podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #43: The camera you have with you
My updated thoughts on the Pixel 2 camera and why I am actually pulling out the Pixel before my iPhone
Matt Birchler
Android
The “Android Love Curve”
The “Android Love Curve” is something I’ve experienced numerous times when doing these Android experiments, and I was wondering
homepod
2018 Holiday Season Proposal: HomePod mini
Note: It is a bit odd to propose an expansion to a product that has not been released yet, but
Apple’s HomePod looks like a “hobby” device built for a niche, not a mainstream hit
It’s pretty clear we need to get more information on the Apple HomePod before we actually understand it as
Android
31 days
31 days ago I ran home from work because a FedEx delivery person had delivered the package I had been
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Sponsor: Find great Black Friday deals with MDM Deals
I’d like to thank MDM Deals once again for sponsoring BirchTree this week. It’s impossible to keep up
ipad
Computers, iPads, and other computers
An interesting take by Matthias Breuer on what we call a “computer” these days:
[W]hat makes a device a
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Sponsor: Find great App Store and iTunes deals with MDM Deals
I’d like to thank MDM Deals for sponsoring BirchTree this week. It’s impossible to keep up with all
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #42: Tech I'm thankful for this year
A quick look back on some of the tech that I am thankful to have this year.
* Nintendo Switch
* Ulysses
Android
What is a computer?
I saw the below two videos today and they both really struck me by how these videos are evangelizing different
Pixel Buds and Google’s own reality distortion field
Reviews for Google’s Pixel Buds hit the web this week and the reviews are actually pretty middling. People seem
ios
Just how fast is “faster wireless charging” in iOS 11.2?
NOTE: Samsung's "Fast Charge" charging pad does not have any hard numbers I can find that
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #41: Third party software on Android
It's still terrible, even through the operating system itself has gotten better over the years. Here's
Links
RSS Still has a Place
David Sparks on why he still uses RSS:
As social networks took off, a lot of my friends that were
Android
Android’s Notification Management Crushes iOS
There are many things about Android that bother me, but one area where Google has done a fantastic job is
meta
Appearance: Bring Your Own Device #27
I had the pleasure of joining Greg Morris and Nathan Shochat on the Bring Your Own Device podcast to talk
pixel
The Google Pixel 2 Case (mini review)
Google is really going all in this year with fabric designs, and their official Pixel 2 case runs with this
We’re Just Doing Data Entry for Google
André Staltz:
Isn’t GOOG trying to guarantee the open Web stays alive? Not necessarily. GOOG’s goal is to