microsoft
Surface Go: Touch UI and the Type Cover
My first day with the brand new Microsoft Surface Go has been an interesting jump into a whole new world.
Matt Birchler
The Final Frontier: Windows
For the past 8 years1 I have written hundreds of thousands of words about mostly one company’s hardware and
watch
An Apple Watch Jailbreak is Probably the Worst Idea Ever (right now, at least)
9to5Mac has a good breakdown of what this jailbreak entails, but I will reiterate that you should not even think
watch
Instapaper Removes Their Apple Watch App
This is an all-too familiar headline, and it’s one that lands less hard each time. While the Apple Watch
ipad
Apple Computer Sales Since 2015
Apple separates out Mac and iPad sales in their earnings reports, but I think it’s pretty safe to say
podcast
Apple Ends their App Store Affiliate Program (podcast #114)
Apple sent out an email last night that was crushing to a lot of people in the Apple community. They
ios
Comparing HDR RAW capture on Lightroom, Halide, and Obscura
I love to shoot photos in RAW on my iPhone. The stock camera app does some excellent magic to get
podcast
Arguing With Myself About Apple Financials (podcast #113)
Apple will announce their Q3 2018 financials, and I am as mildly interested as always. So instead of talking about
goodie
Wallpaper Tuesday: Rays
It’s time for some new wallpapers, everyone! Below is a new wall I’ve made for myself, which is
podcast
What’s the Motivation for USB-C on iOS? (podcast #112)
There have been people asking Apple to switch the iPhone and iPad to USB-C for years now, and Apple seems
homepod
A Few Strong Smart Speaker Opinions
One: Amazon got this whole “voice in a can” revolution going, and they deserve tons of credit for figuring that
Links
Redesigning the macOS Font Picker
Sam William Smith - Rethinking the macOS Font Picker
I love this simple redesign. The ability to set up a
Links
The Desktop Web Gets a Little Closer to Mobile
Page Lifecycle 1
This proposal attempts to define what the lifecycle of a web page is and add needed extensions
Links
One More Thing on the Hammer
Uninformed Purchases - Initial Charge
I try to avoid making purchases like this, though. I know that my life will
tech
Buying a Hammer
Imagine you are doing some work around the house and realize you need a hammer. You don’t have one
iOS is the Best Platform for Google Apps
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/1021545830585495553
I saw that story go by today and I got me thinking again: if
meta
Support BirchTree on Patreon!
I’ve launched a Patreon!
I’ve never really thought of myself as someone who would do something like this,
opinion
Identifying Bias in Yourself and Others
We all have our our biases. If you read that sentance and thought “not I!” then you’re just fooling