The notebook

Notes from the working edge.

Observations, questions and the occasional attempt to make a complicated system easier to see.

MTG: The Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra Is £1,399 — That £200 Step Is the Real Story

MTG: The M6 Mac mini Is £300 Dearer — and That Is the Whole Story

MTG: The iPhone Duo, the Crease and Why I’m Testing the Z Fold 8

MTG: Can the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Surface Devices Replace My Apple Setup?

MTG: Three Days Without Apple — The Z Fold 8 and Surface Setup Hit Reality

MTG: The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Is the Future — So Why Am I Back on an iPhone?

MTG: The Z Fold 8 Test, Too Much Kit and What Claude Apps Have Changed

MTG: What’s Next — Can One Device Really Replace Three?

MTG: The M6 Mac mini Is Coming — So What Happens to the M4?

MTG: The Apple Tax Has Pushed Me Back to the Galaxy Z Fold 8

Square Roots: What This Building Can Stand For

Square Roots: What Has to Be Different This Time

Square Roots: The Building Is on the Market

MTG: Tactile Closure — Why I Keep Going Back to Folding Phones

Square Roots: The Room Built to Be Heard In

MTG: The Australian AI Breach Is an Alarm Bell — and “Open” AI Has Questions to Answer

MTG: The £17 Microphone Test — How Much Kit Do You Actually Need?

MTG: AirPods 5 Got Cheaper — That Tells You More Than Any Launch Event

Mined the Gap: Android, Windows and the iMessage Problem — Can You Really Leave Apple?

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: When the Fan Edition Stops Feeling Like the Value Option

MTG: The Z Fold 8 Test Ends, the Laptop Cull Begins — and the Kit That Actually Stays

MTG: The iPhone 18 Pro Is Out Today — and the Influencer Flywheel Is Doing the Talking