After recording my initial thoughts in audio I had planned this post to be a more in depth look at my experience with the Apple Watch. Instead I can save you a semi long read and summarise here.. If you don’t have an specific use in mind, like using the fitness tools, you don’t need the first iteration of the Apple Watch. If you feel that tech can assist you on a mission to get fitter, I think Continue Reading
What’s In My Kitbag (Early 2015)
The kit I carry around for my work varies over time. But on the whole, I like to carry everything that enables me to talk, train and document. Tools not toys. This next month sees me speaking at the BBC in London and MojoCon in Dublin. I'll be training and consulting in Chicago and LA and soon after documenting in the wilds of Canada. For public speaking I need projector adapters and a Continue Reading
The Mu Folding Charger
I can’t remember the last time I went out without my phone. I think it was in that brief period when I thought running would be fun. As many in the same like of work, I am not only attached to the device and what it can do, I've also become aware of it’s limitations. Especially when it comes to power. If like me you use your phone to view, create and share multimedia you’ll be lucky if your Continue Reading
The Toshiba T1200. 19 years in a cardboard box and still working.
There's 26 years of design and innovation between these two laptops. The Toshiba T1200, my first ever laptop (need I say on the bottom) and the latest 11" Apple Macbook air on the top. Both still work, but I am finding that the Macbook air has a habit of needing a hard restart once in a while. I found the T1200 while clearing out the attic late last night. It's lived in 4 different attics Continue Reading
iPhone 5 Vs the iPhone 4s: With Photos in mind.
There are no images of the iPhone 5 in this blog post. I imagine you have seen one by now and know what it looks like. This is certainly not the normal phone review due to some interesting realisations that forced me to change the way I look at comparing the iPhone 4s to the iPhone 5. Last week I was in Turkey speaking at the European Wine Bloggers Conference and delivering a couple of Continue Reading
The iPad Mini (a mini review)
[Disclaimer] I will be talking a lot about Apple products during this review. I have a lot of them and if these apps and tools I have become accustomed too existed on other devices, I'd be sure to be purchasing outside the Apple brand. I have no loyalty to Apple other than their expensive tools work for me better than other stuff ...Oh, and their 'Dealers' have dug their talons in deep. I've Continue Reading
5 in 1 Camera Connection Kit for the iPad
The Apple camera connection kit was possibly the first accessory I bought for my iPad. I was a little peeved at the cost and It's still expensive at £25. Still, if you want to import photos from your 'proper' camera via the SD card or USB cable there are few other options. You could go down the Eye-Fi route, but the cost, compatibility and power issues, on top of the hassle to set one up put many Continue Reading