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watchOS 8: The Better Computer Concept
This is the first year that I've had a serious YouTube presence, so I moved my annual concept/
Matt Birchler
Podcasts, Books, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
When you add up house work, dog walking, and some busy work during my day job, I have quite a
video
What is Apple going to do in 2021?
Here's what I expect Apple to do in 2021 with the:
* Mac
* iPad
* iPhone
* Apple Watch
* HomePod
* Apple
video
New Year New Apps? Not so Fast.
Welcome to 2021!
2020 was a terrible year for so many reasons, and I know all of us are anxious
meta
My Side Hustle Plans for 2021 (The State of BirchTree)
We’re almost to the new year, and I wanted to do a quick overview of how my numerous side
video
The Theme System, the Theme Journal and why 80% of people don't achieve their New Year's resolutions
The Theme System is a cool idea from Myke Hurley and CGP Gray (co-hosts of the excellent Cortex podcast) and
video
Why ScreenFlow's Animations Rock
I've talked about this before in numerous videos, so I wanted to make a single, focused video on
meta
Birch Bark has Moved to Substack
Check out the first issue over there (#46 total) and you can subscribe there if you have not already.
As
meta
My Quantified Life: 2020
Every other year I set up a quike survey for myself to take every night to track a few things
video
My 10 Favorite Free Apps and Services of 2020
As a companion to my 10 favorite paid apps and sevices of the year, here are 10 apps and services
video
My 10 Favorite Paid Apps and Services of 2020
Note: This video is *not* sponsored in any way. Everything I list if something I truly enjoy, not something I
Game
CD Projekt Red Wrecked their Reputation in One Fell Swoop
I don’t write about gaming a ton on this site, but the circumstances around CD Projekt Red and Cyberpunk
Birch Bark Issue 45 Preview
Below is the 45th issue of my Birch Bark newsletter, which I started back in February of this year. I
meta
And the Award goes To…
When I worked at Target, there was a list of 16 or so “personal leadership qualities” we worked from whenever
video
Fitness Totals: A Simple App For Tracking Your…Fitness
Fitness Totals is out today and is a pretty cool app for seeing how you're doing in your
covid-19
The COVID Vaccines are Engineering Triumphs
One of the Greatest Feats in Human History - Synapse
The reason this vaccine didn’t take as long isn’
Apple
An 800ppi iPhone Display (or, why AirPods Max look lovely, but aren’t for me)
The original iPhone had a 3.5” display at 480x320px resolution, or 163 points per inch (ppi). The iPhone 12
design
Having a Product or Support Mindset About Software
One of my favorite things to post are concepts for how Apple could improve their platforms in the future. Sometimes