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Sep 16, 2023: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Ignore all the political and media hyped “facts” around the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and just read what is proposed. This is a …

Aug 17, 2023: Coral Bay Coral Bay Location Coral Bay is located about 14 hours north of Perth. Super popular with everyone and as such super busy and noisy. There are a few …

Aug 7, 2023: Warroora Station Warroora Station Location Warroora Station is located 11 hours north of Perth, close to Coral Bay. Its coastline is a part of the Ningaloo Reef. It …

Aug 6, 2023: My first look at Safari Profiles I have started playing with the new Profiles in the latest Safari betas and it looks great. Took me a while get my head around what it’s doing. At …

Aug 2, 2023: I think I’m going to stop cross posting so much. Mastodon and Threads for random and not the same thoughts, blog for the more profound longer stuff.

Jul 31, 2023: Quobba Station Quobba Station Quobba Station is located about 10 hours north of Perth and could best be known as for its blow holes and the sign as you drive in. …

Jul 30, 2023: The new “fade to black” wallpaper addition to iOS 17 is nice but there seems to be no control over it.

Jul 29, 2023: I’m really liking not saying “hey” before “Siri”.

Jul 28, 2023: Spent about an hour today revisiting Notion as an option to keep on top of my projects and tasks, especially with taking on a new role next year. For …

Jul 28, 2023: I cannot figure out how to edit the apps on the iOS 17 Messages app drawer thing. But do not remove them from here as it deletes the whole app from …

Jul 27, 2023: I tried StandBy on my iPhone last night just by leaning my phone on its side. Today I ordered the Twelve South Forté stand.

Jul 26, 2023: iOS 17 is running fine on my iPad Pro and now I’m thinking of putting on my iPhone 😀

Jul 24, 2023: How did I get here Monday morning 😳 (Note: I’m not posting my Things todo list 🤣)

Jul 24, 2023: Can mastodon rename itself Twitter if there is no company with that name?

Jul 23, 2023: Opening the Camera App on iPhone My recent travels instigated a rethink of how I access the Camera App on my iPhone. Straight to the point, I have removed the app from my Home Screen …

Jul 21, 2023: Long term injury recovery update. It’s been a year since I first saw the sports doctor and in todays appointment he pointed out that he has never had a patient take this long to heal. …

Jul 21, 2023: Just started watching The Bear and my goodness those people need to cheer up and start being nice to each other. I’m not sure what I’m missing but I …

Jul 14, 2023: Got fed up with the “Nothing” look, it got boring pretty quick. I think the Nothing phone looks good but I never put my phone face down and I like a …

Jul 13, 2023: Post trip service and maintenance for my truck came in at $1900 (US$1200). So overall with diesel we hit over $6500 (US$4400) for the trip. That’s …

Jul 11, 2023: My first apps from the App Store

Jul 10, 2023: I know I’m late but picked up Zelda TOTK today. Was $20 cheaper for the physical game card so an easy choice. I finished the first shrine and it is …

Jul 9, 2023: Now the trip is over I’m so glad to delete Google Maps. Highly overrated app that just does weird things like offer slower routes and has a pretty …

Jul 9, 2023: So I opened Unread (RSS) and got caught up on everything important to me. Then opened Ivory (Mastodon) to see what’s up with those I’m interested in …

Jul 8, 2023: Final stats for the trip. 14,974.4km (odometer looped after 10k) 14.5 l/100km 266.5 hours (11 days) 2171 litres of fuel Not bad stats.

Jul 8, 2023: Today is our last day of travelling. We have about 650km left to drive and it will be all over. Being on the road, living out of a camper trailer just …

Jul 7, 2023: Threads proves Mastodon needs quote posts.

Jul 4, 2023: 4 days from home and 5 days until I buy TOTK.

Jul 4, 2023: Just like any travel plans we adapt as we go. The current plan is we will be home on Saturday. The end of 13 weeks on the road, living out of our …

Jun 30, 2023: Episode 2 of The Secret Invasion was way better than the first, thank goodness.

Jun 29, 2023: I really enjoyed season 6 of Black Mirror. I’m not sure how it relates to technology like seasons in the past but it was good none the less.

Jun 29, 2023: Just realised I had a post ready to go just before we found out my car was fixed. This was back in Tom Price and about 6 weeks ago 😂.

Jun 29, 2023: Gascoyne Junction Gascoyne Junction and Kennedy Range Day 7 We left Wooramel in the morning and made the drive to Carnarvon for food shopping, supplies and clothes …

Jun 22, 2023: Secret Invasion is going to need to do something episode 2 as that was very bland and dare I say, boring.

Jun 22, 2023: I’m watching Secret Invasion episode one again as I slept through most of it. I’m giving the benefit of the doubt that I was tired but it seemed bad …

Jun 22, 2023: Just removed links to Twitter and replaced them with my Bluesky account. Glad micro.blog has cross posting to Bluesky. superdavey.omg.lol

Jun 22, 2023: The only photos I have of myself during our travels is selfies in front of waterfalls.

Jun 16, 2023: I’m in the NT

Jun 9, 2023: When you go to drive out of your campsite and notice a bolt missing from your camper suspension 😳

Jun 6, 2023: Just came to say I punctured 2 tyres today on The Gibb. The road didn’t seem that bad. At least one was on the truck and the other on the camper.

May 29, 2023: Cape Leveque showing off tides and beauty. This the same place hours apart.

May 29, 2023: Haven’t posted anything in 8 days. Basically had no network. Found wifi at a super remote camp ground called Mount Hart. We are day 1 on The Gibb and …

May 21, 2023: Found a remote beach north of Broome (Quandong) and we had a crack at fishing. I caught a Parrot Fish and then we snagged twice on the rocks and I …

May 21, 2023: I don’t think I can update my watch whilst travelling as I have no wifi. Is that right?

May 20, 2023: My first attempt at rigging my own fishing line and tying knots to join the braided line to a leader (all new things to me) resulted in me loosing my …

May 19, 2023: A great photo of my truck on Cable Beach.

May 14, 2023: 8 hours of driving today and we made it to Eighty Mile Beach. The sunset made it very much worthwhile.

May 13, 2023: Decided to get a Telstra eSim just as a backup. I have been happy being offline while travelling but if we have car issues again I’d like mobile …

May 13, 2023: Super happy that my car is back with us. Looks like someone did something bad at some point but difficult to point blame. We are happy to back on the …

May 11, 2023: Wooramel Station Wooramel River Retreat Location Day 4 After leaving Kalbarri we made the 3.5 hour drive north to Wooramel Station. Being concerned about our arrival …

May 11, 2023: Feeding the birds at the campsite.

May 7, 2023: Our first mechanical issue. Looks like the inter cooler is cracked - which is apparently a Ranger thing to do. Now to try to get a new one fitted …

May 6, 2023: The latest episode from our Big Trip travels - Warroora Station

May 4, 2023: Day 2 at Karijini and hiked the amazing Knox Gorge in the morning and then swam at Joffrey’s Gorge after some lunch. Knox was such a highlight and …

May 4, 2023: First Day in Karijini National Park and we explored Dales Gorge. We swam in Fortescue Falls and Fern Pool to keep cool. Also we had dingo sightings …

May 4, 2023: Bullara Station was a very enjoyable stay. We walked trails, 4wd to the Gulf, cooked steak from the Station on the fire pit and generally relaxed.

Apr 28, 2023: Our latest episode of our Big Trip - Gascoyne Junction

Apr 27, 2023: Finding remote beaches. This is Maggie’s Beach.

Apr 27, 2023: Staying at Warroora

Apr 27, 2023: Touring around Quobba and Red Bluff

Apr 27, 2023: Our campsite at Quobba Station. Our first fire and some tasty burgers.

Apr 27, 2023: The Carnarvon Space Centre.

Apr 27, 2023: I have so many photos to share that I cannot decide 😂

Apr 26, 2023: I just love this photo I took at Red Bluff WA. The pizza was amazing too.

Apr 21, 2023: Our first YouTube post for the big trip Wooramel Station

Apr 21, 2023: Watching the eclipse in Gascoyne Junction

Apr 18, 2023: Into the Kennedy Range and seeing some gorges.

Apr 18, 2023: Gus and Lucky looking awesome. 😁

Apr 17, 2023: The Beginning - Kalbarri and Wagoe Station After 3 years of planning our “Big Trip” began. The first drive Day 1 We left Tuesday morning at 8:30am with a send off from my parents …

Apr 10, 2023: It’s the last night at home before we set off on our big trip. The weather was not great this afternoon so I’m a little behind in packing. There is …

Apr 7, 2023: Up Ahead is on of my favourite apps. This widget is super cool and is going to be great on our travels. I’ve colour coded each location and I can …

Apr 6, 2023: Just deleted my work email from my iPhone 👌

Apr 5, 2023: Just found out my eldest son popped the question to his long time girl friend. A great way to finish the day.

Apr 5, 2023: Autocorrect just changed “How many km’s is car on?” to “How many km’s is carbon?”. Why????

Apr 5, 2023: Right now I’m ordering lunch for my 9 year old, organising a mechanic for my 24 year old and buying movie tickets for my 27 year old. Dad life never …

Apr 4, 2023: Waiting to see if they ban other social media apps that also have massive privacy concerns - TikTok banned from government devices amid security …

Apr 3, 2023: The algorithm of YouTube threw me this video. Great advice about caring too much about all the metrics these devices try to give us when in reality we …

Apr 3, 2023: This is an entertaining read for the Doctor Who fans out there - The Mobile Phones of Doctor Who

Apr 2, 2023: I still can never remember how to write links in mark down.I wish micro.blog made it easier to add links in their apps.

Apr 2, 2023: Added more places to the Big Trip page of my blog. Not long to go now and I am looking forward to to sharing our travels.

Apr 2, 2023: Yesterday I picked up a Switch Pro Controller and its great. I wish I had picked up one years ago.

Apr 1, 2023: Current #homescreen

Apr 1, 2023: The Bad Batch is turning into one of the best Star Wars shows. Season 2 started fine but has built to some amazing episodes. “The Summit” and “Plan …

Mar 31, 2023: How good is this box? It depth and width swap after you take it out of the packaging. 😂

Mar 28, 2023: Just set up my automatic email reply for my long service leave. 😁

Mar 28, 2023: Nice to see an update here from John Hattie. It’s always good to know you are on the right track. This is also good for parents to read as it shows …

Mar 25, 2023: I didn’t think that suggesting app improvements to a forum would be met with such negativity. My suggestion was to split offline map data into smaller …

Mar 25, 2023: This is one of the snakes that caused chaos while on camp. I was lead to believe these guys are scared of noise. I have now learned they will tolerate …

Mar 19, 2023: I’ve been using Google Maps lately as I need offline maps for a trip I’m taking soon. Its far more complicated to use and doesn’t seem to offer better …

Mar 16, 2023: Its coming home. So proud of my students winning the WA division of The Fuse Cup Just Dance esports competition.

Mar 15, 2023: I’ve decided to have a go at DaVinci Resolve. I did not know it was free.

