Apple took so long to fix the Mac Pro that they accidentally made it redundant. From "trashcans" to "cheese graters," the modular dream is officially over. Is the Mac Studio the real king now? 🍎💻

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#AppleSilicon #MacPro #MacStudio

The 40-Year Detour: From Bubble Memory to 2026 I recently fell down a research hole involving a 1986 TRRL (Transport and Road Research Laboratory) report from Tomorrow's World (remember that? = you're old.), and honestly, I haven't been the same s...

40 years of changes in car navigation! 🚗 From offline systems to GPS and cloud. What’s next on this journey? Let’s discuss!

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#AutoInnovation #TechTrends #GPS

The UK Return-to-Office "Rude Awakening": Why the 9-to-5 Dream is Dead If you ever wanted to see a political "rude awakening" in real-time, just imagine Nigel Farage marching into a London office to demand everyone get back to the 9-to-5, only to find the building has be...

The return-to-work 9-to-5 dream is dead because the trade-off; commuting, high costs, and lost time, no longer makes sense in a digital-first world. My latest piece explores this "Rude Awakening."

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#FlexibleWorking #EmploymentTrends

The Midnight Tax - Reclaiming My Time After Dark It’s half-past one in the morning. The streetlights are off and it’s pitch black outside, the house is finally silent, and my alarm is set for a time that already feels like a personal insult. Most p...

The world is built for the 9-to-5 "early bird," leaving the rest of us in a permanent state of social jet lag.

I explore this phenomenon in my latest article, are you a night owl?

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#TheMidnightTax #RevengeBedtimeProcrastination

Wrapped, Recapped, and Tracked - Dark UX, a retrospective.. Does providing a year in summary, similar to Spotify unwrapped, YouTube music unwrapped, steam library usage, Miro board usage etc help an app provider maintain a legitimate business case for keeping ...

Nostalgia vs. Data: The Year-End Summary Dilemma. 🦋 We’re all suckers for a good recap, but are we sacrificing our privacy for a bit of gamification? Dive into the "Dark UX" of your favorite annual highlights.

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#DataPrivacy #DarkUX

Don’t Mine the Gold, Build the Town. Growing a business during the AI Boom In the 1840s, thousands of hopefuls flocked to California with visions of gold nuggets the size of fists. Most died broke. But the people who sold them the copper-riveted denim, the sturdy shovels, an...

Everyone's chasing AI gold, but the real money is in the shovels. ⛏️

In the 1800s, for every £1 of gold, £4 was made in supplies. Infra is the smarter play.

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#AIBusiness #TechStrategy #PM #SustainableGrowth

The "Year of Linux Desktop" Test Drive: 2026 Edition I did it again. I let the ball-ache of Windows 11 push me to the edge, and I went crawling back to the world of Linux distros, asking that age-old question: Is it finally good enough to be my daily dr...

I sat down for a marathon session with the 2026 Linux Desktop to see if it could actually replace my daily driver. 🛠️

The verdict? It's the most viable alternative we've ever had, but it still requires a "builder" mindset for certain tasks.

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OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas: What I Expect After Using Arc, Dia and Comet I have spent the last few months hopping between new browsers, trying to find one that fits how I actually work. I tried Arc, Dia, and Comet. Each one taught me something useful. None of them stuck. ...

Arc was innovative but slowed me down. Dia was intriguing, but lacked depth. Comet struggled with speed. I'm looking for ChatGPT Atlas to combine speed, support, and simplicity. Can it meet my expectations?

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We Made Software Easier to Use. Then We Took the UI Away We’ve come full circle with interfaces We started with command lines. You sat in front of a black screen. You typed words you had to memorise. Miss one character and nothing worked. Power came from ...

Command lines to mobile gestures, now back to prompts! Each interface era brings its own set of challenges. Are you equipped for the shift back to recall-based systems? The key is mastering the art of asking. #PromptLiteracy #TechEvolution

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The iPhone 17 Pro Max user review Right, let’s talk about the iPhone 17 Pro Max, because honestly, I’m still trying to work out whether my hands are abnormally dry or if this affects most owners. This phone is ridiculously slippery – ...

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