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The smart home is inescapable

Smart devices are everywhere, and it’s easy to assume smart means better when you’re shopping — but often it just means more pain.

4 min readNov 29, 2021

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The Apple Watch is the only smartwatch worth buying

All I wanted was to go for a run and listen to music, but that was too much to ask.

5 min readNov 26, 2021

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The Apple Watch is the only smartwatch worth buying

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The least you can do is try to fix your broken electronics

Manufacturers don’t want you to try, but it’s not that hard to fix your gadgets–and it’s the least you can do for the environment.

4 min readNov 21, 2021

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The least you can do is try to fix your broken electronics

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After Years Asleep at the Wheel, Twitter Is Trying Again

Bold bets in Twitter’s transformation

3 min readNov 15, 2021

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After Years Asleep at the Wheel, Twitter Is Trying Again

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The 2021 guide to coding on an iPad Pro

In 2019, I wrote a guide to coding web apps on the iPad Pro — which was finally feasible for the first time albeit slightly fiddly— but…

4 min readOct 30, 2021

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Facebook is now called Meta and here are all the reasons it matters

1 min readOct 28, 2021

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Facebook is now called Meta and here are all the reasons it matters

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The metaverse is already here — it’s called Fortnite

Facebook wants to stake a claim to the metaverse, but will people really choose to hang out there like they do in Fortnite?

4 min readOct 23, 2021

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The metaverse is already here — it’s called Fortnite

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Apple finally put the ‘Pro’ back in the MacBook

After years of ignoring pro users, Apple finally delivered the MacBook Pro they deserve.

4 min readOct 18, 2021

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Apple finally put the ‘Pro’ back in the MacBook

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Why I Ditched My Google Pixel for an iPhone 13 Pro

Over the last few years, Apple has whittled away the compelling reasons to use Google’s platform one at a time

5 min readOct 11, 2021

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Why I Ditched My Google Pixel for an iPhone 13 Pro

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The Mobilist

Why Electric Bikes Are More Important Than Electric Cars

Electric cars are promised as the solution to climate change, but electric bikes are better for all of us.

4 min readJul 26, 2021

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Owen Williams

Owen Williams

Fascinated by how code and design is shaping the world. I write about the why behind tech news. Design Manager in Tech. https://twitter.com/ow

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