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The technology I use and love, how I've optimised my home work space for maximum enjoyment and productivity, and my recommendations for how you can do the same.
Switching things up
Tech

Switching things up

Here is the story of me quite unnecessarily changing the switches on my mechanical keyboard and feeling rather excited about it. Which keyboard do you use? I bought a NuPhy Air 75 a few years ago when I started on my PhD. I reasoned that as I would be typing
14 Jan 2024 5 min read
Buying a new iPhone in China
Tech

Buying a new iPhone in China

There I was, finally in an Apple store upgrading my 4+ year old iPhone XR to a shiny new 15 Pro Max. Even though this was going to be considerably more than I’d ever spent on a phone, the in-store environment left a lot to be desired. There was
04 Dec 2023 3 min read
Why I moved to Zotero as my reference manager
PhD

Why I moved to Zotero as my reference manager

More reliable than Mendeley, infinitely cheaper than EndNote, much more efficient than doing it by hand. Might Zotero be the best reference manager around?
27 Nov 2022 3 min read
Starting my blog
PhD

Starting my blog

So here it is, my first post, the first of many. Taking action feels good. I'll be documenting my journey to a PhD, things I learn along the way, optimisations I've made to my workflow and more. Maybe some of this will be useful to you too.
30 Oct 2022 2 min read
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