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BirchTree Just Turned 6!
Today marks the sixth anniversary of BirchTree 🎉. I'm frankly shocked this little hobby has lasted as long as
Matt Birchler
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Looking Back with Rose Colored Glasses
Check out the opening line from Engadget's review of the ASUS ZenBook 3:
Apple's tiny MacBook
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No One Wants to Buy Twitter
The Verge is reporting (via Financial Times) that Salesforce has backed off on trying to buy Twitter.
The emotional roller
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When Your Side Project Gets a Side Project
When I launched Today Weather back in August, I did so with the intention of using the web app as
review
Television Time 1.3: It’s All About the Little Things
Television Time is one of my favorite single-purpose apps on iOS, so I’m always looking forward to updates and
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The Apple Watch Needs Cellular
Bradley Chambers:
After thinking through the watch's role in our lives, I've finally settled on the
Android
Nexus Owners are Getting the Shaft
Good piece on 9to5Google on Google’s unfortunate move to make Nexus phones second rate Android devices:
Google’s new
The Last Mac I Will Ever Own
A few weeks ago I was making due with my Mac mini, a computer I have been using for about
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My Apple Watch Setup
The internet is rife with people talking about the smartphone, tablet, and laptop setups, but you don’t really see
Don't Buy the Google Pixel from Anyone But Google
My thoughts on the Google Pixel are...complicated. I like what Google is doing with Android, and the Pixel is
Game
The Cost of VR or: Why Sony has a Huge Edge
The HTC Vive is a high powered VR headset, and retails for $799. It's most similar competitor is
Android
Who Gets Android Updates?
There are two main reasons people will buy a Nexus (now Pixel) phone:
1. They want stick Android, not a
The Google Pixel Phones
Google announced their new Pixel phones yesterday, and they're a big mixed bag for me. On a superficial
Game
What Is a "Video Game" Again?
This is a fascinating read by Jesse Singal on some people's aversion to the "walking simulator"
Politics
Why it's Hard to Have Sympathy for Republicans Who Don't Like Trump
NOTE: Please pardon this deviation from tech for one day. I don't like to get too political on
iphone
Criticizing the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Screens is a Fools Errand
I was reading The Verge's review of the Moto Z Play, Lenovo's latest phone in the
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How Does Today Weather Stack Up to the Competition?
I released my first major non-blog website on August 1 this year. It's called Today Weather and it&
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Wallpaper Weekend: SpaceX Dragon
With all the SpaceX and Elon Musk news this week, I decided it might be nice to have a simple