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Let’s stop buying new phones

2026-09-04T04:45:00Z

Over the last few years my interest in Apple and smartphones has slowly but surely been reduced, especially in the wake of AI and the lack of spine in any tech CEO. I’m also very aware of the heatwaves we’ve had this summer and the climate crisis we are going to be facing. I’m tired of all of it and following it has become more stressful. Seeing a post on MacRumors this morning titled “Six sleeps until iPhone 18 Pro” made me realise how weird this timeline is, it’s a new phone…

I’m sure the phone you’re most likely reading this on is perfectly fine and doesn’t need replacing, let’s stand up a little to consumerism this year and make a small dent in these companies wallets and show them they some of at least still have morals.

we can do our bit for the planet by reducing our carbon footprint
we can stand up and say that AI price increases are unsustainable (I still think it’s bubble will burst in a couple of years time)

I trust my audience already know this stuff but for those that will complain about the prices then still immediately order, for those that think they are fan of a corporation (it’s not a sports team and they don’t care about any individual over profit regardless of who they are) and those that think they need the best camera - take a break from this cycle even if it’s just for this iPhone. Watch the keynote, enjoy it even but then take a step back and instead of the usual habit of preparing for an order, take a moment to appreciate your current device and the satisfaction of having some money for other things and sending that little micro signal that you’ll no more be part of the machine.

Once you skip a phone year, like I did skipping the 12, 14 then again then 16 series you realise that you don’t need the latest and greatest. I think it’s more important than ever to skip and stand up with what we know are going to be at least £100 increases.

I appreciate this might come across as a strange post given I had to move phones recently for RSI reasons so you may think I’m part of the problem but remember the preowned market.

I’m not sure where I’m going with this or how to finish but please consider keeping the device you have for another year or buying used.

My most used Safari extensions

2026-09-03T12:48:26Z

These are the Safari extensions I have to enable anytime I set up my iPad or iPhone.

DeArrow for YouTube, let me use YouTube without the mostly terrible thumbnails
Firefox Focus for ad blocking
Hush for cookie and tracker blocking
Noir forces all websites to dark mode

What are some of your favourite extensions?

Where do I share my photography?

2026-09-03T09:18:13Z

I really enjoy any sort of photography, if you have read my blog for a while you will probably know this already. I don’t mind which camera I have on me I’m always on the hunt for a nice photo or interesting angle to take. What I’ve found over the years of using different services is that I have really settled into three places

My blog, I find this is a secondary place or if I have an interesting image that makes for a nice wallpaper. I don’t want to use all of the storage on here or to bog the site down too much
Unsplash, I know it might seem controversial to put them somewhere for free but to be honest I like that they are being used in various places and at least gets my name out there a little bit. It’s not had any negative impact on me, allows me to build a portfolio and whilst I haven’t had anyone reach out yet you never know
Glass, this is a recent addition having been on there from the beginning. I find it increasingly difficult to be on text based social media platforms and sharing photography never makes me feel bad about myself or what I should be doing.

These are my defaults and whilst I did have ambitions to try to make something of the photography commercially to help pay the bills or see my images in a gallery somewhere I simply think I am not good enough to even entertain that so I stay in my lane and keep to the hobby side of things.

Casio F-B100W review

2026-09-03T04:29:55Z

I’ve had the Casio F-B100W for a couple of weeks and I feel I know enough about wearing it to write a review of it in real world use. Due to my ongoing wrist and hand injury I’ve been recommended to only wear thin and light watches so picking one up was good timing, it’s been the watch I’ve gravitated to the most these past couple of weeks.

If you are trying to imagine what it’s like think F-91w but a tiny bit bigger, a softer strap, slightly smaller digits, a better backlight, a useable stopwatch and some Bluetooth smarts like time sync and step tracking.

Even though it’s very very slightly bigger than an F-91w you won’t notice, it’s still a super light watch that you simply forget you’re wearing even if like me your nerves around that area are easily flared up.

