Wordius
Wordius
Jeff Porter
Freelance journalist, editor, and I enjoy experimenting on the web. But, above all, I am human.
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Paul Ford writing about artificial intelligence: … it’s just software. And not even that much software: Lots of AI models could fit on a thumb drive with enough room left over for the entire run of Game of Thrones (or Microsoft Office)....
Hello, and welcome to my journal and site. This site is made in Zola and presented using a simple CSS file. No themes or plugins, so far, have been used in its creation. I’m quite proud of that. It is presented in four sections: The...
This feature first appeared in DogFriendly magazine. DAYS OUT LINCOLNSHIRE Spotting this house for sale one weekend was all the encouragement I needed to head to the beach If there’s one place we can take Roma and Dotty, our two...
My current laptop, a 2017 Macbook Air bought from Backmarket last year for a couple of hundred pounds Many of my earlier Macs weren’t bought for their specs, beyond the simple matter of storage space and RAM. To the best of my knowledge...
Apple Vision Pro Having had a stroke a couple of years ago, I won’t be trying out Apple’s Vision Pro. I’ll leave that to all the trailblazers with deep pockets. For more about medical conditions and the Apple Vision Pro, see this...
This feature first appeared in DogFriendly magazine. Dotty in her Halti Have I told you how much I hate holidays? The realisation that my everyday routine’s about to be interrupted. When the pointless packing starts, then the pointless...
My wife picked up the phone. She called ‘our’ doctor first, but was unable to get past the receptionist, despite telling her my situation. (Gone are the days of home visits and caring doctors.) All the time I’m thinking FAST, from...
Because people like to know these things… As I’ve got older, my life has become ever more Apple-centric. But I have started the process of moving away fron the USA, and switching my focus to Europe. Let’s see how I’m doing Software...
This feature first appeared in DogFriendly magazine. Dragonfly is one of three similar accommodations at Developing Dogs ‘Get, down’ (from the worktop), ‘Get, out’ (of the food cupboard), ‘Get, off’ (of the kitchen table), ‘Get, away’...
The BT8500 claims to block up to 100% of nuisance calls As someone who works from home, I know all too well how many nuisance calls we receive throughout the day. A couple of Fridays ago, I counted seven. Aside from the pure annoyance...
When someone describes you as a “collector” of note-taking apps, it’s pretty clear they’re about to dangle a carrot. That’s precisely what happened when I was approached by the developers of Alternote, an alternative desktop client to...
When Twitter friend Carolyn Wood asked a question about transcription software for the Mac – specifically Lion compatible – I was quick to respond, too quick, as it turns out. My first suggestion was to try Audio Hijack Pro by Rogue...
What 1Password offers is greater convenience. Since 1Password already runs securely on Mac and iOS devices, you can have access to your 2FA codes on any of your Mac and iOS devices without having to mess around with Bluetooth (which...
Image of the solar eclipse taken at around 9.30am on 20 March 2015 near Maxey, Cambridgeshire, on an iPhone 4S
Editorial workflows should be simple. Where a team is involved, the simpler the better. Any member of an editorial team should be able to step in and know where others have left off, avoiding delays when another team member is absent,...