Mar 14, 2023: Decide to remove Reddit and Apollo from my iPhone. Let’s see how long it lasts. It’s just a big time sink and something else to click on.

Mar 13, 2023: Just missed it 😂

Mar 10, 2023: Last week, while camping, my wife spotted 5 lights in the sky that were perfectly in alignment and we could not figure out what it was. I opened Sky …

Mar 10, 2023: Is it me or Microsoft being more brash about collecting your data lately? I open OneDrive and it suggests I backup my photos which is fine but look at …

Mar 6, 2023: We also were joined by my daughter, her husband and our grand daughter. It was her first camping experience and she loved it. We visited Wellington …

Mar 6, 2023: Home from our last last camp before the big trip. Lucky to stay at a Hipcamp site in Brunswick. Added the extra solar panel and also decided the …

Mar 2, 2023: My current desk setup

Mar 2, 2023: I’m loving my HomePod Mini at work and cranking LowFi Chill all the time. (by cranking, I mean very softly)

Feb 28, 2023: Just a gratuitous photo of the Lamborghini my son bought me for my birthday.

Feb 28, 2023: Current #homescreen.

Feb 28, 2023: When you are planning a long trip and Siri gets a bit preemptive.

Feb 26, 2023: That’s some warm weather for the end of summer / start of autumn.

Feb 26, 2023: Could be my favourite Apple Watch band ever. The Yellow Ocean Band is so nice.

Feb 23, 2023: I love stories about 4 day work weeks and thinking that it will never happen for me. There’s no way schools will go 4 days a week.

Feb 22, 2023: I’m liking this design I made for Carrot Weather.

Feb 19, 2023: Picked up a splitting axe today and I’m very happy. Fiskars Splitting Axe X17.

Feb 18, 2023: My favourite part of ST: Picard S3E1 was when Raffi slammed her hand on some iPad like thing and it smashed apart. Hilarious 🤣

Feb 16, 2023: I’m going to run wearing my Hoka Mach 4’s tomorrow just to mix things up. It’s been a while since I’ve worn them.

Feb 16, 2023: Today I got a nice 24” Dell display at work. I really like it but I wish it was 4K.

Feb 16, 2023: Do Defer Delegate Delete #productivity

Feb 8, 2023: I wish Microsoft used AI so that I can move an image in word without everything turning to trash. 🤷‍♂️ #ChatGPT

Feb 7, 2023: Thanks Dr Jared Cooney Horvath for putting #ChatGPT in #Education into perspective.

Feb 5, 2023: An update on my injury and recovery. Basically the fracture healed but the bone stayed swollen (oedema) but slowly improving. About 2 weeks ago I …

Feb 1, 2023: Just spent an hour trying to figure out how to make playlists in the new Microsoft Stream and I still cannot figure it out so a normal person can use …

Jan 31, 2023: The whole “boost because no algorithm” mantra turns your timeline into posts from people you don’t follow, most of which are really only worthy of a …

Jan 26, 2023: The perfect day for the Giants of Mandurah and experience the beauty of the wetlands, waterways, bushland and wildlife on the lands of the Bindjareb …

Jan 26, 2023: And it’s gone

Jan 26, 2023: I respect Apple releasing the new Unity watch face today in Australia and yes I’m using it.

Jan 25, 2023: Just spend $5 on wallpapers and then made my wallpaper a gradient from Apple. 🤷‍♂️

Jan 23, 2023: Handy for Mastodon - How to write an image description

Jan 23, 2023: Running plan for the week. Today was 5mins running 😬

Jan 22, 2023: Longer posts to Mastodon from Micro.blog After my last post I though my I’d test how longer posts cross post from micro.blog to Mastodon. Maybe I should have added a title. Maybe micro.blog …

Jan 22, 2023: Now that my Twitter feed is basically my “Education” list I’ve realised the amount of anxiety it causes seeing the great stuff other educators are …

Jan 21, 2023: 😴 Hoping to get my sleep pattern right again.

Jan 20, 2023: Just created a pinned tweet to point everyone that follow me to my superdavey.omg.lol address. I think that will be my last post. I may interact with …

Jan 20, 2023: After todays news about Twitter disabling 3rd app support I’m basically going to stop cross posting everything. I get plenty of conversations …

Jan 20, 2023: It’s happening. My coach and I have decided to give it a go. Obviously starting back very easy. It’s been 7ish months since I last run and I cannot …

Jan 20, 2023: Enjoying my first walk back at home and it’s stunning. Some dolphins even welcomed me home.

Jan 20, 2023: Dolphins welcoming me hone on my walk.

Jan 20, 2023: Another great idea AI to teach coding in class #gpt3 #openai #ChatGPT

Jan 19, 2023: Managed to get a coffee in at the airport. Nice to ask for a long black and notice the immediate difference.

Jan 19, 2023: 🦘 Back in Australia

Jan 19, 2023: What a disaster is Sydney Airport. Delayed landing didn’t help but the airport is setup so badly. Adults gets express entry but under 10’s need to go …

Jan 18, 2023: I’m getting great value out of Mastodon’s ability to follow hashtags. You can even track the post count. I’m also trying Readwise which is working …

Jan 18, 2023: ✈️ Flying home

Jan 17, 2023: A great read but long - Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter

Jan 16, 2023: Today I officially became a lumberjack, chopped wood and lit a big fire. 🪓🪵🔥

Jan 14, 2023: Today we had a successful day ice fishing. It was so much fun and the weather was perfect.

Jan 13, 2023: Had my first “we need to discuss ChatGPT” work email last night. I can see this taking some time this year. 😁

Jan 10, 2023: 🚙 Driving back to Edson. 5 hours of driving.

Jan 10, 2023: I’m slowly unfollowing the double up accounts in Twitter and the feed is becoming very much the teacher feed. 😁

Jan 10, 2023: Enjoying hiking across Lake Louise.

Jan 10, 2023: Then as the clouds cleared it showed it’s great beauty.

Jan 10, 2023: Lake Louise started cloudy but still stunning.

Jan 10, 2023: Whilst exploring every man needs somewhere to raise his leg. Luckily my daughter is so helpful.

Jan 9, 2023: Just an elk in the middle of the car park at our accommodation 😬

Jan 9, 2023: Some of us whilst snowshoeing

Jan 9, 2023: Snowshoeing in Marble Canyon today was stunning.

Jan 8, 2023: Got rid of loads of TestFlight apps and turned off push notifications for the ones I’ll stay on but probably won’t use. Ivory has replaced all my …

Jan 8, 2023: Trying to set up cross posting from mastodon reposted a number of my posts everywhere. I don’t understand why micro.blog would start sharing posts …

Jan 8, 2023: I switched on high contrast for my photos today and I’m not sure if I like it. 🤔

Jan 8, 2023: Banff Upper Hot Springs. So many people that we nearly didn’t go in (a bit festy). But we thought we kinda have too. It was so good and we are glad we …

Jan 8, 2023: Johnston Falls was stunning but so many people and not as good as Maligne Canyon in Jasper.

Jan 8, 2023: Is this the best location name or what?

Jan 8, 2023: Best coffee since leaving Australia. If you are in Banff or anywhere with a reasonable drive, look for Wild Flour bakery.

Jan 7, 2023: Liking this #homescreen right now. Some choices are very much based on travel.

Jan 7, 2023: 🥾 We are off to Johnston Canyon

Jan 7, 2023: Well that didn’t cross post well https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0e34dqa3ojV7Kafgobxo0mO4Q#Superweather_2023

Jan 7, 2023: 😄 Waiting to find out what we are doing today in Banff

Jan 7, 2023: Made some changes to my Carrot Weather layout (inspired by Matt Birchler). Here’s my attempt to share 😬 Superweather 2023

Jan 7, 2023: I have an obsession with beanies, which in Australia is almost pointless. So far I have bought 3 beanies in Canada and I still find more daily that I …

Jan 7, 2023: Also I feel like people boost when they should favourite - I might be wrong 🤷‍♂️

Jan 7, 2023: Glad I can filter Boosts in @ivory. I may not use it all the time but it trims my timeline nicely.

Jan 7, 2023: On top of Sulphur Mountain

Jan 7, 2023: Eating Beavertails for the first time

Jan 7, 2023: On top of Sulphur Mountain

Jan 7, 2023: Views of Banff this morning at sunrise

Jan 6, 2023: When you walk out of the super market in Canmore, Alberta. (Canada)

Jan 6, 2023: Our home for 5 days

Jan 5, 2023: Finally got on Ivory

Jan 5, 2023: 🚙 Excited about driving to Banff tomorrow

Jan 4, 2023: Is there a way to find out a users post to boost ratio or even how many posts/boosts they make on average?

Jan 3, 2023: My progress to running is struggling today. Perhaps it was the tobogganing or skidoo riding but I’m sore. I’ll keep things easy today for sure.

Jan 3, 2023: I want one of these shower infusion systems

Jan 3, 2023: At this point apps like Mona and Re: Toot are adding quote posting so it’s kind of a foregone conclusion. I don’t think users should be able to opt …

Jan 3, 2023: 🍖 Waiting for dinner

Jan 3, 2023: Just ticked driving a Skidoo at 80km/hr over a frozen lake off the bucket list. (With my daughter hanging on for dear life)

Jan 2, 2023: 😄 Excited about 2023

Jan 1, 2023: If I needed to be said, my fitness goal for 2023 is to be back running. Fingers crossed I will meet that goal in the next few months. I’m at the 7 …

Dec 31, 2022: Today I drove in the scariest driving of my life. I drove for 2.5 hours in the dark with a thick fog on ice covered roads. All the normal safety …

Dec 30, 2022: Just spent the day skiing and Slopes is an amazing app. Great on an Apple Watch too. It automatically tracked everything.

Dec 30, 2022: Top of the mountain (well schoolhouse) at Marmot Basin. Such an awesome day of skiing.

Dec 29, 2022: ⛷️ Going skiing

Dec 28, 2022: Last night we had our first spectacular viewing of the northern lights. It was definitely a bucket list item and we were super lucky. We even saw the …

Dec 28, 2022: Today we climbed into a frozen waterfall and it was just stunning.

Dec 26, 2022: Bathers snow run on Christmas Day

Dec 23, 2022: Some photos from Jasper yesterday (iPhone 13 Pro)

Dec 23, 2022: When you go looking for wild animals and you find a giant Santa instead.

Dec 23, 2022: My turn for what it looks like walking in -30°C

Dec 23, 2022: Mule Deer (I need a bigger lens)

Dec 23, 2022: I’ve always wondered why the movie industry has always escaped from other products that do not meet expectations. If a movie is bad, should I get my …

Dec 22, 2022: Automatic light and dark mode at sunrise/set does not work when the sun comes up at 9am and goes down at 4:30pm.

Dec 22, 2022: Folding Mountain family photo

Dec 20, 2022: Results of walking at -28°C

Dec 19, 2022: Just got some news from my sports doctor to say that there is some progress in my injury but I still have oedema. He is saying I can start trying to …

Dec 19, 2022: So it’s time to remove all your links to Twitter on any other platform.

