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February 2012
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The Notification Styles of OS X & iOS
Since the introduction of iCloud and demotion of the Mac, all iPhones, iPads and Macs are supposedly equal and the transition between them seamless. This is only true if I look at my iOS devices. Thanks to iOS 5, I have alerts now in notification center, photos, books & music syncing, mail being pushed back and forth, all from iCloud.
Yet regardless of the above, the major advantage iOS has...
December 2011
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Time In Paris
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to take a 2 day trip to Paris; it was a short but enjoyable trip. The last time I visited I was a child so it was all new to me.
After a very early flight I spent the day venturing around the tourists spots which came with the usual beautiful photo opportunities, tacky gifts, amazing scenery and overpriced food.
First stop was the Eiffel Tower.
After...
November 2011
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The Third Season, Autumn
Just in time to catch the very end of Autumn, I have a few photographs to share from the little opportunity I’ve had to get out throughout this season. Everything seams to have been so busy the past few months, hopefully preparing to settle down for the calm of Christmas and winter break.
There have been bright days with a clear blue sky and the leaves are a mash of colour; it’s these sort...
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Reflecting
On Instagram I following amazing people who take inspiring photographs, one of them recently got me reflecting, not as a result of the image but with the accompanying text.
The trick is putting yourself in positions where a decent photo can be created. When my output slows its because I am in and out of work or places uninspiring to photograph.
This is an excellent lesson from John Carey...
October 2011
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Thank You Steve
I’m no professional writer, neither am I a designer, app developer or Apple employee, but still to me Steve Jobs is a man who changed the world.
As I previously said
What Steve Jobs has taught me is that what counts is not a product or price, but the experience
This isn’t a lesson in technology but a lesson in life.
My thoughts go to his family, friends and to everyone else that felt Steve...
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A Few Thoughts On The Kindle Fire
We should put the phrase iPad killer to bed. Various posts across the web are titled with “Kindle Fire is a potential iPad killer”, “Amazon fires up its iPad-fighter” and “Kindle Fire Tablet Will Torch iPad”. Let’s put some sense into this discussion; a good way to look at this would be to compare them to cars, would you say a Nissan Micra is a competitor to Bugatti Veyron; yes they are both cars...
September 2011
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Ifttt?
Ifttt is currently doing the rounds across the internet and for what I have tried, I like.
For those who don’t know it yet, If This Then That aka Ifttt, is an internet automator triggered by a prompt that will start an action. It has a decent variety of integrated services ranging from Dropbox, Email, Instapaper, SMS, Twitter, Wordpress and many others; you can use these as your cause and...
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Definitely Distracted With Inspiration
Currently working on a great new side project I’ll be able to share very soon. In the mean time, these are two photos taken on from a recent walk in Derbyshire [UK].
A section of the walk went through a wood and the canopy managed to sporadically block out the sun light. It made for some dramatic lighting conditions and was very beautiful in places. A definite distraction from walking but an...
August 2011
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Thank you Steve
What Steve Jobs has taught me is that what counts is not a product or price, but the experience. I apply this lesson to all parts of my life. I haven’t seen anything more fitting that what John Gruber wrote about the resignation of Steve Jobs.
Jobs’s greatest creation isn’t any Apple product. It is Apple itself.
This is perfect. What Steve has created is the Apple “culture”, that culture...
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“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my...”
– Steve Jobs
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The diary of an iPad [2] owner
Saturday 6th August, 2011 7:30 I’m sitting outside, having just taken out the dog, with my morning coffee browsing through my Instapaper list of articles to read on my iPad. I stumble back across Shawn Blanc’s piece “The dairy of an iPad owner” from April 2010. Having read the article before, I vaguely remember it in part but knew it would be interesting to re-read in...
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E-P2 & Gordys Camera Strap
I thought I’d share a photo of my camera with my newly added leather camera strap from Gordys Camera Straps.
I must say the quality is exceptional, it has turned out to be better than I thought it would and it took no time at all to be made to measure and shipped to the UK.
If you’re in the market for a camera strap, you should without a doubt look here.
Thanks to...
July 2011
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A review of a reviewer's review - the iPad smart...
If you’ve lived under a rock for roughly the past 4 years, you may not know who Marco Arment is; to brief you, he was lead developer at the ever-growing micro-social blogging platform Tumblr until 2010, and now uses his entrepreneurial flare as the sole creator & developer of the essential service, Instapaper. To sum it up, Marco has well earned his rock star status of the geek world[1....
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An NYC Engagement
So here’s a previous post from my old site, a pretty important one that I definitely wanted to bring over. It’s about the time I got engaged.
Over a short break in New York on Friday 22nd of October I proposed on top of the Empire State after 5 years & 1 day[1. I know I missed out by a day, nerves got the better of me] to my now fiancé, Libby; here’s a few photos from...
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Google+ A successful route to failure?
I’ve been playing around with Google+ and I like it; it’s clean, fresh and I’m not spammed with events from people I don’t know, or pestered with how many farms you’ve grown. I feel I could enjoy my time there, but is that mainly because it’s quiet?
I really like the idea of circles[1. Circles are a way of grouping the people you know into friends, family, work...
June 2011
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Walking around Longshaw Estate
A few week ago I went walking with @sambrentnall around Longshaw Estate in the Peak District National Park. It was a great opportunity to make most of the sun, get some exercise & chance to take some photographs.
Sam tracked our route using the Everytrail iPhone app which you can view here. It’s a great little tool & a nice way to share your routes with others and find new ones...
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Thai Green Curry & Mussels
I was doing some searching for a meal to entertain a guest last week and I stumbled across Raymond Blanc’s recipe for Thai Green Curry with Mussels & thought it would be great acompanided by Nick Nairn’s recipe for sticky coconut rice. The meal was absolutely fantastic, filled with classic Thai flaviours, creamy coconut rice & extra tastey mussels. I would definately...