There are a couple of big wins over the original (1) the backlight as you can see is literally night and day better (2) the stopwatch now counts over the hour mark and can be used for timing medications, my main use as I’m very forgetful of when I took one last.

The main attraction though most probably for those interested in this model is step tracking and Bluetooth,

Setting it up is easy but Casio want your always on location data for activity and time sync, not great. What I would say is allow it to let you set up the watch then immediately turn it off within the phone settings. This is what I have done and despite warnings within the app it works fine. I’m able to manually sync my data and time. It tries to do it in the background but I try to remember each day before bed to manually sync my steps to the app. It is integrated with Apple Health so if you set this up within the app you’ll also see your data in the health app. Sync has been rock solid for me in both iOS 26 and 27 Beta. If I don’t sync my steps each day I currently don’t know how many days worth of data the watch can store but I’m sure it’s enough to cover me off should I forget I just need to test this more.

Step tracking isn’t too bad, about 15% difference between actual steps, which I think is reasonable. None of these step trackers are 100% accurate given they are on the wrist but it adds motivation if you’re trying to be a bit more active without going down the often distracting smartwatch path. Unlike G-Shock models that have Bluetooth this one doesn’t allow for phone notifications, which is great. One issue I have with smartwatches is how distracting they are, I just wanted something that gets out of the way but allows for tracking activity and this does that well. I’m not an athlete I just want a gentle reminder to move more, which this watch can do with a feature like the stand when inactive one on the Apple Watch. Step tracking is a double edged sword if like me you beat yourself up a lot but I’m working on being more accepting of myself and using the data as a guide not a stick to use when I don’t achieve my goal.

What can be improved? (1) adding an option to change date format to dd-mm-yyyy (2) the screen has a pretty useless top portion showing seconds or steps vs goal that takes up unnecessary space (3) Casio don’t update the watch firmware much based on my previous experience.

Lastly let’s talk price. £55 is more than double what you’ll find an F-91w for and that is a big step up for some. For me having something with the lineage to that comfortable original with the step tracking, improved backlight and a stopwatch I can actually use is worth the increase. It’s about half the price of the G-Shock range like the GBD-200 but to be honest those models are bulky, uncomfortable (for me) and have less reliable Bluetooth so I’d take an F-B100W over one any day of the week.

You really can’t go wrong with this watch, if like me you want something simple and does basic tracking. It’s a much better F-91w and if you can find one in stock then I think it’s a good buy. If you aren’t interested in step tracking though and don’t need a stopwatch that goes past one hour save your money and go for an F-91w.

The camera on my phone didn’t matter as much as I thought

2026-09-02T07:14:32Z

Switching between different iPhone models this year I’ve come to realise something about the camera I wasn’t expecting - it doesn’t matter as much as I thought. I’ve always wanted the best camera on my phone and have been sacrificing my own health for it in terms of how these heavier Pro models make my wrist and hand pain worse. This led me to the iPhone Air (my current phone) and it’s 1 camera that lets me do wide and 2x telephoto, this perception of less had me rethink my whole approach to buying a phone. I do this based on:

I’m not really going back through my photo library much
When I do go back through I’m seeing memories, I’m not pixel peeping
I’m a photo guy, I almost never take video or look back on it
I’m not printing them off on a large canvas
A 1x and 2x covers most of everyday photography
I’m mostly sharing online where compression is happening anyway
When I want to consciously take photos I’m reaching for my dedicated camera
If I’m not printing then wI’m filling a drive somewhere, I want to take more intentional photos regardless of the camera I have
I’m making a conscious effort to print a small photo as a keepsake rather than leave it in a digital vault on an Apple server

These thoughts have me no longer looking at a phone thinking if only I had that better camera, I’m now thinking ergonomics first before anything then the rest is secondary. It makes deciding on a phone so much easier and with my current hand pain I can even consider something like an iPhone 17e if I want smaller and lighter and it takes the stress of the camera completely out of the equation.

