Published stuff

My first column of the year for Stuff: The latest Amazon Prime update brings TV kicking and screaming back to the 1990s. Yes, it’s about ads. And, no, I don’t see how any streaming telly is sustainable, at least in being able to retain profits for those making it, and both value and a quality user experience for those watching. Still, it was nice while it lasted.

Meanwhile, over at TapSmart, I wrote Why don’t larger iPhones display more information – and should they?

Upcoming stuff

CES shortly, which I’ll be blissfully avoiding in a real-world sense, but undoubtedly living vicariously through a billion press releases. No reviews on the horizon at this point, but that could all change.

Other stuff

It’s been an odd start to the year. I’ve been feeling really down and anxious, and I’m not sure why. We had whiplash with our school bafflingly having the kids go back the day after New Year’s Day. I think everyone could have done with another day off. The children were like zombies. It’s also been grey, rainy and cold – which it often was over the break. But now the break’s over and reality’s returned.

I feel so silly – ungrateful and perhaps guilty – for feeling like this. After all, my family is fortunate. At present, we can afford food, heat, clothes and entertainment. Although my physical health isn’t great, others are in a much worse boat. Hopefully as it gets warmer and lighter, I’ll snap out of it.

In the meantime, maybe I should start looking for some comedies. I could do with a good laugh.