Apple’s Series 4 Watch Explained and Reviewed
Apple’s Watch Series 4 is available in three colors and two screen sizes. In this fourth part of our series on smart watches, we take a careful and detailed look at Apple’s new family of […]
2019
Weekly Roundup, Friday 7 June 2019
Good morning If you are receiving this in the form of the once weekly newsletter, you can hopefully see that our redesigning continues apace (the daily and instant versions have yet to be updated). This
Smart Watches 2015 – 2019 : In Search of the “Killer App”
Checking the weather forecast is a good use for a smart watch, but far from a compelling reason to spend $500 to buy one. In this third part of our series on smart watches, we
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 31 May 2019
Good morning Exciting news today, well, at least, exciting by my own rather narrow and self-centered definition of the word. I’m starting to roll out a new design for the blog website and associated articles,
Weekly Roundup, Friday 17 May 2019
Good morning As you can see in the image immediately above, I’ve made some exciting changes to our French tour this September. Several readers had suggested that instead of an entire week in one place,
Weekly Roundup, Friday 10 May 2019
Good morning Many thanks to everyone who sent their opinions in on whether they’d be comfortable flying the Boeing 737 MAX once it returns to service. As promised, your answers have been collated, and I’ve
Will People Fly on the 737 MAX When it Resumes Flying?
As you surely know, Boeing’s newest range of 737 MAX planes were grounded in early March after two crashes, both causing everyone on board to lose their lives. The two crashes related to the same
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Preserving and Restoring Your Car Battery
While much focus these days is on new battery types; generally the most expensive investment in batteries we currently make is with the decidedly old fashioned lead-acid battery in our vehicles. The technology dates back
Weekly Roundup, Friday 26 April 2019
Good morning I’m doing things a little differently today. I’m sending out the newsletter as usual, and then I’ll send out a separate article later on Friday morning to make it more noticeable for all.
A Compulsive Obsessive’s Guide to Checking If Your Flight Will be On-Time
Not that I’m a compulsive obsessive about anything. Oh no! But…… In the terrible world of air travel, and the surrendering any sense of control over one’s environment that one is required to do prior
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Weekly Roundup, Good Friday 19 April 2019
Good morning I hope your Good Friday is off to a good start, and your Easter Weekend will be spent most pleasantly, including, for the Christians among our readers, some extra time pondering and being
A Dispassionate Commentary on the Notre Dame Fire
Social media erupted in a frenzy of virtue-signaling this week, with people who wouldn’t normally be seen dead in a church professing their absolute utter grief at the Notre Dame fire in Paris. People who
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