The M1 MacBook Air (in 2026) appreciation post

2026-09-01T10:38:54Z

With all of the switching between iPhone models over the last two weeks I have used my M1 MacBook Air a lot, like a lot a lot. When I tested out a new device I immediately put iOS 27 on it but when I returned to a previous model or returned it I had to bring it back to iOS 26 - this means a restore via the MacBook Air. This on top of some heavy note taking for some personal stuff I just ended up leaving the MacBook Air out on the table rather than it being tethered to my desk. I was previously on an M4 Pro MacBook Pro (now with a family member) and didn’t think much of using this MacBook Air given 90% of what I have been doing is now done on an M5 based 11” iPad Pro.

What surprised me is how quick this 8GB M1 still feels all these years later, it still does everything I need with ease. I am editing photos, general computing and listening/watching media. I am yet to push with any video editing but I may get into that soon, depends on my creative mood but not to digress too much this is still a good buy in 2026. I haven’t looked at the used market but I’d image they are pretty affordable. This is all with the MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta too, it runs just fine.

It really does show what a step forward Apple Silicon was and still is, I can’t see this machine being replaced anytime soon even now. I just need to hand some drives off it so that I can store my iCloud Photos locally - at the moment my only backup is iCloud nothing local…

Apps I’ve enjoyed using this month (August 2026)

2026-09-01T05:35:43Z

I want to start to share a bit more about apps and developers, I’m still figuring it out but a good starting point I thought would be sharing the apps I’m using each month. It’s the start of a new month so here are my most used apps, the ones I’ve enjoyed using in August. Part of me wanting to do this is the move away from this by a lot of sites that seem to just want to talk about AI 24/7 and have forgotten about the development community and sharing cool apps and tools. I’m writing what I want to see myself.

Acme Weather

From the team behind Dark Sky, they have now left Apple and released a new app Acme Weather. I don’t want to talk about heatwaves but I found it was the most reliable during our 5th one in August and I like the lock screen widget where I could see when the temperature was rising or dropping to know when to take my daily walk. A thoughtful and intuitive UI that gets out of the way and doesn’t bombard me with options. Subscription at £25 a year, which I think is reasonable. My only issue has been when rain is starting or if it is currently raining seems a little off at the moment but so is Apple Weather.

Indigo

I’ve completely switched to Indigo for Mastodon and Blue Sky. It’s got an intuitive design and sync between devices has been good. The subscription at £22 a year is reasonable and I feel I’m getting my money’s worth so far. It does what it says on the tin, which is a compliment as I can quickly get in and out and mute things I don’t want to see.

Zephy

Zephy is by far the best looking plane tracker app out there and works well. It’s data does seem to differ from FlightRadar sometimes but it’s been reliable 90% of the time. Even if you aren’t into aviation give it a try to see the UI, it’s free so no harm in trying it.

Things 3

I’ve been a user of Things since it came out but repeating items have been an issue for me until now. I can complete them early and the repeating items don’t show up in the lists confusing the UI. 90% of my issues with previous versions of Things have been addressed in the last few years including the big one of being able to increase font size. I’m back using it 100% of the time for my productivity and it’s been working well for me.

That’s it for now, let me know if you’d like me to continue talking apps. Also, if you’re a developer with a new app or big update let me know.

iPhone Air: A phone with a camera that gets out of the way

2026-09-01T03:49:03Z

This might seem like a strange title but through my own experience of wrist and hand pain I’ve come to discover that I all I really want is a phone with a camera, not the other way around. Let me explain. As a hobbyist photographer I thought I always wanted the best camera with me at all times but after carrying the iPhone 17 Pro for the last few months what I’ve come to realise is that I want my phone to get out of the way mostly but have a camera that I can use to capture every day, a functional point and shoot but not thinking about how great the resolution might be if say pushing it like zooming in. what highlighted this most (aside from the wearing of a wrist brace experiencing more twitching joints!) was on a recent trip where due to mechanical issues I gave my daughter my Sony a6700 for the day and the only phone I had was the iPhone Air as I had been going back and forth testing. Having a limitation helped me think about the shots more and I’m impressed with the way it turned out. This made me realise that if I had the Pro I’d have always been conscious of the weight, the resulting hand fatigue and I’m not sure I would have had any better photos.

