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Podcast #216: I Don’t Know
There is a power in being able to say “I don’t know” or “I need to think about that
Matt Birchler
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My 10 Favorite Movies of the Decade
As you get older, it’s harder for movies to have the same impact on you that they did when
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Podcast #215: iPhone 11 Pro Review (after 2 months)
I’ve had the iPhone 11 Pro for almost 2 months and I thought it was high time I give
podcast
Podcast #214: My Favorite Non-Apple Tech Buys
Despite mostly talking about Apple stuff on this show, they’re definitely not the only tech stuff I buy and
iphone
Recorder on the Pixel 4 vs Dictation on iOS
I read this sequence from a recent blog post on this site and had the just released Dictation for iOS
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My Favorite Video Games of the Past Decade
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I’ve said a lot on this game already, so seriously,
podcast
Podcast #213: Shoehorning it Into Your Life
Some of us keep waiting for the iPad to “become a real computer” and I continue to be worried that
mac
Twitter for Mac is Not a Good Mac App
https://youtu.be/uATN5jYvyTc
I don't know how to blame here, Twitter or Apple, but the Twitter app
meta
My 10 Favorite Albums of the Decade
It’s the end of the decade and I love lists, so today I’m starting a series of lists
iphone
When it Comes to Performance, iPhone is Still King
Finding things you can test on iPhones and Android devices is kinda tricky. App launch times, while relevant to overall
meta
BirchTree is 9! (belated)
I’m so bad at celebrating BirchTree’s anniversaries, so this post on a Tuesday night 12 days after the
iphone
Deep Fusion is Legit
Apple released iOS 13.2 to the world today and it includes a great new bit of tech that will
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Google Pixel 4: The BirchTree Review
This is going to be a different type of review. In part because you’ve likely read and watched a
iphone
Computational Zoom on the iPhone 11 Pro
Google talks a big game about how they enhance zoomed photos in a feature they call Super Res Zoom, which
iphone
Astral Photography on the iPhone 11 Pro and Pixel 3a
https://youtu.be/hSBMi02DigM
I installed the pre-release version of the Google Camera app with astral photography functionality on a
Android
Why I Liked the Android 10 Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbXxMKqhQJ4
This can only go well, right?
This was actually a video I made
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The Delicate Nature of Comparing Smartphone Cameras and a Dash of False Equivalence
Here’s how most smartphone camera comparisons go:
1. Frame up two phones with the same shot
2. Take photo
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Product Management and the Apple Watch
In 2015 smart watches were not a new thing, and some commentators at the time even said that if Apple