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First Aid for iPhones

So my flatmate ended up in a swimming pool with his iPhone. To my astonishment leaving the thing in a jar of rice – as advised by many online – actually did the trick. The rice absorbs the water, and this process can be further aided by the use of a warm airing cupboard, bagged [...]

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The how and the why

So, just an entry to polish off the other areas I mentioned at the beginning of the ‘aims’ post: how do I intend to communicate on this platform, and what am I looking to achieve by doing so? I don’t envisage my ‘actual’ posts reading like these – they are meant more as a bit [...]

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Apparently I can publish from my iPhone…

Having just failed to publish with the WordPress app I thought I’d try one more time. Photo is of London Eye ~5am earlier this summer.

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Aims for my blog content

It felt like going through some sort of mental pregnancy, but after some months of ruminating, I think I’ve now got a handle on what I want my blog to cover. I’m a big fan of keeping a keen eye on the goals of any given project from the outset, and pinning down [...]

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I’m terrified of public writing

So, I’ve finally got my act together enough to get a blog going. The process is fraught with decisions – most of them dry and technical, such as choosing a host or blogging platform – but some of them more personal. For example, does the nascent blogger keep his privacy and an unselfconscious writing style [...]

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