email

Temp @Hey.com: Perfect Burner email

I donate a portion of my income to charities, non-for-profit initiatives and on rare occasions to political parties. This will not shock anyway who donates on a semi regular basis that once the donation has been made, you tend to receive emails, calls etc.

tech

The flexibility of iCloud Family Storage Sharing

iOS 11 introduced a wonderful feature allowing sharing iCloud storage between family members. This allowed one person to pay for storage and share the storage with the rest of the

Equality at Work and in Life

A picture says a thousand wordsAt first glance, to me, the above appeared to be just a funny thoughtless meme. As such, I shared it on Twitter thinking others may

health

30 Day Challenge: Meat-Free and Alcohol-Free

On 17 September 2020, I decided to go on a meat-free diet and remove alcohol from my life. I noticed that, in the last 3 months, I have substantially increased

tech

IFTTT Pro: Power Users Rejoice

IFTTT introduced a Standard Plan and a Pro Plan. My thoughts on the new plans, existing users and business model

homescreen

iOS Widgets - Wall of Temptation

Apple, after 13 years, has decided that the world is ready for a change and has granted iOS users the opportunity to have something more than just icons on our

tech

The Plight of Indie Weather App Developers!

Weather apps are my guilty pleasure. I am a sucker of good design and thoughtfully crafted software. However, today, I am putting myself in the shoes of an indie weather

life

Envy vs Jealous

Strangely, on a very rainy Saturday morning, I am exploring these two very distinct emotions which appear to be used interchangeably but this is further from the truth. To ensure,

health

Consistency = Long term Wellbeing

Since my early childhood years, I have been in a constant battle with my wellbeing. Because of my sickness (largely non-existent now), I was never been an active person and

learn

Learning to code: Free code camp

Learning has always been something I do. However, in the last 5 years, I feel that I have not learnt a new skill. Learning doesn't always have to be something

homepod

HomePod ambient sounds complete list - Apple’s response

So Apple’s website states that HomePod has 6 ambient sounds plus more. So I asked Apple Support on twitter what other ambient sounds does the HomePod support. It was

website

Micro Blogging on MereCivilian.com

For the past 4-6 weeks, I have been trialling Micro.blog platform which I approached as a twitter alternative. A world that is a lot quieter than twitter but has

tv

Hannibal TV Show

TLDR: Its dark, its beautiful, and it holds your attention to the very end. In many ways than one, it keeps you hungry for more.

email

Hey Email + Google Calendar

A calendar solution for HEY users and a more privacy focused Google account for all of us.

tech

Spotify Connect on HomePod

Why do you need Spotify Connect on HomePod? How do you get Spotify Connect on HomePod?

tech

macOS Catalina Upgrade: “storage system verify or repair failed. : (-69716)”

My Mac Mini's journey from Mojave to Catalina A problem that annoyed me and a solution that worked for me.

tech

Apple Magic Keyboard to Keychron K1

My experience on moving from Apple Magic Keyboard to Keychron K1

tech

Ghost Blog: Too many login attempts

Recently, I had drama unfold with this very blog itself. Ghost, my blogging platform decided to play games with me. It decided to log me out😡, block🤬 me from my own website and gave me the following error: “Too many login attempts” Ghost forums

tech

MereCivilian website setup: How to frugally start a website?

In the middle of the COVID19 pandemic, I started www.merecivilian.com and I wasn’t sure why. I still do not know. All I knew is that I wanted

tech

IFTTT - Trust, Ownership, Control and Business Model

Who owns IFTTT? How IFTTT makes money? Can I trust IFTTT with my data?

tech

Hey.com Email service - Is it a good fit for me?

HEY.com is a new email service from the founders of Basecamp and I have had the opportunity to spend some time with Hey.com as my email provider. HEY has been built with the ethos of Basecamp and as such has a splash of character, a pinch of innovation and a dash of practical beauty.

BlackLivesMatter

BLACK LIVES MATTER - CHANGE IS UPON US

In the last 7 days, the world has seen Americans take a stand on a cause that impacts us all. The mass mobilization of people in such a way is

BlackLivesMatter

2020 - INJUSTICE, PROTESTS, VOLIENCE AND CURFEW

Today, I am deeply sadden and extremely disturbed by the actions of  some in a time when the whole world is struggling with a global pandemic. How did this eventuate?

negative bias

Negative Bias in News Media

There are good journalists and good media outlets out there. The problem is, it is the so called Merchants of Bad that are making more noise. It is my strong view that “news media” is killing our democratic instinct and consequently contributing to an unhealthy democracy.

International Nurses Day

In my view, nurses should and do top the list of admiration and trust in our society. Nurses provide care to mere civilians like you and I when we need it most. When (it is a “when” and not a “if”) we are unwell, the one person who is there for you is a nurse. Being a nurse is a noble profession.