Why go offline on the Cape Wrath Trail – and how?
Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone. That is the secret of invention. Be alone. That is…
Tag: #tech
A month away from social media
On October the 31st 2017, I signed out of my personal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, and I didn’t sign back in until the 1st of December.…
Going paperless in the hills – how feasible is it?
In 2016, is it yet feasible to leave the paper maps at home when you go into the mountains? After a recent hardware failure, I don’t think we’re…
Thoughts on #RIPTwitter
Twitter should stop throwing stuff at the wall to see if anything sticks, and instead focus on its true identity – and its core users.
Focused writing apps for Windows 8
2017 note: I no longer use Windows and don’t really recommend any of these apps. I’m leaving the post up purely for historical interest. Windows 8 is a…
The best Android apps for writers (part two)
In the first blog post in this series, I discussed some of the key apps I use on my Android devices to help make my job easier. I…
How to turn an Android phone into a dedicated GPS device
Please note: this article was published in 2013 and may now be out of date. This blog post is for my readers who enjoy the British mountains (that’s…
Two months writing with a vintage Mac
A while ago I blogged about how I believed easy Web access has eroded my ability to concentrate and to write without distractions. I reminisced about the earliest…
The quest for distraction-free writing
Beginnings I have been writing since about 1997. In those days my only point of interaction with the Web was at school, and the computer I used at…
The best Android apps for writers (part one)
2017 note: this article is now several years old. Please don’t consider it current advice. As computers diversify and specialise, many modern writers are choosing to take advantage…
My views on the new Kindle Paperwhite
Image from Redmondpie: http://goo.gl/Arfa5 Today Amazon announced a range of new products which all frankly look pretty amazing, both for ebook readers and general consumers of digital content.…
Technology for writers, a second look
I promised (or threatened) this blog would have occasional articles about technology, didn’t I? It may seem out of place given the Victorian subject matter, but I’ve always…