What better way to welcome in the New Year than over-engineering a solution to an edge case that almost no one will need. Hurrah! The thing is, sometimes I need to edit files on a remote server. This isn’t anything new or different, but sometimes I also want to use my editor of choice (VSCode),Continue reading “SimpleSync”
Author Archives: John
Fallout 4 VR
After not touching my Oculus Rift for a good while I’ve had a resurgence of interest. This is mainly due to buying Fallout 4 VR. I’ll prefix this by stating that I’ve played the original Fallout 4 extensively, sinking countless hours into it (as well as the previous Fallouts). It’s a world and story thatContinue reading “Fallout 4 VR”
Downloading iCloud photos
I take a lot of photos and try to be very careful with their management and storage. Everything gets included in Lightroom, and backed up in a variety of ways. The photos on my and my wife’s iPhone live in the cloud, outside the rest of my archive. This is something that’s always irked me.Continue reading “Downloading iCloud photos”
Retro Mini Controller
My daughter received a Retro Mini Controller as a gift. It’s quite a cool looking little device with a tiny joystick, a couple of buttons, and a battery compartment. In fact, it’s mostly a battery compartment – the entire thing runs on 3 AAAs. The box advertises that it has 200 built in games andContinue reading “Retro Mini Controller”
Before The Storm
My favourite video games to play are ones that are heavily story focussed or that allow me to create my own story. I’ve spent many many hours playing games like Fallout and Mass Effect, and will probably continue to play them in the future. I’m a big fan of the Telltale Games series. They’re almostContinue reading “Before The Storm”
