Ashley Cox
Welcome to my little corner of the internet. This site is a hub for my writing, software, electronics, audio work, and personal projects from across the web.
I was born in the mid ’90s with a genetic condition known as LCA (Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis), which renders me totally blind in both eyes. I grew up in the South West of the UK with an uncommon passion for electronics and music that remains with me to this day.
Latest Articles
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It’s Not All Doom & Gloom: The Funny Side of Disability
For all its negatives, disability does have a funny side. Good humour is essential, and having a disability provides plenty of opportunity for a great…
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Dell’s OptiPlex 780 Is a Perfect Example of Pointless Over-Engineering
It was, barely, worth the minimal effort exerted in its restoration, but is ultimately a prime example of why off-the-shelf machines are best avoided in…
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Can Blind People See in Their Dreams?
I experience dreams exactly as I do real life. I have never known sight. I experience life through my other senses – sound, smell, touch…
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Gmail Stores Your Contacts, and You Probably Didn’t Realise
I opted to let LinkedIn search my Gmail for possible connections and was surprised by how many people it found. There was no reason for…
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Can a 2012 iMac Still Serve as a Useful Recording Studio Machine?
The iMac is a remarkable feat of engineering. At only 5 mm thin around its edge rising to a little over 4 cm in the…
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Review: Bat Out Of Hell The Musical at the London Coliseum
Fantastically loud renditions of some of rock’s greatest records mixed with some of Rock’s sweetest ballads, intermingled with dialogue and wrapped around a great story…
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Tech Tip: Fix macOS Disk Utility Unmount Error 69888
I recently had to erase a Time Machine backup drive that had become corrupted. The drive was refusing to show when connected and would force…
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Inspiration Porn: I Am Not Amazing, nor Inspirational
I am not “amazing”, nor am I “inspirational”. As self-deprecating as such a statement may seem, it has never been more true. Allow me to…
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iPhone Photography from a Blind Person’s Point of View
One of my most-used iPhone features is its camera. I use it with apps that identify objects, detect light, read device screens, and scan printed…