Four years on from a similar post, this is a recap on my current tech use and how that impacts my professional practice and work/life balance.
Home machine:
Home use is still my iMac – now about 10 years old it’s going strong after a recent hard drive failure and replacement. Kudos to aamac for the work saving the data and transferring everything over.
Phones:
My biggest recent change is that 12 months into my 24 month phone contract I’ve given up on my Microsoft handset and instead switched back to Android, with a Moto G5. My employer previously switched us from an earlier (not great) Moto to an iPhone so I was a little hesitant about all the glowing G5 reviews (for example it made it into The Guardian’s top tech items of 2017) but the low price (£150 on offer at John Lewis) meant it was a sensible move. The final push away from my Windows phone was it constantly dying on me whilst I was away from home visiting family. Vodafone had offered to send it away for possible repair but it would work fine for a week and then have a week off, where it would only work plugged in. These technical issues combined with the dying support from Microsoft (including the LinkedIn app’s removal from the Windows Phone store) meant I was pushed back to Android (even with my previous concerns). I would say I still prefer the Windows Phone interface over Android (even with the Microsoft Launcher I have installed) and iOS but with Continuum failing to live up to my expectations there isn’t much to be lost by going back to Android.
Websites: still really the same as 4 years ago. Trying to use Twitter more – especially handy for when waiting around in the yard for the dogs to finish doing their rounds!
Whose Education Is It Anyway? 