It's that time again where I rant reflect on the impact of AI on my life. Those who follow along will know I have no time for such Automated Ignorance. The uninformed may see it as the next big thing; something new and sparkly; the enhancement to their dominance. Recently I was incandescent (i like a bit of...

I guess we all have a favourite part of the day. A moment in time that you look forward to, perhaps for a specific reason. For me, I have one standout point in the day that I always enjoy. You may well scoff, but it's a moment where I will accept no interruptions. I feel bereft if I have missed it, and look forward...

I think we all know that constant access to the internet and social media on our smart devices is rotting our brain cells. It's easy to pick up your hand-sized digital dragon as it burns the hours out of your day. Don't get me wrong, these little miracles are a useful tool and I would be lost without mine, but some...

Before committing to yet another subscription model, I always want to check out the offering, or have access to a demo. I'm currently looking at email providers. I love everything about FastMail, apart from one element. Although they are an Australian company, they use data centres in the USA. I have untangled my...

Tonight I'm feeling rather flat. I'm normally a happy, cheery, efervescente kind of guy, but tonight nothing interests me. There's no specific reason. I'm just listless. I always have so many little projects and activities on the go, but I can't find stimulation to do any of them tonight. I'm not posting this for...

Yes you! It's time to reach out, be nice, and say hello to strangers. It costs nothing and can make someone's day. Me, I'm a chatty person. Not all the time. However, people make the world more interesting. Back to the point of this!When I am reading someone's website, I am often moved to reach out to them. It can...

Scotland has a good population of native red squirrels. The rest of the UK is all but bereft of them, with the grey having overthrown them in their own habitat. Scotland, is developing pockets of reds, as the greys approach. However, where I live we are lucky to have a vibrant community of reds. This video is one of...

Don't forget to take regular backups of your blog. You've put a lot of effort into writing your content. Don't rely on your blog provider to take backups for you. If you self-host, the backups should be part of your regular backup routine. If you are relying on a third-party blogging platform you should keep your...

Recently I was asked about the the ForkingMad logo, and what it meant. Not that it's much of a logo -- let's call it an emblem. I thought I'd write a few words to explain it! I started the ForkingMad blog thirteen years ago. I had already been writing a technology blog for a number of years; competition was tough...

I think I have made it to Linux. It's now my desktop of choice 99.9% of the time. I've experimented in Linux for centuries! In the early days there was always something major holding me back from getting serious with our penguin friend. It was often a driver problem -- unable to recognise my display, sound card,...

Question for the audience: Do you tell people you blog? I was reflecting on this recently, after I inadvertently mentioned to a colleague that I had blogged about a topic a few days earlier. That, of course, started the questioning from them: Oh, what's it called? What do you write about? Can I see it? I reluctantly...

I was sad today! I love discovering, and reading new, personal blogs. I'm always interested in people and opinions. Imagine my sadness when I stumbled onto a new (to me) blog, only to discover that the author had an AI Generated Summary at the top of each post. In my opinion, this is devaluing the work. All that...