I write a lot and take a keen interest in applications that make my life easier. Most of my stuff is written in plain text, some in simple Markdown, and there are hundreds of text editors to choose from. Normally I insist on using an app that has iPhone, iPad and Mac versions combined with slick synchronisation. Apps such as Byword offer such compatibility. Others, including my current favourite, Ulysses, give me both Mac and iPad versions but do not support the iPhone. But Ulysses is so good that I have made an exception.

Less than a week after launch, the Leica Q is sold out in Britain and, I suspect, in most parts of the world. Dealers have allocated their initial orders and some could even be kicking themselves for not pre-ordering more. Some are now quoting up to eight weeks delivery on orders placed today. The reason for this is not hard to find. The Q has been universally acclaimed as a success and as a very desirable camera. Even the usual Leica haters have been pretty quiet in the face of  positive reviews in magazines and on blogs throughout the world. 

My steel Apple Watch has been on my wrist, other than during the night when it's charging, for six weeks and I am now feeling completely at ease with it. With just a couple of minor reservations, I am extremely happy and, to some extent, I am already addicted. I even like the black sports band. It is very comfortable, looks good and is easy to fit. I did order a Milanese Loop which was promised for "June delivery" but no sign of it yet. Let's get the quibbles out of the way first. The Apple Watch is crap at doing what a traditional wrist watch does best: Tell the time.

Today is the tenth anniversary of my recruitment to the world of Apple. After a quarter of a century struggling with various operating systems and a wide range of disparate and troublesome hardware, discovering Apple was a revelation. I can honestly say I haven’t looked back and couldn’t even consider using Windows again, however much it has improved in the past decade.