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...

31st December, 2020 - Blog

Good news, everyone – 2020 will be over in a few hours. After a year of illness, turmoil, death, and all sorts of unpleasantness, we’re sadly stari...

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...

26th December, 2020 - Blog

It’s really been a year, huh? 2020 has been awful, and while I usually put these blog posts together at the end of the year to talk about my personal ups...

16th December, 2020 - Blog

Hey everyone, how are you doing? Mid-December already, eh? As you may know if you’ve been reading this blog (or the last one), but I get very reflective ...

28th November, 2020 - Blog

When was the last time you upgraded your wallet? Mine was a birthday present from several years ago, and had started to fall apart. I don’t tend to carry...

16th November, 2020 - Blog

Hey everyone, how’s it going? It’s been a while since I’ve put together a blog post, but since they seem to be some of the site’s most popular cont...

24th October, 2020 - Blog

Hey folks, how’s it going? Another iOS/macOS productivity post for you today, this time about one of the apps you may have not really put a lot of th...

20th October, 2020 - Blog

Hi all, how’s it going? In case you missed it, my family and I took part in the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk last weekend. Between the four ...

14th October, 2020 - Blog

What’s up, folks? Again, had planned to put this blog together last week, but things have been crazy. With my entire working life stored on a laptop,...

5th October, 2020 - Blog

How’s it going, folks? Back again with a quick life update – you’d be surprised how popular they seem to be. It’s October, which se...

20th September, 2020 - Blog

How’s it going, folks? I’ve had a bit of a cold, so I’m writing this up a few days later than I’d originally planned. As you know, ...

16th September, 2020 - Blog

As you may or may not know, I’ve spent most of (read: all) of my adult life with serious confidence and self-image issues. I’ve no doubt that s...

6th September, 2020 - Blog

My friend Daryl sent a message in a Slack chat full of Apple fans and content creators the other day asking about whether we’d be upgrading to the ne...

3rd September, 2020 - Blog

What’s up, folks? I’m still not sure how I’m going to keep coming up with blog posts, having had one every day this week so far, but here...

2nd September, 2020 - Blog

Deep Breath I’m going to tell you about one of the toughest times in my professional (and personal life). One year ago today, I took up a position at...

1st September, 2020 - Blog

If you’ve been reading this site since, well, ever, you’ll know that Things 3 is my favourite app – likely of all time. It’s a to-d...

30th August, 2020 - Blog

Back in May, I purchased my first gaming PC, and as I noted at the time, it’s a beast. Over the last three months, it’s becoming my main gaming...

30th August, 2020 - Blog

I’ve been using the Apple Magic Keyboard for a week or two so far, and I felt it was time to put together some thoughts in the form of a review. It&#...

23rd August, 2020 - Blog

I play a lot of games, if you hadn’t noticed. I’ve always been a fan of stealth games, since Metal Gear Solid, but one franchise has stuck with...

16th August, 2020 - Blog

Quick Update! I now have an RSS feed setup, so you can subscribe to my blog using lloydcoombes.co.uk/feed. That way, you’ll get portfolio updates, as wel...

6th August, 2020 - Blog

I’m a firm believer in embracing technology to improve workflow, and the availability of apps on all devices has led to plenty of new permutations th...

6th August, 2020 - Blog

I appeared on local radio to discuss fatherhood, my career in games journalism, and share the re-recording of Counties’ track “Better Days̶...

17th July, 2020 - Blog

Filing this under blog because it felt very open and honest. I was able to sit down and chat with my good friend Daryl Baxter about my path into the indust...

14th July, 2020 - Blog

What’s happening, folks? Before I go any further, I want to say that if you’re reading this then I hope you have stayed safe in these uncertain...

26th June, 2020 - Blog

Six months ago, I left Canary Wharf for the last time. Usually, on a commute, I’d listen to a podcast or some music, but this time I just put my earp...

21st June, 2020 - Blog

As a big fan of Apple products, it would be fair to say I’ve owned a few in my time. iPods, iPhones, iPads, and Macs have all formed part of my worki...