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I’ve started using ProtonMail for email, as a paying customer. Here are some of my thoughts on it. ProtonMail is a secure Swiss email hosting service and while it’s not cheap it does optionally come with a VPN. »

Tech meetups are a great place to socialise, talk shop and learn new skills. In London you’re spoilt for choice, in fact you have to be picky. »

Android is a great mobile OS and is based on Linux so has a pretty solid core. However, many of the mandatory Google apps and services that come bundled with it are not so great and have an annoying habit of ignoring user choices. »

There are lots of new challenger banks appearing on the market. It's been a bit of a slow start, mainly due to how long it takes to get a banking license in the UK. »

In my post on smartphone fixes I touched upon turning off read receipts and presence indication in messaging apps. Here’s how to apply that to WhatsApp and some other tips too. »

I call this one Dog vs Swan. Swan wins! »

I decided to upgrade my ageing laptop that I’ve had for over five years. It still does a good job but with the insane state of the JavaScript development tooling today it was struggling. »

British Airways have started using robots to push their aeroplanes back from the stands at London Heathrow Terminal 5. However, they are not autonomous and are remotely controlled by a nearby operator. »