Most days my photos come from walks around town and the Air deals with these just fine. I’m not displaying them or printing them out. If I want a more focussed photography walk I’ll just take my mirrorless camera. I am looking at a compact but that’ll be when I have some money available to me but like I say the Air deals with it just fine. I didn’t get to an airshow this year so to be fair the Sony hasn’t had much use, that’s where it gets the most use with a zoom lens. This last year has been challenging for other reasons so I have been trying to heal through photography and I had been trying to use hardware in the iPhone 17 Pro as an excuse to take more photos but now I’m back on the Air I realise that I’m still taking photos, it’s the process not quality that inspires me. For keeping memories or sharing online it doesn’t matter how many megapixels I have or if I have to occasionally use digital zoom. Having a device that is a phone first that gets out of the way and has a perfectly serviceable camera is what I needed all along.

(To relieve my decision fatigue I already sold the 17 Pro to MusicMagpie to stop me constantly switching between devices).

Differences between the Casio F-91w and F-B100W

2026-08-29T03:56:14Z

I’ve been testing both of these watches over the last couple of weeks and I feel now that I can talk about the differences in real life use. I wanted to share my thoughts in short form if you’re trying to decide which one to buy, the aim is to share what I’ve found so far that may line up with what you consider important.

The backlight is much better on the F-B100W
The stopwatch is much better on the F-B100W, it goes past the one hour mark so can be used for more things
The straps are the same between models
The date format isn’t UK friendly on the F-B100W, it can’t be changed to DD-MM-YY
The digits are larger on the F-91w
The Bluetooth function for automatically syncing time on the F-B100W is unreliable and often fails to update
Step tracking on the F-B100W is about 15% above that you actually do, not available at all on F-91w

I like both models but if you aren’t interested in step tracking and don’t rely on a stopwatch then get the F-91w, else get the updated F-B100W. For me, I need a better stopwatch and backlight so my money goes to the F-B100W.

ADHD Podcast recommendation

2026-08-28T09:48:33Z

I’m getting more comfortable talking about ADHD and being neurodivergent as I hope it’ll help both myself and others. As with a lot of things I fall back to podcasts to learn more about a subject, this has been the case for ADHD and I have another recommendation for you.

In a bid to try to get out of decision paralysis I came across this podcast that has been really helpful in learning practical ways to help with a lot of topics, including decision paralysis.

The downsides of tracking my steps

2026-08-28T05:27:50Z

I’ve been testing out the new Casio F-B100W this week (review coming soon) and I’ve been largely enjoying wearing a light watch that gets out of the way but after not being 100% this week I’ve realised the downside to having a step tracker back on my wrist - guilt and shame.

I beat myself up a lot, it’s my default so please bear this in mind when reading but on those days I’m not feeling it and see less than 1000 steps I feel bad. What I’m finding is the bad days outweigh the good motivated ones so step tracking isn’t really helpful for me at this point. Yes, I want to walk more but do I need something telling me I have been outside? I don’t think I do. I try to make myself go outside to do errands like drop off my many returns to the post office or purposely not order all of my food shopping so I have to physically walk to the shop to get bread or milk, I need a reason to get out. Seeing a goal of say 7000 steps and being at 5000 on a day makes me realise I’m not doing well enough, it doesn’t make me say hey I’ll get out for another walk to hit my 7000 goal.