Dec 18, 2022: Quote posts should happen in Mastodon so that I can then turn off boosts everywhere (if the client allows) and if someone adds value to a post, I …

Dec 18, 2022: 🥶 Walking in -20 degrees (Celsius)

Dec 17, 2022: What a great summary of the last week in Twitter from John Gruber

Dec 17, 2022: Today was Jasper National Park and it was stunning.

Dec 17, 2022: Rocky Mountian Big Horn Sheep licking the road - as you do. This was a major highway with huge trucks having to swerve to miss.

Dec 16, 2022: Just had my first full night sleep in Canada. Jet lag has been rough 😂

Dec 15, 2022: Not being on Perth time zone means all my social feeds and RSS appear so different. It may be because I subscribe and follow so many feeds on the …

Dec 14, 2022: My home for 5 weeks

Dec 12, 2022: Rewatching Severence whilst flying and picked up on some definite Pyramid Song vibes about 36min into episode 1.

Dec 11, 2022: 😆 Packing

Dec 10, 2022: One reason to join mastodon ladies and gentlemen, the weekend

Dec 9, 2022: 🥹 Relieved to be on holidays

Dec 9, 2022: Chatting with my school psychologist and we were coming up with some interesting ideas to use VR to help some of the anxieties of our students. 2023 …

Dec 9, 2022: Wow, Microsoft with another great announcement with native screen recording. If tomorrow they announce you can move an object in Word without causing …

Dec 8, 2022: Another great reason to splash the cash on CleanShot X

Dec 8, 2022: I’ve been waiting for a long time for something like this, the end of parents needing Facebook to have a group. Thank you Microsoft for creating free …

Dec 7, 2022: 😷 Looking after a sick child

Dec 7, 2022: Anyone else get excited when you hit go on releasing school reports to parents? It’s not in my job description but I had to help with the primary …

Dec 6, 2022: 😴 Need more sleep

Dec 4, 2022: This could be my favourite cover so far.

Dec 4, 2022: 🥳 Last week of school vibes activated

Dec 3, 2022: 🎄 Preparing for Perth Christmas lunch

Dec 2, 2022: I’m looking forward to trying this new 3D scanner later today. Reality Scan

Nov 29, 2022: Here’s the post from my school i3 Live Pitch 2022

Nov 29, 2022: Another i3 Live Pitch day done and dusted. I’ll try and find some pics on our school socials. It was a great day that was topped off with my pick of …

Nov 29, 2022: I don’t miss most of Twitter but I wish my education follows moved to Mastodon too. Talk about FOMO from that scene.

Nov 29, 2022: Seeing many articles like this. Twitter, failure modes, and your favorite bar

Nov 28, 2022: I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s i3 Live Pitch at my school. This is such an effort for the students and staff. 40 teams of 5 pitching to industry …

Nov 25, 2022: 🪺 Taking Twitter off my homescreen

Nov 25, 2022: 😬 At the dentjist

Nov 25, 2022: Just got official word that on Monday I get to dress like a PE teacher. 🏃

Nov 25, 2022: 😎 Taking a day off

Nov 22, 2022: Good morning

Nov 21, 2022: I’m finding Mastodon is giving me all my social needs but where are all the education people 🤷‍♂️

Nov 20, 2022: I’m actually not even sure I’m going wait for Twitter to break. I’m thinking of just leaving.

Nov 20, 2022: Block and report both E and the yellow man.

Nov 20, 2022: I’m really enjoying using Mastoot for Mastadon. It seems to hold the timeline position really well and looks nice too. I wish it was easier to …

Nov 20, 2022: 🥳 I ate the Maxibon

Nov 19, 2022: 🍦 Deciding if I should eat a Maxibon

Nov 18, 2022: Irony of the day was deciding to double down on Twitter and keep Mastodon for the occasional check. If only I waited about 10min 😂

Nov 18, 2022: A good time to make sure you start sharing where we can find each other. Mastodon seems to be a good choice but share your blogs etc so we can find …

Nov 18, 2022: I’m looking forward to trying AI from Notion. I have tried a couple of other AI writers like this but having it built into Notion is great (free …

Nov 17, 2022: Had enough time to catch up and get some jobs done today. The law of the universe got in the way and dealt with so many little issues.

Nov 14, 2022: Trying focus modes with different home screens. This is Work, Peace and whatever. Notifications vary for all 3.

Nov 13, 2022: 👨‍🏭 Happy the camper mods I did last week are working

Nov 13, 2022: Thanks Apple for reminding me I’m injured and have been for 22 weeks. Way to make me feel great 🤣

Nov 12, 2022: Here’s all my links to where you can find me superdavey.omg.lol. I do think it’s important to not lock into one of the big companies to hold your …

Nov 12, 2022: Why LinkedIn? I think the “professional social network” marketing from Microsoft payed off. But I still like to see people’s human side, is there …

Nov 12, 2022: I’ve been at an #Innovationineducation festival & Twitter was barely mentioned as a place to share the hashtag. I’m not sure the reason but it …

Nov 11, 2022: Yesterday I placed 2nd in a Mario Kart competition and won a $750 prize for my school. Today Mike Ellis have me m&m’s. Possibly my childhood …

Nov 9, 2022: I’m interested to see how all the people that follow over 1000 people go on Mastodon. There is no algorithm to control the timeline, you get …

Nov 7, 2022: Is it me or is it random what happens when you click “Load more” in the Mastodon iOS app. Is there a way to load but keep your position?

Nov 7, 2022: Great news from my sports doctor. All my bloods are good. It looks like I am just having a delayed heal. I have been given the go ahead to start …

Nov 7, 2022: I don’t get Mastodon’s aversion to a quoted boost. Boosting alone adds no context to and why you’d like others to see the post. Yes someone may be …

Nov 6, 2022: 😌 Relaxing after a very productive weekend.

Nov 4, 2022: 😁 Enjoying a lovely Friday night

Nov 3, 2022: Big trip 2023. Term 2 - 14 weeks. Here’s the current plan

Nov 3, 2022: Just booked another campsite for our 2023 big trip. Karijini is going to be a highlight for sure.

Nov 2, 2022: 🤕 Fending off a mid week headache

Nov 2, 2022: I just figured that you can set specific bookmark favourites in Safari per tab group and then set that tab group to show when in a specific focus. 😍

Nov 2, 2022: I think I scare people by saying “technology is not good for learning”. I need to rephrase it to “technology not used effectively is not good for …

Nov 1, 2022: ☕️ Excited to be getting the coffee machine back

Oct 31, 2022: I’m going to give Mastodon another go. So far it’s a bit trickier to setup than Twitter. I’m superdavey@social.lol and I’m using Tooot for my iOS app.

Oct 30, 2022: 🤣 Looking forward to the weekend

Oct 30, 2022: ☀️ Enjoying a bit of sun

Oct 29, 2022: Yesterday I completed The Learning Blueprint from Dr Jared Cooney Horvath. Possibly the best PL I have been involved with and the content was …

Oct 29, 2022: I’ve decided to turn off Stage Manager on all my devices. I think I’ve read many opinions since macOS 13 and iPadOS 16.1 but they all miss its biggest …

Oct 26, 2022: So I’ve seen the sports doctor and the bone is not good. He actually asked if I’d been running 😂. I feel like it’s improving exponentially so fingers …

Oct 25, 2022: 🍎 Updating everything

Oct 23, 2022: 🦟 Dealing with a million insect bites

Oct 23, 2022: I posted this on Reddit and thought maybe I can get something happening. Anyone want to help me get this off the ground?

Oct 23, 2022: 🛝 Playing at the park with my daughter and grand daughter

Oct 23, 2022: Not sure why I have to be “connected” to follow someone’s content on LinkedIn if we are all being so professional. Surely you should be able to just …

Oct 23, 2022: Signed up for LinkedIn again so I can see what the “professional social network” is like. Trying my best to not be too critical. There are some weird …

Oct 22, 2022: 🏝️ Having a coffee by the beach

Oct 21, 2022: 😝 Deciding that Friday night is not the night to update my status.

Oct 21, 2022: 😵‍💫 Learning to check speeding before posting a status.

Oct 21, 2022: 🌅 Looking forward ot the weekend.

Oct 20, 2022: So I accidentally found out the results of the MRI. My fracture has healed but I have inflammation in my bone marrow. This is what is causing my …

Oct 19, 2022: I just don’t know how Andor is so great. It’s like the best Star Wars since Star Wars. Everything about it seems so right and I’m struggling to find …

Oct 19, 2022: Buying this instantly. 😀 Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Mac notebooks

Oct 19, 2022: 🙅‍♂️ Unsubscribing from emails

Oct 18, 2022: 🩻 Getting an MRI

Oct 18, 2022: Trying a very clean and simple look in my weather app of choice - Carrot Weather.

Oct 17, 2022: 😴 Trying to stay awake

Oct 17, 2022: 🤭 I need another go as I think I did something wrong.

Oct 17, 2022: 😋 This is the greatest way to cross post.

Oct 17, 2022: 🤪 Another trial.

Oct 17, 2022: 😬 Trying a cross post from superdavey.status.lol to micro.blog to twitter.

Oct 17, 2022: 🤔 Trying a shortcut

Oct 17, 2022: 😁 Trying a status

Oct 9, 2022: Current Lock, Today and Home screen

Oct 5, 2022: My new thing is going to be asking to pay less for a long black anywhere that charges more for “special” milk. Let’s see how I go 😂

Sep 30, 2022: My truck looking great 😎

Sep 30, 2022: If you have a 4wd and recovery gear you can do some great exploring just north of the town. We even saw an emu with babies amongst other wildlife.

Sep 30, 2022: I highly recommend the Z Bend hike if you visit the Kalbarri National Park. The Sky Walk was great but this was amazing.

Sep 27, 2022: Good morning from our campsite. Wogoe Campsite.

Sep 24, 2022: Since the Apple event I have scratched my Series 7 Apple Watch face twice, once on the top and today on the bottom. These are clearly noticeable. …

Sep 23, 2022: I’ll be home for one week day this holidays and that is a public holiday. Week 1 camping in the new camper trailer just south of Kalbarri. Week 2 …

Sep 23, 2022: Finished the term with a treat for myself. I couldn’t justify an Apple Watch Ultra this year but a new band is another story. Green Alpine Loop. It’s …

Sep 22, 2022: Wow, Andor is good. Plan to watch first 3 episodes in one go. So allow 1 hr 30m. Best Star Wars TV show?? 🤔

Sep 17, 2022: Current #homescreen.

Sep 15, 2022: ‎If you’ve upgrade to iOS 16, Sticker Drop is a neat new app to make your own stickers.

Sep 5, 2022: Back to only one wallpaper (Birchler) and setting the colour for text and widgets on Lock Screen. I still cannot run but Strava is there to remind me …

Sep 4, 2022: Father’s Day starting with hugs, breakfast and this beast

Sep 2, 2022: VR Art Exhibition ready to go @StMarysAGS - I’m so excited about getting this going. So cool to see the students SketchUp designs in VR.

