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AMP-ing up search traffic?
Ethan Marcotte on AMP:
Rather, those companies use AMP to ensure their articles appear in the carousel that appears on
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Apple removed their Jupiter wallpaper in the iOS 11 GM even though I made them such a nice one
9to5Mac got their hands on the iOS 11 GM release and it has a ton of new wallpapers, including updated
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Progress
Back in March 2017 iDownloadBlog linked to my iOS 11 lock screen concept and credited me as “app developer Matt
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The future of Microsoft Office for Mac is just fine
There has been some worry in the Apple community about the future of Office on the Mac since Microsoft announced
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The BirchTree Podcast #30: Lessons from first week on the App Store
My first app, Today's Forecast, on the App Store was released 7 days ago and I'm
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My favorite tech buys from 2017
I haven’t done something like this in a long time, but I thought it would be fin to look
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What do we expect from a fast Android phone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJOWBUsEFfk
I generally find the above channel to be quite obnoxious1, but this speed
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Why I made a weather app
“Why the hell would you make a weather app in 2017?”
That’s a question that rattled around in my
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September 12 Apple Event Wallpapers
Apple sent out invitations today to what we can only assume is this year's iPhone event, which will
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Learn Ulysses is a great way to get up to speed with the best writing app out there
Shawn Blanc’s The Sweet Setup has long held a soft spot in my heart, and I think the provide
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Introducing Today’s Forecast: A Fast, Beautiful Weather App for iPhone
I am quite honestly overcome with excitement that I get to announce the release of Today’s Forecast for iOS
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The BirchTree Podcast #29: Crappy privacy policy? Get out of there!
AccuWeather and Sarahah have both been hit with news stories in the past week about how they are sharing your
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Visualizing how far ahead in AR tech Apple is to Google
Google’s AR project, Project Tango, finally has a second phone on the market 🎉. According to the reviews I’ve
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The BirchTree Podcast #28: Embarrassing code that works
I'm getting close to being done with my new weather app for iOS, and I took a few
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Thanks for being patient
I just wanted to take a second and thank everyone out there for being patient with the blog over the
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BirchTree Podcast #27: Figuring out your competitive advantage
This week we're thinking about your personal advantages and how to leverage them. It's hard to
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Dallol Volcano Wallapapers
I had never heard of Dallol before this week, and that’s a shame because it is one of the
Would rather buy a new iPhone than keep using WhatsApp
About a month ago my wife and her sisters ditched SMS and started using WhatsApp for all of their messaging.