Being aware of how inactive I’ve been is definitely useful and can be motivating to the right person. For me, it’s not the magic bullet to walking I need. I’ve actually got a bit of a dream watch coming in the form of a Japanese manufactured G-Shock so in testing that and seeing if it makes any difference to my motivation to track movement will be the answer to if I keep going on the whole step tracking thing but I think it’s probably a no.

Hand pain, behaviour and PopSockets testing

2026-08-28T05:12:50Z

I’ve resisted using PopSockets in the past but I can’t keep causing myself problems with hand pain by not at least trying it out. I popped into the Apple Store and grabbed the expensive for what it is Low-Pro. What I’ve come to realise is no matter what phone I use I always come back to experiencing hand pain. This has led me to being better to my finances by keeping my existing 17 Pro and adding accessories to try to help make it a better device to use rather than buying myself out of a problem with new devices. For me this is the Apple tech woven case for grip and this popsocket to be able to use the built in stand for when I’m at the desk or the grip to hold.

What I’m discovering is the weight isn’t the most important factor for me, it’s the height and width, which makes sense as to why the Air gave me new symptoms. Whilst the Pro is a lot heavier it’s narrower so could make things worse. The fact of the matter is that I have been switching devices so much that my hands haven’t been able to settle down.

Behavioural changes make the biggest impact. Using the stand rather than holding, use both hands, take breaks, use the iPad at home and keep the phone for photos and when I’m out and about.

I’m still testing this out but something has to change and that may eventually be seeing an expert.

The financial burden of living with adult ADHD

2026-08-28T04:07:34Z

I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until my 40’s and I’m constantly reminded of the struggles in daily life especially when it comes to managing my finances. You might have heard of the ADHD tax but it’s real. Impulse control combined with risk taking are a dangerous combination and as I look around me and see four items I’ve bought on impulse, felt bad about and are packed up for return I am once again reminded of it. Even if they are partly paid with birthday money or by selling other things it doesn’t help. I buy, try, feel bad for the impulse, tell myself I’m a terrible person then have to deal with the return process or loss of money when I sell on.

I’m also at a point in life where I need to manage my finances more than ever and take responsibility for it but the risk taking side of me doesn’t care. Hell I haven’t checked my banking app for weeks, I’ve switched phones so many times over the last month I think I might even be locked out of my account. I’m a mess, I couldn’t even tell you how much is on my credit card.

When I try to look at my budget spreadsheet or think about tracking my spending I get overwhelmed with the sheer amount of things I have to deal with.

I need to keep a roof over my head and pay bills but I couldn’t tell you what bills I have to pay, thankfully direct debit takes care of 80% of it but the other 20% makes up for the stress and feels like more.

Add on top of this apps like Amazon and social media that make spending on impulse easy then I’m fighting a losing battle. At this point I just want to be able to keep a roof on top of my head but I’ll just have to see how that works out.

Sorry this isn’t a particularly positive post but I just want the share the real world experience of living in a world that isn’t neurodivergent friendly and maybe you’ll feel less alone like I do by knowing you’re not the only one struggling.

Glass is a ghost town but I still use it

2026-08-27T04:21:12Z

I’ve been back using Glass for a few weeks now and I forgot how much I enjoyed the interface, the problem I’ve got though is finding people that post regularly. I have no problem paying for a service that doesn’t harvest my data, make me feel bad or throw me ads but I’m in the minority. I have a following list but 80% of them haven’t posted in 2+ years.

There’s no perfect solution and it’s tiring

2026-08-22T05:23:01Z

Switching devices these last two weeks has been overwhelming and self confidence draining. After picking up the iPhone Air, I’m back to the Pro as both of these phones cause me hand pain in some way or another. I’m looking for the solution that solves my problem and there isn’t one that is iOS. This is a byproduct of everything else that I’m dealing with and just manifesting at this present moment in losing patience with myself and my hand issues.

