IT

I’ve not written anything on my blog in quite a while - apologies for that! I’ve been making some changes to my IT subscriptions recently. Some of it is simply pruning out software I no longer use (cost savings), and some involves merging providers to avoid paying twice for the same service. Microsoft Office - £79.99 pa → £0 Recently Microsoft announced they would be including AI in their Office 365 subscription at an additional £30 p.a. While I still have mixed feelings about AI encroaching on our lives, I simply couldn’t justify the extra expense. I don’t use Office very much anyway, and I realized I could simply use the Apple Suite (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) for the odd times I need an office suite. The Apple suite is free, and as I’m heavily ensconced in the Apple ecosystem, I can use this on all my Apple devices without issue. I also have all the AI access I need via my Kagi.com subscription. This was primarily a cost-saving initiative. ...