Aug 31, 2022: Today feels like the first time since catching COVID that I don’t feel like it’s affecting me. I’m still tired and my fractured bone is sore but I …

Aug 31, 2022: The effects of COVID in one photo.

Aug 30, 2022: Finally deleted my Facebook account. 🎉

Aug 25, 2022: Trying Teams Reflect with my class. They definitely enjoyed being candid and having options to be tired and angry.

Aug 12, 2022: How to make a great presentation What I am about to go through comes from the research of Dr Jared Horvath and I recommend seeking down his book, YouTube channel and sign up for …

Aug 12, 2022: Not sure what I should have done but I hired a movie on the Apple TV app and downloaded it before the flight. When I hit play it wanted Internet to …

Aug 12, 2022: So it looks like they have a good list of reasons and to be honest they are not hard to solve. If there is any mention of “pay for performance” then …

Aug 11, 2022: So I lost my iPad at the conference. There was a good 20min of frantically running around the venue using Find My to no success. Luckily security had …

Aug 11, 2022: I can feel a blog post on how to make a good presentation developing. 😁

Aug 9, 2022: Current Lock Screen rotation. iOS 16 is going to be a popular update.

Aug 9, 2022: Finished watching 📺 The Sandman and it was fantastic. Episode 5 and 6 were the highlights. I got a real kick out of th exploration of life, death and …

Aug 4, 2022: How I use Pocket Casts Pocket Casts has been my podcast player of choice for a while now. It ticks many boxes including great design, reliability and a great Apple Watch app …

Aug 4, 2022: Always looking for study music How listening to uninterrupted noise helped millions to focus arstechnica.com/gaming/20…

Jul 31, 2022: Spent the afternoon recovering my sons Jeep. Not what I was planning but it was an adventure. Poor guy is having a run of bad luck at the moment, I …

Jul 30, 2022: I was explaining Vincent Van Gough to my daughter and said how he was an amazing artist but very sad man, Doctor Who even tried to help him and was …

Jul 29, 2022: So it’s not exactly great diagnosis but at at least I know. Basically Osteitis Pubis. 3 months off running and rehab. Hopefully I’ll be pain free and …

Jul 24, 2022: I think emoji home screens are going to be super popular in iOS 16. Too much fun. 👍

Jul 23, 2022: As an #ADE I am a little offended by this article. Zero mention that other big tech companies do the same cough Microsoft. Tech giant Apple wielding …

Jul 22, 2022: TIL that I can’t be a genius and 21st Century Learning Skills were created by a partnership comprised of firms such as Apple, Dell, and Microsoft …

Jul 22, 2022: Simple App Development with Swift Playgrounds Guides I have created a series of videos introducing app development using Swift Playgrounds on either iPadOS or macOS. Each video steps through the process …

Jul 19, 2022: Seems like a good episode to listen to 😂. David Brown - Really Specific Stories pca.st/hs1n1x88

Jul 17, 2022: Love is paying $50 to see Minions with your daughter - the exact price we spend as a family to watch multiple streaming services for a whole month.

Jul 15, 2022: Eero update added local DNS caching and I’m sure it’s made the Internet faster again. I’m so impressed with Eero.

Jul 15, 2022: No running for the time being 😭. Nearly 5 weeks since taking a break and I’m still having issues. Today I met with a sports doctor and I’m getting an …

Jul 5, 2022: My truck had a warning light that was very strange. We we driving before sunset in the middle of nowhere, on the lookout for kangaroos so a bit …

Jul 5, 2022: Safe on the other side (with the help of a shovel)

Jul 5, 2022: An echidna stopping and having a rest half way across the road.

Jul 4, 2022: Stunning sunset for our first night.

Jul 4, 2022: Playing with shadows

Jul 4, 2022: Setup at camp 🏕

Jul 4, 2022: Driving at sunset 🌅

Jul 1, 2022: Heading off on our first trip towing a camper trailer. Shark bay (Hamlin Pool) is our destination and I’m super excited. Also no mobile coverage while …

Jun 30, 2022: Issues with Swift Playgrounds and App Development I have found a couple of issues while using Swift Playgrounds for app development, which is kinda frustrating. There seems to be no way to run the …

Jun 30, 2022: Ms. Marvel started out well but I’m struggling with so much hand waving and completely ignoring how normal people react to what is happening around …

Jun 30, 2022: Proposed Computer Science ATAR and Python Recently my local state educational body (SCSA) proposed an update to the Computer Science course that provides entrance to university. The old course …

Jun 27, 2022: Today I taught my daughter how to put together IKEA furniture and mow the lawn and she was brilliant. I call that a win.

Jun 24, 2022: School holidays begins and I think I really need this one. 3 weeks to chill out and relax. Next week I create a series of videos on how to make apps …

Jun 24, 2022: Please bring this to Australia - iOS 16 let’s users report spam messages as junk

Jun 24, 2022: All these apps collecting data about children, that cannot voice if they want that data collected. Do we really need to know when your child has a …

Jun 22, 2022: I’m officially taking a month off running. My coach told me that it’s normal for elite runners take a month off every year 🤣. My injury is already …

Jun 22, 2022: Being home with a sick daughter meant I got to watch the #ObiWan finale as soon as it dropped. All I’m going to say is that it was fantastic and made …

Jun 17, 2022: I was wrong CleanShotX is great and I’m glad I bought it. Of course the built in Mac stuff does the job but I take screenshots all the time and this …

Jun 16, 2022: So Internet Explorer is over. It’s started well and then Microsoft let it become the dirge of technology. A great example of what no competition and …

Jun 16, 2022: #TIL about auto brewery syndrome as my daughter has a patient under her care. Crazy, your body turns carbs into alcohol so you are constantly drunk.

Jun 15, 2022: My Eero 6+ arrived and so far it’s all it’s cracked up to. A huge noticeable difference to my Internet speed. Just think, I’m still using the same …

Jun 15, 2022: Spent 4 hours trying to troubleshoot a Homebridge issue I had after changing network settings. I managed to figure out the config did not like “http” …

Jun 13, 2022: I have finally splashed out on an Eero wifi network. Gone with the 6+ model. I have some network reconfiguration to do but it should help out with the …

Jun 12, 2022: So it’s finally got to the point that my coach and I have decided I might benefit from not running. I am taking at least this week off. I highly …

Jun 10, 2022: Another great video from WWDC22 Explore navigation design for iOS.

Jun 9, 2022: About a year ago I stopped using the native Twitter app as I started getting a “promoted tweets” every 4-5 tweets. I still think this is a bug but is …

Jun 9, 2022: Looking forward to making some new Swift Playgrounds guides using this technique.

Jun 4, 2022: WA’s ATAR Computer Science be like nah Apple’s WWDC22 Swift Student Challenge winners help communities through coding

Jun 3, 2022: Picked up a Eufy Indoor Cam 2K and so far it’s great. Connects straight into HomeKit. Best of all it was $71 at Bunnings 😁

Jun 3, 2022: Productivity levels at max today. Weeks shopping ✅ passport photos ✅ fixed broken shower taps ✅ installed security camera ✅ changed spa water ✅ fixed …

Jun 2, 2022: Student in my class starts playing Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, I swing around to look at her and we proceed to nerd out over Stranger Things.

Jun 1, 2022: So Python is going to be the compulsory language of choice in ATAR Computer Science. It’s fine and if makes those more invested happy, that’s fine. …

Jun 1, 2022: My daughters boyfriend lost marks in an exam because what he wrote was too close to what the lecturer had said in the lecture. So penalised for …

May 30, 2022: Finally watch Spider-Man: No Way Home and it was good fun. I’m not sure did I was expecting too much but I didn’t think it was “amazing”. I have …

May 26, 2022: I really enjoyed reading: Honeybee by Craig Silvey 📚. A modern day fairy tale, not for the feint hearted. The constant sense of dread overriding much …

May 26, 2022: 5 days off running 🏃 to hopefully get on top of my torn adductor muscle. Cortisone injection was one of the worst experiences of my life so hopefully …

May 26, 2022: ‘Understanding #SorryDay is an important step towards healing our nation and walking towards a reconciled future.’ Find some time today to watch this

May 25, 2022: It’s multiapping not multitasking Why do we say multitasking when using multiple apps to get one task done? Recently I decided that I need to focus on one task at a time and not …

May 24, 2022: Today I got dumped by a wave whilst running on a footpath. It came up from a wall of limestone rocks, over my head and covered half the road next to …

May 21, 2022: Voted and again I am amused with the choices. It would be nice to not need to preference every party especially when half of them seem to share none …

May 17, 2022: Getting behind #IDAHOBIT @STMarysAGS today. 🏳️‍🌈

May 15, 2022: Another great day 4wd’ing. This time I had no problems and got out of many tricky sections. I’m really getting used to how to handle my truck. So much …

May 6, 2022: Finished reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 📚. A great book, I was expecting more but it has a good message. Highly recommended.

May 5, 2022: What a great little text editor for iOS and iPadOS Runestone

May 4, 2022: A great little short on Star Wars sounds. Brilliant. youtube.com/watch

May 4, 2022: May the Fourth

May 2, 2022: Remember when Labor got voted out and we got junk internet, well it’s time to fix that. 😁 Gigabit NBN to 90% of Australians under Albanese Labor …

May 1, 2022: Such an experience to see Bindaran and celebrate the arrival of the Noongar season Djeran. Her presence celebrates Noongar women’s connection to …

Apr 29, 2022: This is where my daughter was at out of school care. Delightful 🥺

Apr 29, 2022: I made it. 🥳

Apr 28, 2022: I have to agree with this. learningspy.co.uk/curriculu…

Apr 28, 2022: Some great discussions about WFH and getting back to the city of Perth.

Apr 27, 2022: By making my MacBook Air “unmultitasking”, I have realised how much I jump between apps just to complete 1 task. I have now reverted to showing my …

Apr 25, 2022: No distractions, daily, workout and work.

Apr 25, 2022: Wow, on a day of reflection on the atrocities of war, Liberals pull the war card. Obviously they forgot. www.smh.com.au/politics/…

Apr 23, 2022: This morning a ran to the top of Nancy’s Peak in the Porongurups. With 350m evaluation and over 800m it was a great challenge but the view at the top …

Apr 22, 2022: Taken 50m apart. 📷

Apr 21, 2022: “We’re spending our whole lives together, so we need to be really gentle.” Finished reading: Babylon’s Ashes by James S. A. Corey 📚

Apr 21, 2022: A good article to share around Scott Morrison Fact Check. Not only does it show great data but it also raises the question of why do journalist stick …

Apr 11, 2022: Super happy to own superdavey.au

Apr 10, 2022: 3 generations together again 😍

Apr 10, 2022: Election logic 101: current government is completely incompetent, corrupt, intolerant and basically bad but I know they are so I’ll vote them back in …

Apr 8, 2022: Term 1 was legit crazy in so many ways. I’m ready for a “break” but also thinking ahead to all the positives Term 2 May bring.

