Tag: Review
A review of The Eternals, which is the follow-up to the Avengers from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mediocre at best.
Don't Look Up is too close to the truth for comfort. It's a parody that reflects many of society's ills.
Blackdown Hearing is an audiology service based in Somerset, UK. I highly recommend them if you need hearing aids and live in the locale.
Review of Starkey Livio Edge 2400 AI hearing aids. Performance, reliability, good points and bad points.
A review of the Body-Solid Series 7 Smith Master System, which includes a Smith machine, high/low pulley, pec deck, bench and free weight gun-rack.
A review of Great White, which is yet another pointless movie in the overcrowded genre of shark attack films.
A review of Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot. I thought this movie was fairly bad.
A short review of Titans from DC Comics, which follows the exploits of Dick Grayson (AKA Robin) in his post-Batman days.
A review of the M1-powered MacBook Air (13 inch) and a comparison with a high-spec MacBook Pro from 2013.
A review of Star Trek: Discovery, which is the most recent addition to the Star Trek universe.
NetNewsWire 5.1 for macOS brought in Feedly support and therefore became the feed reader of choice for me. Here's my review of NetNewsWire.
A review of Agenda version 10 for macOS, iPadOS and iOS. A date-based notes app with to-do and light project management capabilities.
A review of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a 2020 offering from the DC Studios.
A review of the HP OfficeJet 6950 All-In-One colour inkjet printer/scanner/fax.
My experiences of Wescot Credit Services Ltd and I don’t owe them or anyone they represent a penny.
A review of iA Writer version 5 for macOS, iPadOS and iOS, which is a file-based Markdown editor.
I simply had to have an app that allows me to create new universes and base all my decisions on quantum mechanics.
A review of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the latest film from Quentin Tarantino.
A review of the Hearing Direct HD500 hearing aid, which is a discreet, in-ear device.
A review of seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things, the fantasy-horror thriller from Netflix.
A review of the Chepstow Real Ale and Cider festival, which I attended on Saturday 12th October 2019. A selection of over 40 beers was on offer.
A review of Apple’s Reminders app under macOS Catalina, iPadOS 13 and iOS 13. It’s now a genuinely useful GTD app.
A review of In The Tall Grass, a 2019 horror drama based on a novella by Stephen King.
Yet another iPhone 11 review, this time by someone who typically dislikes any and all phones but was persuaded to purchase Apple's latest offering.
My own take on Avengers: Endgame, the finale of Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A brief assessment of Parallel Lines by Blondie, which I think is an excellent album.
A review of Zen Internet's broadband packages, which I've now been using for nine years.
An update to my earlier review to take account of the new features in OmniFocus 3 for macOS.
A review of Bird Box, a 2018 horror drama starring Sandra Bullock and directed by Susanne Bier.
A review of Serpent, a 2017 South African film starring Tom Ainsley and Sarah Dumont, directed by Amanda Evans.
A review of The Girl in the Spider's web, another Millennium sequel starring Claire Foy as Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander.
A review of Equalizer 2 in which Denzel Washington reprises his roll as action hero Robert McCall.
A review of 'Mandy', a psychedelic horror movie starring Nicholas Cage and Andrea Riseborough.
A review of 'Hunter Killer', a submarine-based moview starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. Distinctly average is my verdict.
A review of the Suunto Core All-Black watch, which I like a lot despite one or two minor faults. This is now my main watch.
A review of Smarter's iKettle 3, an app-driven kettle you can boil either ad-hoc or on a schedule via your phone.
A review of the Casio G-Shock Mudmaster GWG-1000 watch. One of Casio's premium range watches.
A review of the Supremely Washable 4.5 Tog Printed Duvet from Marks and Spencer.
A review of the Tenda Nova Mesh WiFi system, specifically the MW6 version which is the one I used to penetrate the thick walls where I live.
A very brief review of Apple's Reminders app which lacks two key features as far as I am concerned. The addition of these features would make it truly useful.
Wilkins Cider Farm in Mudgley, Somerset is well worth a visit, not least for the ambience of the place.
A review of Panic's Coda, which is a code editor, FTP and terminal app for macOS and iOS. It's basically very good but suffers from one or two drawbacks.
A review of the Dark Sky Weather app, which I tested for seven days. It's quite accurate although it had one or two interface problems.
A review of the Ironmaster Super Bench Leg Attachment, which fits into the Ironmaster Super Bench. It’s fine, although a little below par for Ironmaster kit in my opinion.
A review of BodyRip Cast Iron Fractional Weight Plates, specifically the 0.5kg and 0.25kg plates. Fractional weight plates are useful when trying to overcome sticking points.
A review of OmniFocus 2 for macOS and 3 for iPad, the popular list taking, project management and GTD app. In particular, version 3 of OmniFocus for iOS finally brings genuine iPad support.
John Lewis used to be a shop that truly put the customer first, an icon of respectability in the shopping world. No so now if my recent experience with them is anything to go by.
A review of Bodypower Rubber-Encased Tri-Grip Olympic Weight Plates, of which I've been using 285kg worth for about two and a half years at the time of writing. All-in-all they're fairly good plates.
A review of the Yohann iPad stand for a 12.9 inch iPad Pro. It's an attractive-looking wooden stand that serves both form and function very well.
A Ulysses review. I think this is currently the best writing app available for MacOS and iOS and I present my justifications in this review.
A review of MoneyWiz personal accounting software, which is a cross-platform app compatible with MacOS, iOS, Windows and Android. Over all, it's a pretty good package backed with good support.
A review of the Ironmaster IM2000 Self-Spotting Machine, which I think is awesome. It's expensive but one of the best bits of weight-training kit I've ever owned.
A fantastic live version of David Bowie's 'Rebel Rebel' and an overview of my music tastes, which are quite wide and varied these days.
A review of the Ironmaster Superbench, which is an excellent, high-quality FID bench that also takes attachments such as a leg machine, preacher curl and dipping bars.
A review of the Powertec Workbench LeverGym, which is capable bit of workout kit that has a relatively small footprint, making it ideal for a home gym.
A review of the Body-Solid Series 7 Smith Master System, which includes a Smith machine, high/low pulley, pec deck, bench and free weight gun-rack.
A review of the Fast and The Furious 8 (The Fate of The Furious), which in my opinion is a film without any redeeming features.
A review of Bear Writer, a markdown-based note-taking application from Shiny Frog. It supports tags and has multiple import and export options.