Re-assessing my screen time after turning off notifications and #resistfacebook

Back in November I wrote a blog about discovering the “screen time” monitoring and managing service that Apple provides on its devices. I knew I was in front of a device screen (and this doesn’t count laptop time at work or home) a lot but it was still amazing to see just how much. That …

Updated 2021 – My BC Property Assessment in Port Alberni – 20%, 28%, 13% increase. Property Taxes? Not so much.

Updating the post with 2021 Numbers I thought that instead of reinventing the wheel with a new post, I would just update this one. Here is the current picture of my home property value. I’ll add the updated tax amounts in the original post. Original Post We have seen a slight cooling off (2021: It …

Monitoring and getting a handle on my Screen Time using Apple’s built in iOS tools

This morning a notification popped up on my iPad. Weekly screentime notification. The latest versions of iOS have a setting included called “Screen Time”. It is meant to help us all (adults and children) get a handle on our addiction to these devices through tracking our time on the applications that we use.  It provides …