Apr 7, 2022: You know what’s great? Running listening to an audiobook and your ear gets itchy. You pull out the headphone bud from the offending ear, your book …

Mar 29, 2022: Listening to Audible books synced to Apple Watch? Download standard quality and multi part books. Then turn on keep screen awake in the Audible app. …

Mar 27, 2022: Don’t ever question my organisational skills or as my wife puts it my “OCD” 🤣. Next weeks clothes and equipment separated into daily piles.

Mar 26, 2022: This looks super cool landmark text based game designer coming to VR.

Mar 25, 2022: Some excellent PL today with The Learning Blueprint. We covered the foundations of thinking and principles of human learning. Jared Cooney-Horvath was …

Mar 24, 2022: Why do the makers of Outlook think that in the Calendar week view that today should not be pinned to the left? Who needs to see what they did 6 days …

Mar 21, 2022: I really enjoyed this episode of and you are? talking to Kia Kamgar @kiakamgar. It was another opportunity to reflect on being productive and simple.

Mar 20, 2022: Finished reading: Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey 📚. I liked the changes that were made in the TV show and how they gave more to Avasarala - I …

Mar 16, 2022: Last thing before heading home was bus duty where I had a great time catching up with students I don’t teach anymore.

Mar 16, 2022: In the afternoon I was shown how our performing arts technician has rigged up a whole streaming setup. He showed us how to run it all so we could take …

Mar 16, 2022: Lunchtime today was our first student lead Minecraft club of the year. The girls (and myself) were shown how to start the coding activities and get …

Mar 16, 2022: Today I spent too long battling Canva to make a TikTok to teach how to use Canva to make a TikTok because students can’t use TikTok to make a TikTok. …

Mar 16, 2022: Some days I just want to post what I did today. I wonder if anyone is interested. Then I find myself reading what others did and really enjoy it. 🤔

Mar 12, 2022: Super happy to pick up a pair of Nike ZoomX Invincibles on special today. I also had a $50 voucher which turned it into a huge bargain. 👍

Mar 6, 2022: Always feel lucky to watch this kind of sunset.

Mar 5, 2022: As a new owner of a M1 MacBook Air I would like to know how everything is so much faster and I mean everything. Even browsing the web is faster. …

Mar 4, 2022: I have to recommend Camo for improving the quality of video calls. Someone even asked how my video quality was so much better than everyone else after …

Mar 4, 2022: This could be useful for many educators. MaskerAid uses image recognition to automatically add emoji to faces on photos. 👍

Mar 3, 2022: After trying EpocCam for a few Teams calls, I have decided that it has major issues and is unusable. I am now testing Camo which looks much better but …

Mar 1, 2022: An i3 launch day means a new colour polo shirt - I’ve waited years for orange. This year we had the added complexity to have our 40 teams of Year 10 …

Feb 28, 2022: This is my iPhone holding rig. Features a Glif holder, a Joby light and some bits I’ve collected.

Feb 28, 2022: This is the most crazy thing/bug I have not heard of. If you use an external camera in Teams on a Mac it will be super choppy, the solution is to open …

Feb 26, 2022: My scales wished me happy birthday and then told me I’d put on weight - thanks buddy, you could have lied. 😂

Feb 25, 2022: Makes you realise how powerful the camera app on your phone is. I’ve enjoyed the cameras on my 13 Pro and this article has helped me understand how to …

Feb 25, 2022: And some more. I’ll be trying these next week. www.ctl.upenn.edu/masks

Feb 25, 2022: Some really great ideas here for mask wearing in classrooms. www.understood.org/articles/…

Feb 23, 2022: Taking some queues from @XpatEducator, I’ve put together a Term 1 overview for our i3 program. It gives you a hint of what @SmagsF and the team puts …

Feb 23, 2022: Yesterday we opened our parents teacher night bookings through Microsoft Bookings. So far I’m very positive, to be honest, it’s amazing. I have not …

Feb 21, 2022: Book 4 of The Expanse complete. I liked how the book gave more insight to what Miller is, from my memory the TV show glossed over this. Finished …

Feb 19, 2022: Wow and I thought PowerPoint needed some work. Google Slides really needs some work. 😳

Feb 18, 2022: An unusual post from me but I cannot recommend EpocCam. Seems to cause more trouble than just having a lower quality image.

Feb 18, 2022: I’ve just realised why have been using my iPad less at work - it’s because Face ID and wearing a mask. My iPhone and Mac both unlock so …

Feb 16, 2022: USB-C charging is too hard. My Joby Beamo Mini has a USB-C hole but does not charge from a USB-C charger, it needs a USB to USB-C cable. My DJI Osmo 3 …

Feb 15, 2022: Love Teams, works so well in many situations and has so many cool things it can do. But can someone make it that I don’t get an email when someone …

Feb 15, 2022: My Deputy Principal just said she is sick of “Pivot” so she is saying “Reimagined” - so much respect!

Feb 14, 2022: I thought I’d nailed the valentine’s gift with 3 bars of Keto chocolate and ingredients to make her favourite dinner. She had already one upped me by …

Feb 14, 2022: Just doing my weekly review and found this great little screenshot tool called Shottr. It’s completely free and works really nicely.

Feb 13, 2022: Great afternoon 4wd’ing in the dunes with my son out in Lancelin. So much fun.

Feb 12, 2022: I’m really enjoying this new app called Play. It is a great way to keep a list of YouTube videos you want to watch. The YouTube app handles this is so …

Feb 12, 2022: Picked up Beats Fit Pros today. Tried them on in the Apple Store and they seemed great. Have to wait 2 weeks for my birthday until I get though. 😁

Feb 11, 2022: So I have now been diagnosed with high trait self control. 😁 www.theatlantic.com/health/ar…

Feb 10, 2022: I like tweaking settings in apps until I end up where I started. At least I know I was right the first time. 😁

Feb 9, 2022: Testing it again

Feb 9, 2022: Testing cross posting 😁

Feb 9, 2022: Last week I quit the news and it’s been great. Highly recommended.

Feb 8, 2022: My day is present Teams PD, join Teams Meeting, Create Teams Guide, help teacher practice Teams meeting with students, Teams call with external …

Feb 3, 2022: Daughters parent information night and I’m left wondering why are we still teaching how to use coins and read an analogue clock. Haven’t we solved …

Jan 30, 2022: New look based off Canoopsy youtube.com/watch

Jan 24, 2022: We made model portraits of each other. 🤣

Jan 24, 2022: Watched 📽 Mortal Combat and I wish I didn’t 🤣. Probs better than Godzilla vs Kong, at least I think they knew it was a bit silly.

Jan 24, 2022: Netflix is raising their price again, it’s still cheaper than a movie ticket and I get so much more, so at this stage I’m ok with it.

Jan 23, 2022: Finished reading: Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey 📚 - of course it was great.

Jan 23, 2022: A clear sign to get the jab plus a booster if you can. Unvaccinated 5X more likely to get omicron than those boosted, CDC reports

Jan 23, 2022: Watched 📽 The House and found it super creepy and weird. Definitely not for kids and not a normal “story”. 3 short tales linked by a strange house. …

Jan 22, 2022: Watched Eternals 📽 and found it very watchable. Not sure what all the negativity about it was filled with many aspects of any MCU movies. My only …

Jan 21, 2022: I’m looking forward to trying the Raspberry Pi 400’s this year.

Jan 21, 2022: Definitely worth a read if you are struggling with not letting the virus in. www.kqed.org/mindshift…

Jan 19, 2022: Current watch faces. Work, running, normal, mindful.

Jan 19, 2022: First 12 hours of booster was fine, I even got a run in. Now I’ve had enough, so tired and generally rubbish. Hopefully I’ll be good for day one of …

Jan 15, 2022: Absolutely loved watching 📺 Station Eleven. A great story, filled with intrigue, weirdness, some SciFi and hope. Highly recommended.

Jan 14, 2022: All the problems in the world are our fault - well that’s what the marketing department tells us

Jan 6, 2022: Glad the system works - Novak Djokovic Is Refused Entry Into Australia Over Vaccine Exemption

Jan 6, 2022: My booster vaccine and my daughters first all booked on the same day. We will get through it together. 👊

Jan 3, 2022: I think I have settled on my home screen for the start of 2022. Definitely trying to be different with a very bright wallpaper. Dock is back to 3 …

Jan 3, 2022: Watched 📽 Godzilla vs. Kong. I can suspend a whole lot of disbelief but that was pretty stupid. Embarrassed I made it to the end but I needed to know …

Jan 2, 2022: Another good read and a reminder I’m so lucky to be in Perth, Australia. We can hopefully learn and share good information before we may open our …

Jan 2, 2022: As a follow up from yesterday, here is a good article about masks. I really think people should take mask wearing far more seriously if they don’t …

Jan 1, 2022: One goal for 2022 is to not retweet but quote tweet and maybe encourage a discussion. Or create a blog post linking to the article with my thoughts.

Jan 1, 2022: A beautiful day at Rottnest. A bit chilly for swimming but the little one loved it.

Jan 1, 2022: When COVID-19 first appeared there was so much information about how it spreads like wash hands, use sanitiser. Now we don’t get any of that and it’s …

Jan 1, 2022: I’m trying to find good face masks for COVID-19. N95/KN95 seem to be the best. Surgical mask are not designed for airborne particles, so surprisingly …

Dec 31, 2021: Cool read to tickle your science mind. www.wired.com/story/the…

Dec 31, 2021: 2021 in Review This is my list of the best (mostly tech) things of 2021. Best App This one has to go to WorkOutDoors as it has changed my running life. It not only …

Dec 30, 2021: I highly recommend the Sunset Coast Explorer that runs from Whitfords shopping centre to Scarborough Beach.

Dec 30, 2021: Watched 📽 Don’t Look Up and it was mostly enjoyable and possibly too realistic. Definitely watch but don’t expect brilliance.

Dec 30, 2021: Looks like I’m done for the year. Picked up a niggle this morning so I’m resting tomorrow. What a great year, lots of PB’s and my first marathon since …

Dec 29, 2021: It’s come to this 😂

Dec 27, 2021: And so is this. So meta 😁 youtube.com/watch

Dec 27, 2021: This is quite amusing 😁 youtube.com/watch

Dec 27, 2021: Another 5am run, this time we start above 30C.

Dec 26, 2021: Hmmm heading out for my 5am run and it’s kinda hot 🥵

Dec 24, 2021: Some great news! Except I’d planned a Doctor Who Christmas Special marathon while the family were out.

Dec 23, 2021: Off to get tested. Great timing to feel unwell and then Perth gets a COVID case. Fingers crossed for quick results.

Dec 23, 2021: So #Hawkeye 📺 was a bit rubbish. So many convoluted moments. Bad guys seemed to be fans of gun control reform, arrows do all these wonderful things …

Dec 19, 2021: Post sea lion swimming lunch.

Dec 19, 2021: Just got back from swimming with sea lions. I was super nervous about sharks but I survived. The sea lions were so cool. They just swam around and …

Dec 15, 2021: Watched 1917 📽 and was really well done. Super tense, as you could imagine. Watch when you think you are having a bad day 😁

Dec 15, 2021: I’m am having so much fun upgrading my Mac to macOS 12.1. I am not joking that this image shows where I am up to. 🤣

Dec 15, 2021: We had plans to go to see Encanto at the movies today. Went to buy tickets - $40 for the 2 of us. Quick google and Encanto will be included on Disney+ …

Dec 14, 2021: Boola Bardip, sushi and ferry rides. Now we are exhausted.