This isn’t just related to my first world problem above but anything in life, nothing is perfect or stays perfect, adapting to change or accepting loss is part of being human so why do I find myself always in a state of resistance to what is?

Tolerance plays into this, I’ve become very aware of what it means to tolerate situations and go with the flow of what comes at me in a non judgmental manner but it’s very tiring and I’m at my limit.

Identifying where to put my energy is something I’m learning and being in a world that isn’t made for me is becoming more and more difficult.

An ADHD podcast I’ve been enjoying

2026-08-21T04:22:46Z

When it comes to understanding how I function with being neurodivergent, especially with a late diagnosis it’s easy to feel pretty alone and wondering why everything feels harder than it should be. That’s where podcasts come in for me, to help to squash the being alone feeling and also pick up some tips. I’ve gone through a few different podcasts but the one I’ve settled on is Taking Control. There are a lot of different subjects covered and the hosts are both really positive, which helps me given my internal monologue isn’t that nice. Let me know if you listen to any and have recommendations.

The Casio F-B100W fixes my biggest issues with the F-91W

2026-08-20T13:31:44Z

I've been wearing a Casio F-91W for as long as I can remember but there were two issues in particular that always had me regretting my choice, both of these have been fixed though with the introduction of the Casio F-B100W.

Stopwatch now goes past the one hour mark with the F-B100W, the F-91W could only time something up to the 1 hour mark so now I can wear it knowing I can time medication
The backlight is usable now and was good overnight

I’m happy with the new Casio so far but still need to do some testing this week.

Casio step trackers are to encourage not be 100% accurate

2026-08-20T06:04:19Z

Since wearing my new F-B100W and realising it’s not 100% accurate I had a rethink of what I wanted to count steps for - to remind myself to move.

The more I’ve read into the way Casio thinks about step tracking the more I realise they can’t be 100% accurate based on the sensors they use, I’m ok with this.

When I read how many things can have an effect on the readings I realised that I’m overthinking this. This isn’t a Garmin competitor, it’s a gentle reminder to move around more. This has completely changed how I’m thinking about this watch and if I take it back to the original requirement, a comfortable watch that I like that also reminds me to get up and move more - even without being 100% this watch serves its purpose.

I’m not an athlete or planning to be one, I want to make sure I’m getting out of the house and walking every day. Having a step goal of 7000 reminds me how much I want to walk each day but if it’s a little over then that’s fine as long as I’m getting out of the house and into the community where I can talk to people and take my camera out.

You can read more at Casio but I do get the feeling it’s to encourage not be a sports watch.

Using a Casio Bluetooth watch: Is step tracking worth giving up your location data?

2026-08-20T05:40:40Z

One thing you’re constantly reminded of when using a Bluetooth enabled Casio is how much they want your location data.

I’ve had my problems with this in the past and returned my previous G-Shock GBD-200 because of it. I also had my reservations about the F-B100W in the same way but I ordered one to test.

What seems to have changed is I can enable location once at initial pairing then turn it off completely.

What I’m finding so far is with this setting you can still pair the watch to sync your steps. I can’t guarantee that it’ll always work mind you, this is my main concern. I like being able to manually sync my steps at the end of the day, I don’t want Bluetooth always on. Pairing on my terms is what I want. I also don’t want a load of sensors.

This makes a lot of these Casio watches with Bluetooth and step tracking functionality perfect for my needs but I’m still left wondering if the app will be updated to stop sync if always on location isn’t enabled. You need to be ok with location sharing if you want to track your steps with your phone.

Personally I’m comfortable using this app with the above system location setting turned off.

How good is the backlight on the Casio F-B100W?

2026-08-20T04:41:06Z

One of the major disadvantages of the classic Casio F-91w has always been it’s terrible backlight, I’m pleased to report that the F-B100W completely fixes this.

It’s now the best backlight of any of the digital watches I’ve owned.

