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Mini Review Of Hatching Twitter

I finished listening to Hatching Twitter yesterday on the drive back from Cambridge, this will be the last time I take Steph, so it’s the end of an era.  It’s fitting then that my entertainment on this...

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Mini Review Of Transcendence

I’m fresh back from a think week, which this time I’d found quite tiring mainly because of constant leg pain which was quite draining.  So I was keen to go with our default relaxing Saturday routine of...

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Mini Review Of ‘In The Plex’

I highly recommend this book, it’s long, but there is a lot to cover as the history and scope of Google is fascinating.  Even for such a long book, it’s often short on the details though, so follow up...

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The Surface Pro 3 Is My Kind Of ‘Laptop’

I started using a tablet within a few months of them existing in the market place, I’ve owned many an iPad since they were released, but I’m still a passionate laptop user.  I’m currently using a...

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Revisiting The Goal

I finished reading the highly recommended book The Phoenix Project this morning while chilling out in Lincoln Caffe Nero, which is nicely nestled inside the Waterstones bookshop.  As soon as I saw the...

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Breaking My 264 Day ‘Buying Fast’ With A Surface Pro 3

It’s been 264 days since I last bought anything new, not because I don’t have the money, but because I decided that I had enough stuff in my life.  Well that ‘buying fast’ came to an end today with the...

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Surface Pro 3, first impressions are good

I was fortunate enough to get an original Surface Pro from TechED in Madrid and whilst I liked some elements of it, ultimately it didn’t work for me as either a tablet or a laptop.  I sold it on eBay...

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Thoughts on the Surface Pro 3 – Form Factor

As I write this post I’m thinking back over the many years that I’ve used a Thinkpad and it’s shocking to think that my ‘love affair’ goes back about 20 years.  During this time the Thinkpad design has...

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The End Of The Surface Pro Experiment

A couple of weeks ago I broke my ‘buying fast’ and purchased a Surface Pro 3.  Last night I decided that it was better suited to my artistic daughter than it was to me, so I’m handing it on to her and...

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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less

Essentialism was an interesting book to read while reflecting on the last year and planning for the next.  My plan for next year is defined by: doing less; focusing more; being kind to myself – all...

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Lessons Learned From Trying Windows Phone

I spent an interesting few days trialling Windows Phone recently, I chose the the highly recommended Lumia 930 hardware to give it the very best chance to wow me into keeping it.  It didn’t stick, in...

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Travelling By Megabus From Preston To London To Amsterdam

Although megabus provides an FAQ there don’t seem to be many guides to what travelling on the megabus is actually like, how to prepare for it and get the best from it.  Last week I travelled from...

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The Surprisingly Wonderful Spin-off Of Running Moves On My iPhone

I’m a huge fan of the iPhone (and Android) app Moves, that I’ve been running silently in the background on my iPhone for the last couple of years.  It provides a fairly accurate record of where I’ve...

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In Fits Of laughter At The Design Of The Hub Hotel

  We ‘enjoyed’ our first night at the Premier Inn Hub Hotel, mostly because of the endless amusement, actually all out laughing fits, we experienced observing the stupid design decisions that...

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Apple TV ( 4th Gen ) First Impressions

It’s rare for me to buy things for myself, but occasionally eBay presents me with a bargain that I can’t resist.  A couple of weeks ago it was a brand new ThinkPad x230 (for Tessa), still my favourite...

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