More likely Medusa when you think about it and see the snakes in the hair…
Apple: Baby it's cold outside (aka it's that time of year when iPhone 6 batteries stop working)
For me the sign that autumn is over is when evening temperatures have dropped to the point where my phone battery suddenly dies on the walk home.
I do wonder what the operating window for iPhone 6 batteries actually is*. You can see support threads complaining that the phones don’t work in -5C – which is amazing as my battery life collapses when temperatures drop below 10C…
*Apparently 0C to 35C.
MTB: How to buy spoke wrenches
It’s easy to buy a bad spoke wrench. You usually learn this by buying bad spoke wrenches and having to replace stripped/crushed/bent spoke nipples. Continue reading “MTB: How to buy spoke wrenches”
Tech: Moving your Sonos isn't quite as easy as you'd expect... (or Sonos vs. corporate WiFi)
Sonos sells itself on not just its sound quality but also on its ease of use. It’s lack of integration with Apple products is a serious weakness when you come to play music, but I found out the hard way that even once you’ve got it set up it’s not quite as flexible as you might think. Continue reading “Tech: Moving your Sonos isn’t quite as easy as you’d expect… (or Sonos vs. corporate WiFi)”
MTB: The best allen keys in the world
If you have a bike (or anything else that uses allen keys) the Park 3-way Allen Key (4mm. 5mm, 6mm) is miles better than any other allen key set. It’s much easier to use, and you’re not opening and folding away keys. Because of the Y design you get far more leverage than with either a folding key set or individual keys, in a really robust tool. Continue reading “MTB: The best allen keys in the world”
Apple: Oh, iOS11, what have you done to my battery?
The patch in iOS 10.2.1 to stop iPhone 6’s from crashing when the battery power fluctuated seems to have been removed from iOS11.
Simon Coll Chocolate Blanco
Spanish white chocolate? What’s to like? Continue reading “Simon Coll Chocolate Blanco”
Photo: To be the Captain of your own ship...
Photo: There is usually a way out
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Torres Black Truffle Crisps: I bet you can’t open the bag
The worst part of these crisps is trying to get the bloody bag open: I had to give up and get a pair of scissors and cut it open.
Once I’d got the bag open the crisps promptly vanished: they’re thin and crisp and very tasty.
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Prestat Toasted Pistachios in White Chocolate
I want to like Prestat’s chocolate. It’s usually beautifully packaged, but the taste is invariably pretty uninspiring. This bar is no different. Continue reading “Prestat Toasted Pistachios in White Chocolate”
Unroll yourself from Unroll.me
Unroll.me claims to be a service that helps you manage your email, despite having an app that’s confusing and a faq that’s almost useless. Unroll.me is actually a service that sells insights into your email. Get rid of it.
Photo: Hatched, matched and despatched
Work: 20’s plenty – cars, speeding and communities
I think anything that makes streets safer is good – and while Edinburgh’s new 20mph policy isn’t perfect, it’s already changing how people drive in Edinburgh for the better.