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: D’oh! Turns out I’d forgotten to change my DNS settings after ticking the box to host my …
: Apparently, Apple’s Game Center has decided it doesn’t want me doing my daily Good …
: On the one hand, I dislike having to use a card reader device to authorise some actions with one of …
: I’ve now limited my news exposure via radio to three times a day (breakfast, lunch, teatime) …
: When your RSS feeds are taking several hours to work through in the morning, you know you’ve …
: Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. And if we cannot summon the moral …
: This is a purely symbolic statement—the loss of TidBITS will neither dent the revenues of these …
: Donald Trump attending Pope Francis’s funeral is blasphemy Trump may strut into St. Peter’s …
: Setting your web browser to default to 200% zoom is a great way to: Make most websites a lot easier …
: I’ve been a desktop email app user for over a decade — not much on my phone(s) over that time …
: Apparently, I have an Apple Developer account, because Apple emailed me to let me know the Developer …
: Out of curiosity, I opened the latest version of Apple’s Mail app on Sequoia 15.4 this …
: Decided that I won’t be upgrading to DEVONthink 4 — my usage of version 3 has tailed off quite …
: Weighing up if I’m using DEVONthink enough to justify upgrading to version 4, and paying …
: A macOS 15.4 wallpaper bug - All this Wow. I was using the colour-dropper option for a while when I …
: This is not just the Worst Timeline… it’s also the Dumbest Timeline. Sigh. I still hope for a …
: Confirmed: anything beyond mildly spicy is liable to set off waterfalls of sweat. 🥵💦 Also, my gut is …
: Mentioned in comment to @lmika earlier — I’ve started a monthly donation to support development of …
: Thought about signing up for Todoist again… but it’s another cloud I’ll be reliant on. Plus, it …
: Did not see this coming — Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi | Vivaldi …
: Sigh. Reminded once again… “don’t read the comments”. Even on the BBC News …
: I have just declared Amazon UK Wishlist Bankruptcy. Can’t dither over closing that account for …
: More evidence of the Idiocracy… apparently, it’s not a recessions, it’s a …
: As nice as the Reading List in Vivaldi is, past issues with synching mean I wanted that under my …
: Time to spin up a local web-server, and learn me some PHP. 🤓
: Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing Words …
: Going to 200% zoom on a website is a quick and easy way to both make my reading a lot more …
: At last, a UK data broker removal service — of interest to EU folks too, in light of the current …
: Bandcamp Friday has returned! 💸🎶 So I bought a few things from my wish-list. My profile over there …
: Since Chase have decided they’re going to Change The Deal on me starting next month, I’m …
: Email from Chase Servicing: “Cashback is Changing” Translation: “Cashback is …
: TFW you comment on someone’s WordPress-powered blog… and are told you need to provide a …
: I appreciate that Apple no longer uses plastic or polystyrene in their packaging. I don’t …
: Looks like Skype is finally being put out of its misery. I guess Microsoft finally remembered that …
: It is time for the government to say that Brexit was a disaster which Trump and Putin supported to …
: Hard to say which was more cringe from this morning’s main news item: Trump saying he never …
: Had a frankly bizarre experience setting up a banking app on my new phone (refurb 2022 iPhone SE) …
: I’m now down to two mugs of tea daily, in the morning and afternoon. Initial results are …
: Have purchased a refurb 2022 iPhone SE to replace my well-used 2020 SE. That should keep me going …
: My mental health has never been great, mostly due to my belatedly-diagnosed autism, but lately it …
: Page Zoom in my web browser is a superpower I reach for more often that Reader Mode. If a site …
: The ‘best’ apps are those whose rough edges can be either removed entirely or sanded …
: My sleep has not been great of late, so I’m going to experiment with going without my evening …
: Trying out making my 2020 iPhone SE purely functional & reducing the urges to pick it up. I …
: Stuff like this makes me even more convinced that there’s precious little difference between …
: Well, this sucks hard for anyone on an old Mac device that can’t update past 10.14. Will Apple …
: Hmm… I guess Backblaze isn’t in a hurry to get my business again. Tried signing up this …
: Riddle me this: why is Calendar on my iPhone using up over a quarter of my battery charge when I …
: I tried Bluesky for a month, and it was… okay. My biggest problem with it is that, at heart, …
: Starting to throw gears & levers to migrate my web hosting. And possibly my email too. We shall …
: One of the big changes I made last year was to finally grok how to make Obsidian work for me, rather …
: Getting my Will signed & witnessed tomorrow. It’s only taken me five years to get to this …
: Coming up to two months since I got a refurbished 2024 MacBook Air to replace my 2017 iMac 27-inch. …
: I’m seriously considering switching to the .me.uk version of my domain for personal blogging, …
: After a few years of local / iCloud synched RSS feeds, I signed up with NewsBlur at the end of last …
: Fourth time’s the charm? Yes, I’m back. 👋🏼 Trying to rekindle my blogging in 2025 after …