Dec 14, 2021: Troubleshooting my Apple Watch accuracy with 2 identical runs, a day apart. Left is using WorkOutDoors using only GPS. Right is with Apple Workout …

Dec 13, 2021: Watched 📽 Shang-Chi and really enjoyed it. Good humour and some very well choreographed fight scenes. Highly recommended 👍

Dec 12, 2021: Finished watching season 1 of Invasion 📺 and I highly recommend it for insomniacs. Such a slow, drawn out and weird show. There is so much good tv …

Dec 10, 2021: Netflix being Netflix. I really liked Cowboy Beebop, shame it’s now cancelled. 📺

Dec 4, 2021: So many good 📺 tv shows to watch right now. I’m trying to finish Cowboy Beebop, start The Wheel of Time and hanging out for The Expanse. If you …

Dec 4, 2021: Final week of students for 2021 means multiple all day events, assemblies, speech night, presenting/attending PD’s and report writing. I’m catching up …

Nov 30, 2021: Is there a way to insert slides into PowerPoint from another PowerPoint that keeps the formatting of the other PowerPoint? I’m now exporting them as …

Nov 25, 2021: The new Mint themes in Tweetbot are offensively good. Thanks @tapbots

Nov 24, 2021: Arcane streaming on Netflix is well worth the watch. Amazing artwork and thumping soundtrack via Apple Music 📺 🎵

Nov 24, 2021: Adding Hoka One One Mach 4’s to my rotation. These will be my tempo/interval shoes. I’m looking forward to giving them a go tomorrow. 🏃‍♂️

Nov 20, 2021: This morning I watched the full moon set over a perfectly still ocean. The sun had risen behind me so the sky resembled a perfect gradient of blue to …

Nov 19, 2021: Endorphin Speed - What went wrong Back at the start of May I could not have been happier that I’d picked up a pair of Saucony Endorphin Speeds. I had some PB’s and they were seemingly …

Nov 18, 2021: My running 🏃‍♂️ gear page has been updated and it looks nicer too. I have some things to say about the Endorphin Speeds at some point and there is a …

Nov 13, 2021: Got to watch my first child getting married today over Zoom. Not the way I wanted but happy to see her looking so beautiful and happy.

Nov 11, 2021: We got a really cool sign to go with our Lego Wall and 3D Printers. It’s very hard to take a photo but it looks great in real life.

Nov 10, 2021: Signed up for Twitter Blue after seeing the Top Articles feature. Unfortunately I missed the fine print and that’s not available on iOS at this point. …

Nov 10, 2021: First quick run since the marathon. I’ve lost fitness but happy to still pull off a sub 20min 5k.

Nov 9, 2021: I’m going to give Matter another go. I thought it was a RSS reader replacement but have realised it’s really a read it later service/app. Glad to see …

Nov 5, 2021: In the metaverse there is no way to rename your headsets. Can’t see that being a problem.

Nov 5, 2021: Maybe it’s the nerd in me but im super happy that I own superdavey.omg.lol 🤣

Nov 2, 2021: This a post from Humboldt - a way to post to Micro.blog using Shortcuts.

Oct 31, 2021: I’ve been so happy with the camera abilities of my iPhone 13 Pro. It’s effortless to create a quick accurate photo of a moment. This post shows what’s …

Oct 23, 2021: Watch 🎥 Black Widow and it was entertaining. Nothing special and it made a good free watch. Glad I didn’t pay to see it as I’ve seen TV shows better.

Oct 23, 2021: Watched 🎥 Wonder Woman 1984 and what a dumpster fire. Was there anything good about it?

Oct 22, 2021: Comparing the last training run with the first 10km of the marathon. While looking at the data for my recent marathon it became clear quite quickly that something was wrong. Here is the data for the last workout I did, …

Oct 21, 2021: Really happy to see Microsoft create a new tool called Microsoft Quiz and by default you can create a Form. 😋

Oct 17, 2021: Look at this medal. It’s so good.

Oct 17, 2021: Watched 🎥 Sonic the Hedgehog on Netflix with my daughter and it was great. We laughed all the way through.

Oct 17, 2021: Crossing the finishing line 🥳

Oct 17, 2021: Well I didn’t break 3 or get a PB. I had to dig deep just to finish. Not sure why, I’ve run better through training. I am really happy though to have …

Oct 15, 2021: You know when you get really excited and really nervous? That’s me times a million right now. 🏃‍♂️

Oct 8, 2021: Last night in Broome. What a way to finish.

Oct 7, 2021: Apple News needs a “block all Murdoch Press” button. I know what it says anyhow: climate change is not real, LNP are awesome, Labor is bad, it’s …

Oct 6, 2021: Broome Day 2

Oct 5, 2021: Broome Day 1

Oct 4, 2021: Today I checked out the Galaxy Fold and Flip thanks to @standouted for making want to have a look. Quick impression: Both are super thick when folded, …

Oct 3, 2021: Daughter 8: MUM! Me: we are trying to be quiet today and mum is in the bedroom, is there something I can help you with my sweet angel sent from …

Oct 1, 2021: Nine months complete and I have never run this much in a year before.

Sep 26, 2021: Loving macro photography with my new iPhone.

Sep 23, 2021: Did this along time ago but if you are on the fence - Delete Facebook

Sep 19, 2021: Well all good plans rely on tying up your shoe laces correctly apparently. I’ve just decided not to run marathon 1 today due to tendinitis that came …

Sep 15, 2021: After 3 years with my iPhone XS Max I’m going to upgrade to a iPhone 13 Pro 256Gb Silver. I’m hoping for 4 years out of this one. The key decider this …

Sep 15, 2021: I decided I didn’t need a MagSafe charger for the new iPhone I’ll order Friday. I came home and my current Qi charger stopped working. 🤔

Sep 5, 2021: My other half looking amazing. 😍

Sep 1, 2021: While my students worked on their #SwiftUI apps, I decided to replicate the iOS Clock app. I got this far in about 30min with interruptions.

Aug 31, 2021: I’ve been really getting into MyEdOnline lately inside SEQTA. It’s just great how you structure activities and monitor students progress. As much as I …

Aug 29, 2021: Today was spent celebrating our little ones 8th birthday. Shame the weather is not great to have a good go at her new telescope. She is such a little …

Aug 27, 2021: Special Edition Nike Pegasus 38’s arrived. I really like the Pegasus as a daily trainer.

Aug 26, 2021: Book week dress up - Superman crossed with an Apple Distinguished Educator #ADEChat

Aug 24, 2021: Now I am running 2 Marathons in 2 months After running on Sunday I realised that I would not be able to maintain my planned marathon pace for the Sunset Coast Marathon. Being sick for more …

Aug 23, 2021: When we start throwing around 70-80% targets for vaccinated Australians, these current stats say we are a long way off.

Aug 21, 2021: After being sick over the last 2 weeks, I am having to make some big decisions about competing in the Sunset Coast marathon which is 4 weeks away. …

Aug 18, 2021: Mario Kart eSports Trophy’s are printed and ready to give to the winners tomorrow.

Aug 18, 2021: I am really excited to be presenting at the next Apple AppDev Connect. I will be sharing how we use #SwiftUI in the education with our Year 9 and 10 …

Aug 17, 2021: Mela is the best recipe manager I’ve used. I highly recommend it 👍

Aug 16, 2021: I’m officially “fully” vaccinated today with it being two weeks since my second Pfizer shot. I celebrated by being sick, visiting the doctor, being …

Aug 15, 2021: Wellington Dam mural. So great.

Aug 15, 2021: Using emoji in calendar event names In the last Apple AppDev Connect, Jessica Grauds suggested using emoji’s to identify calendar events and make them stand out (you know accessibility). …

Aug 15, 2021: Day trip to Wilyabrup to see Quinninup Falls

Aug 3, 2021: So far I’m having a much better reaction to the second Pfizer shot. My arm is barely sore and I feel pretty fine everywhere else. Looks like having …

Aug 2, 2021: I just added my COVID vaccine digital certificate to my Apple Wallet via the Medicare Express App. Happy to see this is up and running.

Aug 2, 2021: Second Pfizer shot done. 🦠🤛

Aug 1, 2021: Shared this with my wonderful wife. I think she may recognise many traits. The Truth About Dating a Trail Runner

Jul 29, 2021: Can we please put the use of “pivot” in the “parking lot” 😂

Jul 25, 2021: So happy with a half marathon PB. Getting a running coach and training hard has paid off. Now to see if this translates to a sub 3 hour time in …

Jul 23, 2021: Just added a Gear page to my blog that includes the gear I use while running. If you would like me to add anything to the list just let me know.

Jul 22, 2021: Mac users, stop what you are doing and open System Preferences, go to Accessibility and find Pointer Control. Turn on Head Pointer and Set Alternative …

Jul 22, 2021: I’ve decide to subscribe to Strava and see if I can move away from 3 to 4 apps to analyse my running form.

Jul 22, 2021: I’m running Safari iOS Beta 3 and Safari Technology Preview 15 with colour enabled and combined tab bar and I love it. Bring on the change @Apple and …

Jul 17, 2021: Just bought the ultimate running shoes. Nike Air Zoom Alphafly Next%. They were amazing to try on and I can’t wait to try running in them.

Jul 14, 2021: Thom York doing what Thom York does best and I love it Creep Very 2021

Jul 8, 2021: I’m going to go bold and say Loki is the best Marvel production to date, better than all the movies. If you haven’t watched it I highly recommend.

Jul 8, 2021: I highly recommend Episode 96 of A Runner’s Life podcast. The episode covers so much about women’s rights over the last century. Who could believe …

Jul 7, 2021: Delta variant slams Missouri as ICUs fill and ventilators run low. It’s difficult to think over here in Australia how bad things can get, this is …

Jul 3, 2021: Just signed up for the Sunset Coast Marathon. First Marathon since spinal surgery. I’m very excited.

Jul 2, 2021: This looks interesting. Take a photo of a pile of lego and it will suggest something to make. 😳 Brickit: Rebuild your Lego

Jul 1, 2021: So my reaction to the Pfizer shot seem to be good. I started with a sore arm and progressed through the day to feeling pretty ordinary. Now my arm is …

Jun 30, 2021: Pfizer Vaccine Dose 1 complete 👍

Jun 29, 2021: This weather alert has me baffled. What is the warning and why only sheep graziers?

Jun 26, 2021: I have really enjoyed listening to The Eleventh. I knew the “speech” but never knew what lead to or why Gough Whitlam was sacked as PM and it truely …

Jun 24, 2021: It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Steve Jobs 2003

Jun 23, 2021: This could be my favourite new find in macOS Big Sur. Turn the Fn button into the emoji launcher. Maybe it’s the default but I had to change it.

