18th October, 2024 - Blog

As I’m still using the Troubadour Apex regularly as my day-to-day travel bag, I wanted to give it a fresh review – in fact, Troubadour just lau...

18th February, 2023 - Blog

I recently took a look at the Troubadour Apex backpack, and came away mightily impressed. You can find the full review here, but the company also sent me i...

28th January, 2023 - Blog

If you’ve ever wanted to take your laptop into a meeting with a touch of class, Mujjo’s latest laptop sleeve let’s you do just that. While the compan...

4th January, 2023 - Blog

Hey everyone, told you it wouldn’t be another two and a half months before I was back! As I mentioned in my last post, I’m back from Singapore. As a te...

12th October, 2022 - Blog

“He’s surely not about to review a shelf” you may be asking, but yes, yes I am – the Grovemade Desk Shelf is worth it. As you may k...

3rd July, 2022 - Blog

One of the things I’ve noticed, now that I’ve been writing about productivity apps and tools for three years now, is that I can’t help my...

25th June, 2022 - Blog

Hey everyone, how’s it going? I’ve been meaning to put this together for months (this started as my 2021 desk setup tour), but here we are! In any case...

29th May, 2022 - Blog

What’s up, folks? I’m back from Paris with a whole new appreciation of my laptop (weird, right?). I was saving this for a full desk tour blog, that I�...

13th April, 2022 - Blog

What’s up, friends? Bit of a delay putting this one live because my sister got married last week and I’ve been inundated with work. I’m still working...

27th February, 2022 - Blog

What’s up everyone? It’s been a while since I did an everyday carry blog post (I think the last one was on my old blog), so here’s an updated one for...

20th February, 2022 - Blog

What’s up, folks? While I wish I could tell you the laptop in the header image is mine, I’m afraid it’s not — but I am reviewing th...

6th February, 2022 - Blog

What’s up folks? You almost got a week without a blog post, but the streak continues – we’re at five weeks in a row, despite a whole host of free...

30th January, 2022 - Blog

What’s up, everyone? It’s Sunday, and I’m excited to be back at work tomorrow. That’s weird to say, right? Anyway, this week’s blog is about… T...

23rd January, 2022 - Blog

Hey folks, how goes it? Before I start this week’s blog post, just a reminder that I (along with two wonderful co-hosts) have a podcast now. Find out mor...

16th January, 2022 - Blog

With my job writing about tech, and much of my free time being spent working on my fitness, I’m always looking for something that blends it all together,...

7th January, 2022 - Blog

Hey everyone, In October, I did something I’ve never done before. I broke my iPhone gasp. Out for a run, way too late at night, I lost my footing and fel...

19th September, 2021 - Blog

The MacBook Pro really hasn’t had much of a design shift in a long, long time. It’s still that same slab of aluminium, and there’s a reason for that ...

23rd August, 2021 - Blog

If you’ve ever looked at your to-do list and felt that slow, creeping feeling of “how on Earth will I get through this in one day”, then ...

21st August, 2021 - Blog

When you’re writing about games or tech for a living, it can be hard to enjoy what we have. The news cycle is constantly churning, matched only by th...

9th August, 2021 - Blog

As you know, I’m a bit of a productivity nerd. I’m always looking for ways to streamline workflows, both in my freelance role and in my day-to-day work...

18th July, 2021 - Blog

Hey everyone, happy Sunday night. I used to dread Sundays not all that long ago, and while work can still be stressful, I literally have my dream job and w...

13th July, 2021 - Blog

Evening all, I’m finally sitting down to blog because Jackson, in a completely out of character move, has fallen asleep early. VERY early, which mean...

10th May, 2021 - Blog

As you’ll likely be well aware if you’ve followed this blog for any period of time, I’m a bit of a productivity nerd. In all the jobs I’ve worked, ...

18th April, 2021 - Blog

As you know, my desk is… well, it’s pretty tiny. Under my monitor I have room for my iPad Pro and either my keyboard or my MacBook Pro. In order to...

7th March, 2021 - Blog

I don’t know about you, but this pandemic has made one thing painfully obvious – I need more space. Sure, there are three of us living in a tw...

10th January, 2021 - Blog

What’s up, all? Just for fun, I wanted to put together some of the tech lessons that 2020 taught us. – Apple laptop webcams are BAD – Whether...

28th December, 2020 - Blog

Roll up, roll up, for the most pointless awards ceremony of the year. What’s up everyone? It’s been a hell of a year, but there have been some definite...