Casio F-B100W step tracking accuracy

2026-08-20T04:35:41Z

I’ve been looking forward to a step tracker being added to one of my favourite watches but unfortunately I’m sad to report that the step tracking abilities on the Casio F-B100W isn’t very good at all so far.

In my testing over the last 12 hours it’s been a bit disappointing as someone that is looking to be a bit more active, I’m no athlete, all I want to start to do is 8000 steps a day so I’m not throwing in the towel straight away but my results aren’t filling me with confidence.

I’m going to have to dig into how it’s calculated but this is my experience so far.

On shorter trips, like less than 15 steps to the kitchen or bathroom I found it tracks no steps at all.

When it does track your steps it’ll over do it by around 15-30%. I’m walking around the house counting my steps in my head then comparing to the watch and it is consistently above the actual steps by those percentages I mentioned above.

When I had it yesterday I thought something was up when it counted 1500 just walking around the supermarket for 20 minutes then another 30 when I was just sat in the car for 15 minutes.

Like I say it’s a little disappointing but I will do some more testing. Even at 15% I’ll take it as it at least motivates me to move.

Casio F-91w vs F-B100W

2026-08-19T16:37:57Z

I’m only just starting to test them out but hardware on the new F-B100w is a welcome update. It’s slightly larger although the text itself is smaller, it’s still comfortable, the strap is softer and the backlight is a lot better.

Revisiting iPhone Air Photography

2026-08-19T05:08:00Z

In the last couple of days I’ve been switching between a refurbished iPhone Air and my iPhone 17 Pro to try to figure out what works best with my ongoing RSI issues. I’m still in that testing phase but one area that I was convinced I’d need another device based on my previous ownership was in the camera department. Yesterday me and my daughter popped out to the British Motor Museum and we both took our dedicated cameras, a Canon 70D and a Sony a6700. The Canon ran into battery issues that we’ll need to look into but my daughter took the Sony to use for the day and I reverted to the iPhone in my pocket that happened to be the Air.

For this type of photography where having a wide and 2x zoom were ideal was my advantage and I have to say I didn’t really miss the Sony after a 10 minutes or so. I was thinking I’m missing the ultra wide of the 17 Pro to get some interesting shots but overall I was impressed with how the Air handled it and it was super light to use and carry around, even without a case.

It was a big win for the phone that I’d already written off and was eyeing up a Sony RX100VII to replace it with. When I travel I’m not sure I’ll take the a6700 so now I’m thinking the iPhone might be that point and shoot after all, it’s not like I’m blowing them up to put on billboards.

As frequent with me I change my mind often but I was pleasantly surprised by the photography I did with the iPhone Air.

You can see the images here.

Forza Horizon 6 exhibition at the British Motor Museum

2026-08-18T18:09:40Z

Me and my daughter went to a Forza Horizon 6 exhibit today at one of my favourite museums in the Uk, the British Motor Museum.

They had a selection of cars from the game plus racing setups and timed lap challenges.

I can’t recommend this museum highly enough. Loads of parking, great food, loads of space, friendly staff and loads of cars to take a look at.

(Casio F-B100W) Casio updates the F-91w with Bluetooth and step tracking

2026-08-18T04:27:40Z

I’ve been a fan of the classic F-91w since it came out and worn one on and off since. Now I’m looking for basic step tracking to help me be more active I almost picked up an Olle Watch but competition in the market is great and Casio has responded to release what looks like my perfect F91w with the F-B100W.

Thanks Marc for the tip off because I wasn’t aware it was even coming out. I popped onto Casio and ordered one. At £55 I think it’s at the top end but it’s cheaper than modding my own and it fixes my main issues with the F-91w.

Adds step tracking
Updates the backlight
The stop watch now allows for timing over an hour

I have my issues with the Casio app but I’ll give it another go to review the watch and see how it goes, due in this week shipping dependent. I’m looking forward to this as it might solve my current needs perfectly.