Jun 22, 2021: Just finished watching What’s new in SwiftUI for iOS 15 and there is so much to unpack. SwiftUI is really coming together nicely.

Jun 20, 2021: When you give your daughter a label maker …

Jun 16, 2021: Back in the day people were actually banned from wearing certain types of shoes. This is a great read on poulaines

Jun 13, 2021: Going out for dinner with the birthday girl. 🥳

Jun 13, 2021: I agree with Matt on this I use Twitter see all kinds of information and to hopefully have positive interactions. I’m more happy seeing what you had …

Jun 12, 2021: Leaving Gmail behind Yesterday I decide to start migrating off Gmail as my email provider. I am just not comfortable anymore knowing that Google “reads” all my emails and …

Jun 9, 2021: I’m renewing my Apple Developer account again, this year I plan on developing an app in Swift Playgrounds and submitting to the App Store. I’ll also …

Jun 8, 2021: Spacial Audio sounds freaking awesome 😎 music.apple.com

Jun 8, 2021: Got my COVID vaccine booked for the 30th!! So excited 😆

Jun 7, 2021: I’m not a fan of Outlook but after seeing the Pride themes, I may be converted. @Microsoft has done an exceptional job on these. Bravo 🙌

Jun 6, 2021: Supermodels 😎

May 31, 2021: My physio just pummelled my calf muscle. Fingers crossed it helps because right now I can barely walk let alone run 😂

May 26, 2021: I’m always amused by stats linking to football stadiums and Olympic size swimming pools. Maybe we should create a new unit of measure for the metric …

May 26, 2021: I had a great run today and knocked off some shorter distance PB’s (1 mile). Unfortunately during the cool down something went wrong with my left leg. …

May 23, 2021: It’s crazy to think that even though I don’t feel 100% that I can now knock off a sub 40min 10k during a workout.

May 21, 2021: I’ve just discovered Miro for online whiteboard collaboration, it looks fantastic and is free for education.

May 20, 2021: This is amazing. Well done to the Team at Apple for making Apple Watch AssistiveTouch

May 16, 2021: Why I use Spring summed up in one image. (Order is Spring, Tweetbot and Twitter)

May 16, 2021: Here’s my new thermometer in action. (Well the app) 😆

May 16, 2021: Weber Connect Smart BBQ Hub I decided today that I really did need a new thermometer for my Weber. I have had nothing for a couple of months now and I can only do simple cooking, …

May 15, 2021: Tonight we finished Avatar: The Last Airbender after months of watching as our bedtime downtime. What a great TV show with such good, meaningful …

May 12, 2021: Happy that I have overtaken 2018’s total km’s run. That was the year I ran my last marathon and had my spine fusion. I should hopefully overtake 2019 …

May 12, 2021: Such a complicated application Omnifocus 4 will be written in SwiftUI. I dig that 👍

May 9, 2021: For all the Uni students out there Start page numbering on Page 3 in Microsoft Word it would be nice if there was an easier way.

May 7, 2021: Whenever I think my day is tough, I can reliably count on my wife to put my paper cuts into perspective.

May 5, 2021: I use True Tone and seems to work well in lower lit rooms at night. Is Night Shift really helping you sleep better? Also there is more blue light …

May 5, 2021: Companies really need to stop using seasons when announcing release dates for products. Tech companies seem to be the biggest offender.

May 2, 2021: A quick review of the Saucony Endorphin Speeds 😳

May 1, 2021: The WA Consultation – Review of the F–10 Aus Curriculum Digital Technologies looks improved. My only quibble is the over use of “User Stories” seems …

May 1, 2021: My daughter’s basketball career begins today.

Apr 29, 2021: I want to break 3 (Yeah an hour behind Nike and I could sing a Queen song about it. 😁) I have a goal, I have had it for a while now and 2021 is going to be the year I …

Apr 28, 2021: I think I may have found a marathon to run 🤔 Sunset Coast Run. It’s 20 weeks away, close to home and 4 laps along the coast.

Apr 28, 2021: My new shoes arrived and they feel amazing. I cannot wait to give them a go. So light and springy.

Apr 27, 2021: Unlocking my iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a mask is so good. Update your devices people! iOS 14.5 + watchOS 7.4

Apr 26, 2021: Walking in lockdown We had our last walk in lockdown tonight and watched the sun go down. Back to work tomorrow...

Apr 26, 2021: Not happy about the price, but I am really happy to get my hands on a pair of Saucony Endorphin Speed’s. By all accounts they are amazing shoes and I …

Apr 26, 2021: Using WorkOutDoors for logging my Apple Watch runs Today I started using WorkOutDoors for my runs again and I’m going to provide regular updates on how the app performs. My wife has recently set a …

Apr 26, 2021: There is a small part of me that wants another day of lock down so I can install the iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 and measure my ECG - 2 1/2 years wait 😄

Apr 24, 2021: Current Home Screen. I am really enjoying the lighter wallpaper, layout and icons.

Apr 24, 2021: Wireless Link for Oculus Quest 2 this is great.

Apr 23, 2021: Playing with Micro.blog settings and I managed to disable cross site posting. 🤷‍♂️ Hopefully it’s fixed now.

Apr 23, 2021: I have been playing with #SwiftUI 2’s ColorPicker but I am trying to extract the RGB values like this. It works but I get weird results like negative …

Apr 23, 2021: In choosing a keychain for an AirTag, I have realised that the Apple keychain is not oriented correctly to sit right with keys attached. Surely it …

Apr 21, 2021: Mythic Quest Everlight was great 👍

Apr 21, 2021: I really did not want to run today and I nearly gave up after 2 intervals. I ended up finishing the workout and making the pace I needed. Talk about …

Apr 17, 2021: On top of WA and having a great time at Bluff Knoll.

Apr 14, 2021: So for this mornings run I tried to use WorkOutDoors which has some great functionality. It made interval training so much easier. Unfortunately it …

Apr 11, 2021: Whenever my wife and daughter have the night alone they have “girls night” and they do “girlie” things. So now when my wife is out, we have “blokes …

Apr 9, 2021: Favourite pic so far. 😍

Apr 8, 2021: Family lunch turned into an argument on getting vaccinated. Passions were certainly high and I got a little emotional. I think Perth has created a bit …

Apr 6, 2021: Tonight we cooked steaks on the fire pit. 😁

Apr 6, 2021: A morning on the water. So lovely at Big Brook Dam in Pemberton.

Apr 5, 2021: Campsite is set for a couple of days. First time using the Red Roads fire pit.

Apr 2, 2021: Finally, Poppa got a good cuddle with his favourite grandchild 😍

Apr 2, 2021: So my bbq thermometer died today and there are no shops open. So I’m winging this cook. Meanwhile I can now look forward to spending a ludicrous …

Mar 29, 2021: All my girls together at last. 😍

Mar 28, 2021: What a great video on using paper size to measure the smallest to the largest of our known knowledge. Australian journalist would use Olympic size …

Mar 25, 2021: I’m really happy with the guides I made today. The new precise editing controls in Pages is great. I also discovered that curved lines can be attached …

Mar 24, 2021: I’ve already hit 1000 km running for the year in just 67 days. I really can’t believe how well my training is going.

Mar 22, 2021: I enjoyed watching this presentation about over parenting by Dr Judith Locke. I think I may be buying the book.

Mar 19, 2021: Another Year 9 Outdoor Ed Camp complete with so many good memories. The highlight is always seeing the girls challenge themselves and facing their …

Mar 10, 2021: I actually agree with this and makes plenty of sense to end users. I’d be happy if my podcasts app of choice switched to “follow” …

Mar 8, 2021: I really like this idea for the Today view in Things. I think I’m going to give it a go. …

Mar 7, 2021: Happy how this little one turned out.

Mar 7, 2021: So how’s having a running coach going? Well this is what I’m seeing during a workout run. So happy. strava.app.link/kdDMNLBYp…

Mar 6, 2021: Anyone else watching Pacific Rim: The Black? I’m quite enjoying it.

Feb 28, 2021: I always believe that Twitter has a great looking app. It has great iconography and general design. This of course is obliterated by Fleets. Here is …

Feb 12, 2021: My favourite RSS reader Unread just got an update making it a free to use app. If you have resisted using Unread in the past due to the subscription …

Feb 2, 2021: Turning the Timeline into a List on Twitter Episode 337 of the Upgrade podcast had a great discussion about using lists in Twitter. I really liked Jason’s idea that by making the timeline …

Jan 20, 2021: Just noticed that USA is just shy of the total number of deaths from COVID-19 as from WWII. Makes you think.

Jan 18, 2021: This is my current list of Podcasts I listen to.

Jan 18, 2021: So my hope that the media will share vaccine news in a balanced way isn’t going well so far. Their priority seems to be spreading misinformation …

Jan 15, 2021: Custom Nike’s arrived

Jan 13, 2021: First go at 4x4 with my new car. I made a good choice. My son thinks it’s “boring” because my car is too good 😂

Jan 11, 2021: Look at this poor little guy. Next thing you know they’ll be shutting down his Twitter account.

Jan 10, 2021: Such a great episode and very important. If you are looking for ways to encourage others to get vaccinated then this is for you. The Psychology of …

Jan 7, 2021: Today I became a grand parent. Little Emilia May Ann MacKenzie joined us this morning. She beautiful and cute, just perfect. I can’t wait to see her.

Jan 7, 2021: This new app from a great developer allows an easy way to use your iPhone a document camera. Overview it works best in Zoom but I was able to use it …

Jan 5, 2021: I really enjoyed Episode 68 of A Runner’s Life. Emmanuel gave a good summary of why he runs and I couldn’t agree more. It’s such a …

Jan 2, 2021: I could listen to podcasts like this all day long. pca.st

Jan 2, 2021: I only just realised there was a new episode of Doctor Who. I’m in shock but my wife, on the other hand, believes it is a positive and I am more …

Jan 2, 2021: More running stats from 2020 Distance x Count

Jan 1, 2021: My running stats for 2020

Dec 31, 2020: The end of the year has come to a sad end for my family. We had plans to travel to see our first grandchild next week but due to the rise of COVID-19 …

Dec 31, 2020: Running 2020 This has been an interesting year for my running. I started off so well and worked hard to complete my first marathon since back surgery. …

Dec 25, 2020: Cooking a brisket It has been great to finally have a real go at cooking a brisket on my Weber BBQ. It was around 2 months ago where I attended a special class at the …

Dec 25, 2020: A successful brisket was cooked by me and had by all. 😁

Dec 25, 2020: If you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, I highly recommend watching Wolfwalkers. My 7 year old loved it too. tv.apple.com/au/movie/…

Dec 19, 2020: If you haven’t already deleted Facebook from your life then here’s another reason. In Apple trying to protect your privacy, Facebook has jumped on the …

Dec 18, 2020: Well the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian was more than overwhelming.

Dec 16, 2020: First go at Kayaking on her own. We were tethered but someone (🤫) forgot the life jacket.

Dec 11, 2020: I am now an owner of a Remote Pilot Licence (RePL). Passed with 84.3% on my first attempt. Now to go fly some drones.

