2022 Manx Grand Prix Schedule :
The 2022 Manx Grand Prix Schedule has been announced as below :
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(These details are also available on the TBNI.Blog Racing Calendar).
Qualifying Week :
2021 Server Move :
Over the last week or so the TBNI.Blog Site has been moving server.
That involves moving every file, every coded page, every image, every link and email address. There were over 50,000 files to move. Of course the computer does the camel’s share of the work but it can mean things get missed, corrupted or lost.
The new server and the site have been extensively tested and everything seems to be working as it should.
However if you come across any glitches or bugs then please let me know :
The initial results of the move look good!
G-Shock GM-5600SN-1ER :
I think I have a new favourite G!
The G-Shock GM-5600SN-1 was previously thought to be a China-only model that was released with the GM-110SN-2A as part of a BE@RBRICK collaboration known as the Shanghai Night Series.
The GM5600SN-1 has since been made available in the U.S. retailing at $260. The second watch in the Shanghai Night Series, the analog-digital GM-110SN-2A, is still not expected to be released outside China (but personally I still have my fingers crossed.)
The GM-5600SN-1ER is also available in the U.K. at g-shock.co.uk and is expected to be released throughout Europe soon.
Apple have just announced and previewed iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8 at the (once again) streamed WWDC 2021. If you are a developer your beta downloads have already gone live and the public beta period begins in July. The big question is, ‘is your hardware compatible?’ Apple usually removes support for a few devices each year as the software evolves, check below to see if your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch had made cut.
Mous Infinity Case for iPhone 12 Pro Max
Having been a user of Mous cases since 2017 I was excited to see their range of MagSafe Compatible cases and accessories come out.
Disclosure : I purchased this Mous Infinity iPhone 12 Pro Max Case direct from Mous.co the review is my own as are my thoughts on the product.
For the first time in 4 years I had moved away from a trusted Mous case to a Apple Leather Case so that I would try out and use a Apple Card Wallet – which is just an amazing piece of kit and if you like minimalist wallets, this, you will be sure to love.
The Apple Leather Case is without doubt a nice leather case, well manufactured and the leather looks and feels great. For me though it just didn’t provide enough protection so I did not hesitate to get back onto the Mous Store when I heard the Limiteless 4.0 range had been release.
Unfortunately the Limitless 4.0 range was all showing as sold out for the iPhone 12 Pro Max – and a number of weeks later (04/04/2021 at the time of writing) still is sold out.
The only MagSafe compatible product for the iPhone 12 Pro Max was the Mous Infinity, which comes in at a whopping £69.99.
To me, this looked like the natural successor to the Mous Clarity case which I used almost exclusively from the time I purchased it on my iPhone 11 Pro.
That was a product – like all Mouse products to this point – I have recommended without hesitation.
Is that a recommendation continuing?
Secrid Twinwallet Review :
Disclosure : This review is from my usage and experience with a Secrid Twin Wallet that I purchased myself. This is not a paid review, nor requested by any party. Links to the Official Secrid Website are just that, links, for your convenience. Links to Amazon are affiliate links that help in the running of this website. You are under no obligation to use them and it will cost you nothing either way. Any purchases made through my Amazon links are however gratefully received. Thanks for your support.
Minimalist wallets are in, they have been for quite some time, so if you haven’t made the switch yet – believe me it is time to do so.
At the top of the minimalist wallet game you will find ‘Secrid‘ and when you start researching you will see that there is a full range of options for you to choose from, and that range caters for a wide spread of, I don’t know, ‘carry capacities’?
Personally, before I moved to my Secrid Wallet my previous wallet was a behemoth. It had bank cards, credit cards, loyalty cards, membership cards, dozens of old receipts and business cards and even occasionally some cash. Remember cash? Thats’s how we used to pay for goods and services before Covid-19.
All of hose things at the time seemed totally essential. When I decided that I was going to try out a minimalist wallet I thought I was going to struggle, I needed what was in my wallet after all that’s why it was in my wallet and why I carried it around with me everyday.
The truth however is very different, most of it was rarely touched. In fact all I ever really did was add to its bulk for no reason. I needed a couple of cards and a couple of loyalty cards. That’s it, but at the time I couldn’t see that.
So after some research I decided that to convert to a minimalist wallet I would convert to the biggest one that that they did – the Secrid Twin Wallet.
Apple iPhone Asking for Outlook Password?
Has your iPhone recently started asking for the password to your Outlook / Hotmail email accounts when using the native iOS Mail App?
(For reference I am using an iPhone 12 Pro Max running the latest release of iOS14.)
Mine was, daily, sometimes more than once, and no matter how many times I went into settings and entered the passwords it would mess up and start doing the same thing all over again. Given the fact that I have multiple Outlook accounts this was a complete faff, time consuming and annoying.
There is an Outlook App which works pretty well, however I have multiple email accounts on multiple services including the email for this domain and I use Apple Mail on my Desktop and Laptop Machines so without the iOS Mail App it meant the real potential of using different apps for different accounts on both my mobile devices and computers.
I am sure it is something similar for you, hence why you are here.
But after scouring the internet and reading posts I may have just discovered a solution that works. And it seems I am not alone in this phenomenon – over 2500 people (at the time of posting) have stated they are suffering from the same issue on the Official Apple Support Forums.
I found a solution, and it doesn’t require deleting accounts from the iOS Mail app, Settings nor reinstalling the native app – all which also apparently work – but if you have multiple accounts that is an awful lot of hassle…
Mous Limitless 3.0 :
I have been using Mous cases now for three years, and still they are the only cases I will put my phones in.
From 2017 I have been using the Mous brand and still it is the product that I recommend every single time some one says to me, ‘What case should I get for my new phone?’
See my previous Mous Product Posts here : https://tbni.blog/?s=Mous
This year on receipt of my iPhone 12 Pro Max I was already well prepared, my preorder for my Mous Limitless 3.0 Case had been placed even before my iPhone had been ordered.
For 2020 I opted initially for a Walnut Limitiless 3.0 and quickly followed it up with a leather variant.
G-Shock ‘CasiOak’ GA-2100-1A1ER : Unboxing :
I have previously posted a review with detailed specs and technical data on a different colourway of the CasiOak GA-2100. You should have a read at it for more information as the only differences between it and this GA-2100-1A1-ER are the colours.
Read the TBNI G-Shock ‘CasiOak’ GA-2110SU-9AER : Unboxing and Review here.
But oh, the colours! This ‘Blackout’ GA-2100-1A1ER came with such unexpected hype that it was sold out globally for months. At the time of writing it is still sold out on the UK Official G-Shock Site.
This is not a limited edition watch but demand has been so intense that eBay scalpers have been selling the watch at many times the RRP (£99.90). That is thankfully starting to calm down now. My advice is simply ‘wait out,’ this watch will be restocked. Or do what I did and purchase from a European retailer. Zalando were selling this at slightly below UK RRP – but at the time of writing are also out of stock.
I touch on it in the linked review but just as a reminder, this is the watch that ‘CasiOak’ seems to pay homage to. This AP Royal Oak however will set you back £30,000!
MacOS 11 Big Sur Compatibility (+ iPadOS, iOS 14 and WatchOS) :
It is only about a month until the release of MacOS 11 (Big Sur), iPadOS and iOS 14. With each update will come a host of new features and additions to trick out your Mac or iDevice. The question is will your current device get the update or is it time to consider an upgrade?
Well, here are the answers: