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Forza Horizon 4 Might be my Favorite Racing Game Ever
I don’t think I was prepared for just how good Forza Horizon 4 is. I’m not a big
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Let’s Talk About Enforcing USB-C Everywhere
The EU Wants All Phones to Work With Interoperable Chargers, Here’s What That Means for Apple's Lightning
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Nintendo is on Fire
The Switch has had a hell of a run since it launched almost exactly 3 years ago. It’s become
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Birch Bark, Privacy, and Plans for the Future
Some stuff I probably should have covered when launching last week, oops! No surprises here though, so hopefully everything is exactly as you assumed it was.
A Console Gamer Gets a Gaming PC
I grew up with Macs, continued to use them as an adult, and then switched to the iPad. Needless to
No Mac for You!
Michael Rockwell in response to my piece about buying a PC tower:
Ten years ago, I suspect Matt would have
Continuing the Trend, Android 11 Looks More Like iOS Than Ever
Look, I try to be fair in my takes on Android. I think the Apple-centric press is way too hard
Comparing Video on the iPhone 11 Pro and Pixel 4
Last week I posted a photo comparison and this week I got some time to do a quick video comparison.
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Not Selling the Computer I Want
Dude.
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Introducing Birch Bark: An Email Newsletter Experiment
Sign up here!
I’m not a big fan of putting substantial writing in newsletters (way to kick off a
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Podcast #225: iOS Isn’t Adware, but it Ain’t Perfect
Is iOS just adware as an article this week suggested? I don’t think so, but I also see where
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iOS 4 (ish) Wallpaper Updated for 2020
It’s not a perfect recreation, but I got some real iOS 4 vibes from this photo I took today.
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Recent Podcast Appearances
You know this already if you follow me on Twitter, but in case you don’t I wanted to share
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Subscribing to Email Newsletters in Inoreader
Inoreader continues to be one of my favorite subscription web services out there. I love it already for it’s
A Lot of Geekbench Scores of Completely Arbitrary Devices (because I wanted to)
Sometimes you just have to make some graphs.
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Weekend Wallpaper: Clouds
It's been a bit since my last wallpaper, but this new one might look very nice on your
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Most 2-in-1 Laptops Haven’t Gotten That Much Better
Finding Inspiration in the Microsoft Store — MacSparky
A few years ago I played with some of the initial 2-in-1 computers
HomePod is Growing, but is Still Pretty Niche
Strategy Analytics: HomePod sales grew in 2019, but Amazon and Google still lead - 9to5Mac
I enjoy my HomePod, I