Dec 11, 2020: Sitting a 1 1/2 hour exam today to receive a Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) and I am super nervous 😱. Wish me luck. 🤞

Nov 28, 2020: Apple Watch Heart Rate and Hairy Arms Since owning an Apple Watch, both Series 2 and 4, I’ve struggled with the heart rate sensor whilst running. This lead me to buying a dedicated chest …

Nov 25, 2020: Today I started experimenting with Notion and I am amazed how powerful it is. So far I’m using it for my lesson, running and holiday planning. I can …

Nov 25, 2020: I’ve just signed up for a running coach. My first call is tonight and I am very excited. This is where my long time goal of running a sub 3 hour …

Nov 21, 2020: First camping trip with the new truck. 👍

Nov 20, 2020: Today we got to tell this little one that she is with us forever.

Nov 18, 2020: Good to see the games in The Queens Gambit were thought out. Such a good show kottke.org

Nov 16, 2020: Looks like ProRAW is giving the Pro iPhones a huge benefit. www.youtube.com/watch

Nov 16, 2020: How great is this video. I think I’ll be trying this out with my daughter. www.youtube.com/watch

Nov 14, 2020: The Mandalorian is becoming the continuation of The Clone Wars and Rebels. 📺

Nov 13, 2020: These new icons look bonkers and I love them 🤪 9to5mac.com

Nov 13, 2020: Happy to see Fantastical update with some new widget choices and options today. The Big Sur update is great. Also Teams integration is a good bonus.

Sep 13, 2020: Cooking Steak on a Weber Charcoal BBQ I thought it was about time to share how I cook great steak on my Weber Charcoal BBQ. Now when I say "steak", I mean the kind of steak that you share …

Sep 9, 2020: Launching an App to the App Store Super Colour It has been 2 weeks now since Super Colour was released on the App Store. What started with an experiment in converting Unit 4 from …

Aug 12, 2020: SwiftUI - Adding Tabs This guide will show how to add Tabs to your app. It is quick and easy, thanks to SwiftUI and allows you start adding multiple views to your app. …

Aug 11, 2020: SwiftUI - Creating New Views This guide will show how to create a new View so that we can modularise our code, making it easier to modify and maintain. …

Aug 6, 2020: Taking an Activity Notification Diet No more Activity Notifications I recently became aware of the Attention Diet by Mark Manson, it is a highly recommended read and it made me pause for …

Jul 29, 2020: SwiftUI - Using SF Symbols SF Symbols are a great little bonus when developing apps. It is a whole suite of iconography that can be used throughout a design. This guide explains …

Jul 26, 2020: SwiftUI - Adding Images In this guide, I will show you how to add images to a SwiftUI app. Look for a nice image before you start. 😊 …

Jul 24, 2020: SwiftUI - Adding Gradient Colour SwifUI makes it super easy to add gradient colour effects to your app design. This guide will show you the basics to get started and provide some …

Jul 22, 2020: SwiftUI - Adding Colour In this guide, I will be explaining how to add colour to the SwiftUI app. It is very simple and I show a couple of tricks to make things easier. …

Jul 21, 2020: SwiftUI - Alternative methods to add and modify Text and Stacks In the follow up to my last post, this guide will show how to use the object library in Xcode to place Text and Stacks directly into the design …

Jul 20, 2020: SwiftUI - Basic VStack|HStack|ZStack If you are interested in trying some simple SwiftUI, this video will show you how to use VStacks, HStacks and ZStacks to align Text. …

May 5, 2020: Designing Apps in Keynote I have created 2 videos to show how to use Keynote for App design. The first video explains how to download and install the Keynote templates and the …

Apr 24, 2020: Unread 2 for RSS Article List View | Article View | Article Options I have been using Unread 2 for a couple of weeks as my RSS reader and it has become my favourite …

Apr 22, 2020: Unexpected side effect of the Magic Keyboard It has only been 2 days since I received a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro and it has already changed how I am using my device, one unexpectedly. The …

Mar 22, 2020: Petzl Swift RL Head Torch Recently I picked up a new head torch to help with the dark early morning runs. Some paths that I use have no lighting and can be dangerous, like this …

Mar 22, 2020: Come Back Marathon on Hold As with the many things in life at the moment, I received news that the Bunbury Marathon had been cancelled for 2020. At first I felt like I would …

Feb 25, 2020: Apple Mail markup is so good iOS 13.3.1 solved all of the bugs I was experiencing with Apple Mail and I am most happy about this because I love using the markup features. It’s …

Feb 13, 2020: I run marathons and lose Apple Watch Competions [twitter.com/mkbhd/sta...](https://twitter.com/mkbhd/status/1227780082388701185?s=21) It shouldn’t bother me but I am training for a marathon which …

Feb 9, 2020: Apple Watch Podcast Apps for Runners One of my joys of running is churning through my podcast queue. It’s great for just zoning out and enjoying the run. When I upgraded to the Apple …

Feb 5, 2020: Four week wait for AirPod Pros So I finally took the splurge and ordered AirPod Pros. I have a 4 week wait, which makes me reflect I should have ordered them 2 weeks ago when my old …

Feb 4, 2020: Distance Running Programmes I have been running for around 6 years now and whenever I plan on running a marathon I follow one of Hal Higdon's programmes. I find them easy to …

Feb 2, 2020: Mobile Phones in Schools for the next decade I was listening to episode 97 of the Pragmatic podcast recently and John asked Myke Hurley what would be the one device he could not go without from …

Jan 27, 2020: Year of Positivity This year I have decided to have a theme. This came about as I left 2019 thinking it should have been an amazing year, yet I was feeling flat to …

Jan 22, 2020: Upgrading to a MacBook Air This year I decided to swap my 2017 MacBook Pro for a 2019 MacBook Air and over the last couple of days I have been setting it up. So far I am loving …

Jan 19, 2020: Back to work 2020 edition So I’m back to work tomorrow after a great Christmas break. This year I’m looking for to teaching some of the same classes and some new ones. This is …

Jan 14, 2020: Dark Textures This one is inspired by Matt Birchler and his take. Mine come from some stunning trees in The Valley of the Giants in Walpole, Western Australia.

Jan 9, 2020: Current Watch Faces At the moment I switch between 3 faces depending on what I’m doing. The first face is using Infograph Modular and has pretty much every …

Jan 8, 2020: Dark Mode and Text Size Recently, while listening to episode 273 (I think) of The Talk Show podcast, John spoke about having eye problems and that he had switched to full …

Aug 28, 2019: Live AR Pictures App Part 5 Now the final part of my guides showing how to create you own Live AR Pictures app. This movie explains how to add fade transitions to the animations …

Aug 27, 2019: Live AR Pictures App Part 4 In this part of the series I am going to explain how we can add to our app so that when an image is not visible on the device that the animated movie …

Aug 21, 2019: Live AR Pictures App Part 3 This is Part 3 in the series for creating a Live AR Pictures App. In this movie I show how to loop the movies and add more images to be recognised in …

May 20, 2019: Raspberry Pi Temp Sensor Part 4

In this part of the series we will be looking at how you can access your data using Xcode and then ultimately see your temperature data on your …

May 16, 2019: Raspberry Pi Temp Sensor Part 3

In this part of the series we will be looking at creating a PHP web page that will show the data logged in the database in JSON format. This format …

May 15, 2019: Raspberry Pi Temp Sensor Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of this guide. To store our temperature values we will need a database, we will use MySQL for this. To access the database online …

May 14, 2019: Raspberry Pi Temp Sensor Part 1

Over the last few years I have been teaching a class called Mechatronics that combines together engineering and robotics with a goal for students to …

Feb 25, 2019: Live AR Pictures App Part 2 Now for the second part in a series of movies explaining how to make your own AR app using Live Photo’s. By the end of this guide you will have …

Feb 21, 2019: Live AR Pictures App Part 1 This is the first part in a series of movies explaining how to create your own AR app using Live Photo’s . Have fun following along and …

Feb 20, 2019: Augmented Reality App Development At the end of last year I spent some time learning how to create an iOS app using the Augmented Reality tools available in Xcode. Below is a tweet I …

Jun 8, 2018: Coding Segues This is a movie covering the fourth part of App Development with Swift Chapter 3 Section 6 youtu.be/BXKnOmSvB…

Jun 8, 2018: Passing Data in Segues This is a movie covering the third part of App Development with Swift Chapter 3 Section 6 youtu.be/swU52wbTd…

Jun 8, 2018: Adding Navigation Controllers This is a movie covering the second part of App Development with Swift Chapter 3 Section 6 youtu.be/CxOxrHLUX…

Jun 8, 2018: Building Basic Segues This is a movie covering the first part of App Development with Swift Chapter 3 Section 6 www.youtube.com/watch

Mar 31, 2017: Podcasting Microphones Extras So since my last post where I discussed my recommendations for a good podcasting microphone I have received a couple of orders from Amazon. First is a …

Mar 30, 2017: Podcasting Microphones For all intensive purposes do not record audio through the microphone of your laptop, these microphones pick up far to much background noise and never …

Mar 14, 2017: Podcasting Series One of the many ways I like to pass time while running or driving is by listening to Podcasts. They cover so many topics, themes and styles that …

Nov 24, 2014: Podcasting Activity

This week I am beginning a new task with my Year 10 class. So far this year we have looked at photography, movie creation and coding. I wanted to …

Oct 30, 2014: Cyber Savvy Summit 2014

Over the last couple days I have had the privilege to be involved in the Cyber Savvy Summit 2014. This was the first official meeting of all schools …

Oct 3, 2014: A Reason for Windows 10 Being 10 If you have seen the news about Windows 10 being released, one of the “controversies” was the skipping of “Windows 9”. One …

Jul 28, 2013: Breaking my

So about 3 weeks ago I decided to take a break from Facebook; it was the direct result of commenting on a post and offended one of my …

May 15, 2013: Always impressed by the iPhone 5 camera Recently I managed to develop an interest in photography due to teaching it to my year 10’s (I will start posting about photography at some …

May 15, 2013: Social Media Slideshow for Parents Recently at my school I needed to present a session for parents on Social Media. Attached is the PDF version of the Keynote presentation that I …

Mar 30, 2013: Soldering up the Adafruit Data Logger Shield for Arduino

So this week my Adafruit Data Logger arrived for my Arduino and I thought I’d share what it took to get it working. [caption id="" …

Mar 20, 2013: Year 7 Social Media Lesson

So I thought I would share the lesson I taught to my year 7 classes last week. It was tweaked during the week and in the last lessons I didn’t …

Mar 15, 2013: I surveyed 70 Year 7's about Social Media and here are the results

So over the last week I decided to survey the Year 7 students, between 11 and 12 years old, at my school about social media. I was actually surprised …

Mar 13, 2013: Strawpoll.me - A great website for polls I thought I point out a great website for polling students on a topic. It’s called strawpoll.me it is really simple and if you put the results …

Mar 12, 2013: Time to begin.... So welcome to my blog. My name is David Brown and I am an educator from Perth Western Australia. I have a keen interest in technology and specifically …