of forward planning for journeys — especially long ones. If your travel exceeds the range of the car's battery you...

I often chuckle to myself when people misuse the words Subconscious and Unconscious. Subconscious is generally acting or making decisions without awareness. Unconscious is the state of being unaware of your surroundings, and incapable of interacting in the environment. Consider this: The fresh air and outdoor...

Testing Kev's Pure Comments

I feel somewhat fortunate not to have children, and deal with the challenges they face with peer-pressure. I read, with interest, Kevin Quirk's post about giving a mobile phone to his young son. It made me think about the ever-present expectations from kids, and the burden it places on their parents. As a child, I...

I had the oddest phone-call tonight. Firstly, let me set the scene. I'm away from home at a conference related to work. I spent seven hours travelling the length of Scotland last night. The conference is also in the hotel I'm staying in. An out of town, traditional pile, in a country-esk style. In my head it's...

I'm always a sucker for fun blog posts. Inevitably offering you a little more of my personality. I spotted this one the other day here, which started here maybe. This kind of follows on from the idea from my own mini-series of posts I wrote last year: on Things people commonly have that I do not, also Things I don't...

There I was minding my own business, plodding through the working day, getting on with my tasks. A colleague asked me to proof-read his report and offer feedback. I am the kind of guy that lets a lot of things slip. I appreciate we all write in different styles, grammar, and tone; we all mangle punctuation to suit....

It's time for another fun, get-to-know-me, blogging challenge. This one was set by Zachary Kai I love the versatility of the humble sandwich and it's my goto lunchtime meal. How Many Sandwiches Do You Eat Per Week?When I worked in an office, I'd say seven. One every weekday at work and then two at home during...

My blogging platform provides me with some limited stats. It's enough to let me see if people are actually reading articles. It doesn't drive my blogging, or make me change my content or style. I write for me and for fun, on a wide range of topics. If others enjoy it along the way that's great. People do seem to...

In a change of plan this morning, my day dramatically pivoted. I was quite happily lazing in bed at 8:30am, reading the internet. My mobile phone rang -- it was the elderly neighbour next door. I knew something was wrong! In as few words as possible she said "I need the defibrillator". I needed no other detail....

Nolto appears to be styling itself as an alternative service to LinkedIn, but connected to the fediverse. Quoting some of their own text: A professional social network that runs on the ActivityPub federation protocol, focusing on privacy, accessibility, and a healthy user culture. Recently, on my own social media...