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Analogue pleasures, digital tools and finding what actually works.

Tools & Stationery Feb 27, 2026 3 min read Free

Changeover Time

Far from being a chore, the exercise is a pleasure in itself, particularly, if like me, you are sitting on a load of stock from a now closed stationery store.

Tools & Stationery Jan 29, 2026 4 min read Free

Sunsama

Companion Apps. Has there ever been a good one? Call me grumpy, but either build a proper application or don’t bother.

Tools & Stationery Nov 25, 2025 2 min read Free

Told you I needed a new phone

Then, the cost of going from 256GB to 512Gb was 32 Euro. It would be churlish not to, really.

Tools & Stationery Nov 21, 2025 3 min read Free

I need a new phone

Still, it would be nice to have new shiny one. (I retain the ache for new tech, despite my epiphany around value.) What shall I get?

Tools & Stationery Sep 17, 2025 2 min read Free

Oakywood

So, on Monday afternoon, I cleared the office, got some rugs down and began fighting my way through cardboard and tape. Desk assembly day had come at last.

Tools & Stationery Sep 03, 2025 2 min read Free

My Halo's slipped

Life with home automation by Amazon, phone by Google and computers by everyone is absolutely fine (watch by Timex).

Tools & Stationery Sep 02, 2025 2 min read Free

Remarkable for PDFs

The Remarkable 2 offers the promise of an old-fashioned experience on a digital tool. So, I synced my Google Drive with the Remarkable loaded up some gargantuan papers and settled into my armchair.

Tools & Stationery Aug 29, 2025 3 min read Free

The Domino Effect of a New Desk

So a Windows machine makes the most sense. I can have my Windows Surface laptop powering a couple of LG monitors and live in the whacky world of Microsoft.

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