About Mere Civilian

Human based in Melbourne, Australia.

The RSS's url is : https://merecivilian.com/rss/

Please copy to your reader or subscribe it with :

Preview of RSS feed of Mere Civilian

This is the tech I'm taking to New Zealand

2024-09-16 05:15:48

I have a hobby of checking out the tech others use, which is evident from my YouTube recommendations. I am going on a one-week vacation to New Zealand and I thought it would be cool to document what I am taking with me.

Pixel 9 Pro Fold: this time last

BlueBubbles brings iMessage everywhere

2024-09-10 18:56:29

BlueBubbles is a nice name for an app 😍

Apple Studio Display on Windows

2024-09-07 11:33:35

my experience using the Apple Studio Display with my Surface Pro 11

My RSS Workflow

2024-09-05 18:15:47

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication

My 13 year old iPad saved me a $1,000

2024-08-31 10:53:44

In 2011, my dad got an iPad. It was a pretty fancy one and had 3G support with 16gb support. We barely could fill up half of it.

Ironically, my dad almost never used it and gave it to me. Anyway, for over 8 years, it has been sitting in

Why I am stuck using Dropbox?

2024-08-04 19:11:30

The Alternatives Considered

I have spent the last fortnight exploring, moving away from Dropbox. The three main options were:

30 days with a pair of SONOS Era 300

2024-08-02 06:37:49

At the beginning of July, I was contemplating a new speaker arrangement for my study. As detailed in my blog post, I replaced (temporarily) my KEF LSX II with the SONOS Era 300.

Context and reasonings:

Reconsidering my music setup in my study
Music is the backbone of my WFH

I slept with the Oura Ring for 8 months

2024-07-27 12:47:49

Some times, some things in life; are better left unquantified.

Why did I buy the M2 iPad Pro instead of the M4?

2024-07-25 18:59:42

Back in June, I compared my 2018 iPad Pro with the newly released M4 iPad Pro and at the time, I decided not to update. For details:

🤷 Compared my 2018 iPad Pro with the 2024 iPad Pro
This morning, I was at the Chadstone shopping centre (apparently the largest

Reconsidering my music setup in my study

2024-07-01 05:14:52

Music is the backbone of my WFH setup. I always have music playing in the background, LOFI, Jazz, movie soundtracks, instrumentals, etc. I feel uncomfortable in a completely quiet room, so I feel the need to fill it with music.

Based on my past behaviour, I am never satisfied with

My Pixel Fold is no more 🤖

2024-06-28 20:57:19

💔
TLDR: Because of a tiny stuck pixel on my Pixel Fold's inner display, I no longer have an Android phone in my life.

The size of the stuck pixel is beyond any exaggeration:

red arrow pointing to the tiny stuck pixel on the left side

Zoomed into

Google Pixel Fold (7 months later)

2024-06-18 18:19:39

Scattered thoughts on the best foldable in 2024

Nothing Ear Review

2024-05-31 20:08:23

Do these outclass the AirPods Pro?

My blog cost USD44 a year

2024-05-25 09:23:04

By practicing frugal blogging, I reduced the time and money spent on managing my blog, allowing me to focus more on actual blogging.

Apple iPad Mini vs Google Pixel Fold

2024-05-15 05:46:34

This is not a comparison that is usually made. The two are very different devices, but there is one thing common amongst both these devices, that being, both devices are tablets. The beauty of the Google Pixel Fold is that it unfolds into a mini tablet size.

I have been