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From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures

How to be more productive when writing – great music and apps!

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Plotting vs. Pantsing: What’s Better for Writers and Readers?

The Intriguing Times Substack is now live!

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Saturday, May 10, 2025

Category: Technology

AI Writes Poor Prose – Use It To Fix Procrastination
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AI Writes Poor Prose – Use It To Fix Procrastination

ward 16/04/2025

And how to make an AI assistant I use AI to cure my colossal procrastination but don’t use it for any writing – you can probably tell. I was a … Read More

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Scheduled Tasks On ChatGPT Is Actually Pretty Cool
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Scheduled Tasks On ChatGPT Is Actually Pretty Cool

ward 26/03/2025

Scheduled Tasks is a new function on ChatGPT, which I have been playing around with recently. It is still in Beta, but it works really well. It looks at first … Read More

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From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures
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From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures

ward 10/12/2024

AI is so damned useful that I am overwhelmed and am still thinking of ways to use it. You can probably tell that I don’t use for writing by looking … Read More

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MacBook Air 13 inch vs iPad Pro 13 inch after a couple of months. Which am I using most?
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MacBook Air 13 inch vs iPad Pro 13 inch after a couple of months. Which am I using most?

ward 01/08/2024

I’ve had my MacBook Air 13 inch M1 for about three and a half years now. Whereas, I bought the new iPad Pro 13 inch M4 two months ago. I … Read More

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iPad Pro 13-inch M4 the all-in-one device I’ve been looking for
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iPad Pro 13-inch M4 the all-in-one device I’ve been looking for

ward 17/05/2024

I love my iPad Pro. Actually, that should be plural as I have the original 13-inch version from 2015, and an 11-inch from 2021. Remarkably, both still work, if a … Read More

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Subscriptions make things worse. Here’s an alternative
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Subscriptions make things worse. Here’s an alternative

ward 29/04/2023

Subscriptions and the constant drip of money from my bank are starting to irk me. And I don’t like being irked. Few do. But every app seems to be trying … Read More

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Brain.fm for writers and creative types
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Brain.fm for writers and creative types

ward 16/02/2023

I have become mildly obsessed with Brain.fm recently. I read a lot about productivity, especially in relation to being a writer – it’s an ironic form of procrastination. I kept … Read More

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Why Kindle Paperwhite is best (and tripled my reading)
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Why Kindle Paperwhite is best (and tripled my reading)

ward 03/02/2023

I used to be addicted to my Kindle. I had the original one with the mini keyboard and then the one that had the tabs on the side to change … Read More

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The Oculus Meta Quest 2 for work and play
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The Oculus Meta Quest 2 for work and play

ward 29/06/2022

I bought an Oculus Quest 2 a couple of months back. It’s time to discuss whether that was a good idea in terms of productivity and entertainment. Basically, is it … Read More

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Day One journaling app review
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Day One journaling app review

ward 01/02/2022

I used the Day One app on my old MacBook Air years ago and absolutely loved it. But then they moved to a subscription model and I wavered. Did I … Read More

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How to get started with Procreate on iPad
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How to get started with Procreate on iPad

ward 08/07/2021

I recently bought a new iPad Pro, got the new Apple Pencil thing, downloaded Procreate and applied that paper-like screen cover stuff. I’ve have decided to get back into art … Read More

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MacBook Air M1 for writers. Is it really that awesome?
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MacBook Air M1 for writers. Is it really that awesome?

ward 05/12/2020

I have watched so many tech reviewers recently that I reached critical mass and bought a MacBook Air M1. But is it any good? At least, is it as good … Read More

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Apple M1 Chip – why the Macbook Air’s back on top
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Apple M1 Chip – why the Macbook Air’s back on top

ward 23/11/2020

I should preface this by pointing out that I currently have a Samsung S8+ and am writing on a Microsoft Surface Pro. I am not an Apple fanboy. Although I … Read More

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Going all Apple in 2021: A14X, Apple Silicon
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Going all Apple in 2021: A14X, Apple Silicon

ward 27/10/2020

The interweb has been going mental with Apple-related news. The new A14X processor will likely appear in the next MacBook Pro (and other devices to follow) along with the first … Read More

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Why the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 will do me nicely

ward 08/07/2020

I know it doesn’t exist yet but I want one. I am in the market for a new laptop and the not-yet-existing Surface 4 seems like just the ticket. I … Read More

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Can an old iPad Pro replace a laptop? The result.

ward 18/06/2020

Last week, I started a grand experiment to see if I could use a 2015 iPad Pro, with completely up-to-date software, as my new laptop. Consequently, I used nothing else … Read More

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After 3 years, can my iPad Pro replace my Surface?

ward 10/06/2020

Four years ago, in a simpler and happier time, I bought the first iPad Pro – not literally, obviously, or I would be richer – the first model. I had … Read More

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I’m at that sweet spot where all my technology is old

ward 26/05/2020

For me, there are two sweet spots with technology and while both of them coincide with moments of financial horror, my love of gadgets can overcome that. Who cares if … Read More

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The future is foldable. Laptop screens get bendy

ward 14/01/2020

Foldable technology is almost here. Well, technically all laptops are foldable but that is verging on the pedantic. What I am talking about are foldable screens and while a lot … Read More

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The foldable phone and a perfect tech combo

ward 19/11/2019

For years, I have been searching for the prefect technology combination and I think foldable tech is going to be the answer. Just not for a while. The other day, … Read More

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