Neil Taylor

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Coffee maker for the wonderful Sarah Todd Taylor and her books. Computer program wrangler. Lecturer at Aberystwyth University. Co-host of iOSDevUK. Guinea pig food provider.
Light display at #Aberystwyth castle tonight. On again tomorrow, from 7 to 9pm.
Clearing out, and found these from a 1990s generation of developing for Apple devices. I think this was the generation before the 1998 iMac reboot of the company.
International Women's Day 2026 // Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Menywod 2026 - Visit our blogs about women in science // Ymwelwch ein blogiau am fenywod mewn gwyddoniaeth - inclusion.dcs.aber.ac.uk #IWD2026

It's #InternationalWomensDay, so there's no better time to celebrate amazing women in the Swift community. Here are some sites I heartily recommend:

- https://nilcoalescing.com from @natpanferova
- https://danijelavrzan.com from @dvrzan
- https://tanaschita.com from @tanaschita

Nil Coalescing

Nil Coalescing
Hacktivate is App Store App of the Day across Europe and more! It teaches real-world cyber skills through hands-on challenges, and works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The first 30 are free, but don't blame me if you get hooked 😎 #OnTheAppStore https://apps.apple.com/story/id1858535494
Hacktivate - App Store

Little is as it first appears in Hacktivate, an app that invites you to use actual hacking techniques to… Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.

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Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Happy New Year!

Congratulations on BSides Aberystwyth for its first conference recently on information and cyber security. We are pleased to see Aberystwyth students Thiago Gentles, Aidan Hammond and Sidra Batool, as well as senior lecturer Hannah Dee, present at this first event. We look forward to the next BSides Aberystwyth.

https://bsidesaberystwyth.org/

For users of Apple devices, do you know about Shortcuts, which is built into OS? I have been starting to explore some easy ways to setup phone and email tasks. Then I spotted this Music quiz as an example. Didn’t realise they could be this complex. Any interesting examples to share?

Join us for our next Open Day on 8 November 🗓️. Find out about studying Computer Science at Aberystwyth, and student life. #AberOpenDay #ComputerScience #UniversityLife #Aberystwyth

https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/study-with-us/open-days/

Greenbelt festival https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ Kettering, UK, August Bank Holiday weekend.