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Jeff Porter
Freelance journalist, editor, and I enjoy experimenting on the web. But, above all, I am human.
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Rotary Avenger Sport: prefers a quiet life Model: Rotary Avenger Sport GS05480/65 Case dia.: 38mm Movement: Quartz Water resistance: 50m Strap size: 18mm Category: Dress Price: £74.98 (RRP £118.30) Available from: Amazon UK Racing retro...
Rotary Seamatic: the near-perfect watch that’s let down by a number of niggles Model: Rotary Seamatic Strap automatic watch, GS05430/79 Case dia.: 42mm Movement: Automatic Water resistance: 300m Strap size: 22mm, not 20mm Category: Diver...
Orient’s automatic diving watch hits my sweet spot Model: Orient diving watch FAA02007B9 Case dia.: 41mm Movement: Automatic Water resistance: 200m Strap size: 20mm Category: Diver Price: £148.33 Available from: Amazon UK Sport, scuba...
MarkText offers a clean, simple interface that you can hide with the flick of a quick key, and its free for use on Mac, Windows and Linux devices MarkText is a markdown editor, not unlike Ulysses, IA Writer and Bear. But unlike Ulysses,...
Berny’s Automatic Dive watch with its misaligned day mode Model: Berny Automatic Mechanical Dive AM7081M-YE Case dia.: 42mm Movement: Miyota 8205 automatic Water resistance: 200m Strap size: 20mm Category: Dive Price: £67.50 (RRP...
Journal app: upload to your server and it’s just there on all your devices Kev Quirk’s journalling app is genius. I like the way he thinks. He doesn’t want, or need, the likes of the Day One journalling app, “too much going on, and I...
Ratio FreeDiver RTF025: there are other colour dials to choose from, but I happen to like this one Model: Ratio FreeDiver RTF025 Case dia.: 40mm Movement: Quartz (Japanese VX42) Water resistance: 200m Strap size: 20mm Category: Diver...
Logitech T630 Ultrathin: I’ve owned one since 2016, and it’s still going strong If there is one thing that’s as good as free or open source software, it is coming across hardware that’s built to last. Even if it’s not free. I bought a...
Lorus RP2327PX9: tells the time, loud and clear Model: Lorus digital quartz R2327PX9 Case dia.: 45mm Movement: Quartz Water resistance: 100m Strap size: 20mm Category: Digital Price: £19.99 (RRP £23.99) Available from: Amazon UK Cheap as...
Life can be a beach if you choose wisely Photo by Mickey O’neil What does anyone go into retirement hoping for? No more work – check. No more 9-5 – check. Time to spend the way you want to, not the way someone expects you to. Most of the...
Rotary GS77831: the batteries might not outlive me but the watch certainly will Case dia.: 32mm Movement: quartz Water resistance: 100m Strap size: 18mm Category: Retro, chronograph Price: ca. £225 ($291) Available from: Amazon US I’ve...
Understated looks from Sekonda’s Wingman Case dia.: 42mm Movement: quartz Water resistance: 30m Strap size: Man’s size, 22mm Category: Pilot style Price: £30.04 (£44.99 RRP, where specified) Available from: Amazon UK My wife said I...
My gardening watch, the Casio G-Shock G-3157 I thought I was unique, one of a kind, till I discovered the hashtag #Wristcheck on Mastodon, and there are no less than eight participants already. Fuck, so I’m not alone. I’m not the only...
Euphorbia characias: yes, I had to look that up, because I’m not a walking encyclopedia The humble euphorbia, or spurge, has got to be one of my favourite plants. It’s not flashy, not in-yer-face. Most of the year, it just sits looking...
I had a call the other day. It was a lady, a posh one at that. (Whether she deserves the moniker, ‘lady’, is another matter entirely.) I should stress that she called and I couldn’t answer it, so I called her back. Our convo went...