I have been a user of Google Analytics since 2005, although I rarely even look in there. The only report I found interesting was the monthly report over a long period to see if my websites were growing. Since Google recently switched us all to GA4, finding simple information is frustrating. There was just too… Continue reading Switched to Fathom Analytics
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Learning SwiftUI–Again
I keep jumping around programming languages for the past few years. For work, I’ve been learning C# with .NET. Prior to that, it was Python and Vue.js, and before that, it was PHP, GraphQL and a few other things. But I want to learn SwiftUI again, so I’ve started writing tutorials on my other blog.… Continue reading Learning SwiftUI–Again
1Password Update Includes Ability to Unlock with Apple Watch
I have been a user of 1Password for several years now. I use the personal subscription on it which is something in the region of $36/year. I have four vaults with 560 passwords/logins/bank details, etc… stored. I use it every day on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro and it has proved invaluable for storing… Continue reading 1Password Update Includes Ability to Unlock with Apple Watch
iPhone WiFi Issues on iOS 11.4.1 with a Virgin SuperHub 2
Since updating my iPhone 6, and an iPhone SE to iOS 11.4.1, I’ve seen many disconnections from my wireless network at home. I’m running a Virgin SuperHub 2. After checking the config on that device, as well as the WiFi extender, I figured it was time to call Virgin to see if they could look… Continue reading iPhone WiFi Issues on iOS 11.4.1 with a Virgin SuperHub 2
First Indie iOS App
Today I decided to get started on my goal of creating iPhone apps for myself as an indie developer. As mentioned yesterday, I have a few things I want to accomplish this year. My first release will be a pedometer app. There are several already in existence on the app store, but none of which… Continue reading First Indie iOS App
The Evernote Privacy Problem
I was disappointed to learn recently that Evernote decided to bring in an intrusive change in to its privacy policy and then default that change as an opt-out rather than an opt-in. I first saw this reported on TechCrunch which informed me that the change was coming in to play on January 23, 2017. The… Continue reading The Evernote Privacy Problem
Why iOS Users Update far Quicker than Android Users
Each time a new version of iOS launches, a huge number of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users quickly grab the update. The adoption rate is quite amazing and in fact, it has got better since iOS 5 launched last year due to over the air updates being available. Chitika has done some analysis of… Continue reading Why iOS Users Update far Quicker than Android Users
Google will soon drop support for IE8 on Google Apps – XP users take note
Google is keeping to its promise by dropping support for Internet Explorer 8 on Google Apps. The reason for this dates back to a blog post made last year when Google stated that only the current version and immediate prior version will be supported of any browser. At the moment that means both IE8 and… Continue reading Google will soon drop support for IE8 on Google Apps – XP users take note
iPhone 5 Orders now Shipping in 2 – 3 Weeks
I mentioned yesterday that the iPhone 5 was announced recently. Today the pre-orders went active around 8am in the UK. Within just a few hours, the first batch of pre-orders have now sold out. This means that any pre-orders made now will be shipped 2 – 3 weeks after the release date of September 21.… Continue reading iPhone 5 Orders now Shipping in 2 – 3 Weeks
YouTube Returns to the iPhone
It’s actually difficult to say that YouTube was taken away from the iPhone because technically it hasn’t been taken away yet for regular users. But, as soon as Apple release iOS 6, which could be as early as tomorrow, the built-in YouTube app will be gone. It was taken away at some point in the… Continue reading YouTube Returns to the iPhone