> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://birchtree.me/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Goodies: August 11 - URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/goodies-aug2/ - Published: 2015-08-11T12:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2015-08-11T12:00:00.000Z - Author: Matt Birchler - Tags: goodies, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29 Good morning, everyone and welcome to the post-Google world! Google announced a major reshuffling of thier corporate structure yesteray, and it was basically the only thing anyone has been talking about since. This is huge news, and I think it's great news for everyone who loves Google products. Expect a bonus episode of Bite Size Tech a little later today where I share my take on the whole deal. At the very least, abc.xyz is a pretty rad URL. Our video this week is this incredibly painful rowing video that I can't even describe. I don't know what anyone is doing, but I know that I feel bad for everyone involved in this video. Oof. ## New Games - Everybody's Going to the Rapture (PS4) - Goat Simulator (PS4/PS3) - OlliOlli: Welcome to Olliwood (Windows) - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PS4/Xbox One) - Wednesday - Fallout Shelter (Android) - Thursday ## Links of Note - Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do - here's how to opt out - [BGR](http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/?ref=birchtree.me) - Apple can't change the world every six months (and shouldn't try) - [Apple World Today](http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2015/8/4/apple-cant-change-the-world-every-six-months-and-shouldnt-try?ref=birchtree.me) - Opinion: That's Not a Heart Rate Monitor - [WatchAware](http://watchaware.com/post/5943/opinion-thats-not-a-heart-rate-monitor?ref=birchtree.me) - HTC stored user fingerprints as image file in unencrypted folder - [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/10/htc-fingerprints-world-readable-unencrypted-folder?ref=birchtree.me) - A New Soft Technology - [Breaking Smart](http://breakingsmart.com/season-1/a-new-soft-technology/?ref=birchtree.me) - Hello Moto - [Rusty Rants](http://rustyshelf.org/2015/07/30/hello-moto/?ref=birchtree.me) - There are no lucky independent developers - [Polygon](http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/6/9107905/there-are-no-lucky-independent-developers?ref=birchtree.me) - Netscape changed the internet—and the world—when it went public 20 years ago - [Quartz](http://qz.com/475279/netscape-changed-the-internet-and-the-world-when-it-went-public-20-years-ago-today/?ref=birchtree.me) - Iterate and Release Often - [Dan Counsell](http://dancounsell.com/articles/iterate-and-release-often?ref=birchtree.me) ## Swag of the Week ``` ``` I don't usually link to app bundles, but this one is really great. [StackSocial has a bundle](https://stacksocial.com/sales/pay-what-you-want-magic-mac-bundle?ref=birchtree.me) with 10 apps that are actually worth your time and moeny. Screens and CrossOver are the killer apps in my opinion, but there's a ton in here that could be useful to just about anyone. You get all 10 apps if you pay more than the average selling price, which is currently $6.63.