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Matthew Lang

Family guy and web developer

Waking up to significant changes in the political landscape in the UK. Not just a new majority party but also substantial changes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I sincerely hope that all elected politicians try to work on gaining the trust of the UK public once again.

Hats off to 37signals for making their latest Once product, Writebook, 100% free—well, at least for the initial version of the product. Sadly, there are no other export formats, such as PDF or ePub, but having the ability to publish books on the web is a good start.

MacRumors has an in-depth guide to the new home and lock screen changes coming to iOS 18. Placing icons anywhere on the home screen is probably the one change I’m looking forward to seeing. I can’t say I’ll use the hidden app feature that much, but I can see a use for the ability to lock an app.

Watching the big yin play golf is tiring work. Getting a coffee in me before he starts his round.

A cup of coffee with people golfing in the background.

I put my Apple Watch on upside down this morning. Send more coffee.

I’m back to work this morning after a weekend of junior golf for my oldest. He finished 16th out of 80. Not having played the course before and the really challenging conditions on the first two days gave him too much to do on the last day of the competition. Onward to the next competition!

Working from the garden this afternoon was somewhat more productive than I thought. Fresh air, a single screen, and only enough space on the table for my laptop, mug, and notebook. I think I’ll be doing this more often!