The latest iPhone software update introduced the concept of widgets - an ability for apps to take up a bit more space on the home screen and display more useful information than just a link to the individual app. The software was rolled out quickly and at the expense of time for developers to do what they do best, so it's taking a while for apps to be updated, but …

I, like many many people, thought that the Ted Lasso series wasn't going to be anything special. I was vaguely aware of the character, designed for a one-off sketch, and yeah, that fish-out-of-water trope can be funny. But to bring the Southern American football coach to the UK to manage a Premier League team seemed ripe for sub-par comedy. I was expecting there to be a lot of jokes at …

Our progress on the South West Coast Path this year has been slow, or more precisely, non-existant, given everything that has been going on in the world. And because I am the kind of person who doesn't focus on finishing one thing but quite quickly flits off to another project, I've found another path! This time, the England Coast Path! Why do 630 miles when you can do 2,795? In …

Recently, I've really struggled to find a TV show that grabs me and keeps me interested and also sits outside of the Apple TV+ catalogue. I've talked at length about how great their shows are and for whatever reason, despite there being so much (too much?) choice out there, I've barely been able to get past the first episode of anything. I was starting to wonder if the quality of …

If you're any kind of space nut you'll have heard of this podcast already - it's been around for two series now and is an outstanding piece of production that drags you right into the heart of space missions and doesn't let you go until they're over. 13 Minutes to the Moon is a BBC podcast that started with the story of Apollo 11, and specifically centred on that descent …

New software became available this week for Apple devices - phones, iPads, TV, and watches - and brought lots of new and intriguing functionality. I can't wait to get best use out of widgets to organise the phone home screens, tracking sleep on the watch, and scribbling various things on iPad with the pencil. But one of the things I didn't think I would be so interested in has totally …

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When the first episodes of Ted Lasso were released on Apple TV+, I tweeted this: "Genuinely hoping for Apple TV+ to deliver a stinker at some point and I thought Ted Lasso would be it. But my word, those first three episodes made me laugh and cry. Gorgeous." I have a lot, A LOT, more to say about Ted Lasso but I'm waiting for the series to end before I …