The Illusion of Choice
Chris Coyer on CSS-Tricks:
The Safari and Chrome team both want to make the web safer and work hard to improve the web. But they do have different views on what the web should be.
And:
I’ll say how I feel: that sucks. I have this expensive computer in my pocket and it
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The War for Engagement
The war for engagement - Axios
Engagement, not pay or perks, is the leading indicator — and chief reason — for the record turnover many companies are experiencing today.
I think the pandemic has made almost everyone think in a different way about what they’re doing with their lives. Whether you lost your job or not, this
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Apple’s Biggest Camera Update Yet?
iPhone 13 Pro Review: Another Step Forward – Greg Morris
I am not sure that it is, as Apple say, the biggest camera update yet, but it is a big one. With all this said most people won’t be able to tell the difference in the images from any iPhone in the last 3 years
Yo, Where's Birch Bark?
From February 20, 2020 through September 10, 2021, I sent a Birch Bark email every Friday morning. That's 83 issues in a row, with a few bonus issues in there once in a while. Then I ran out of time to get one out on September 17, and I ended the streak.
Then
I Think Glass Should Add Likes
Last month I started using Glass, a photo sharing app for the iPhone that was aimed squarely at those of us who miss the glory days of Instagram (you know, when they were less successful 😛). I made a whole video about it that you could watch to see how I felt then.
I still feel
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From Best to Worst
Daring Fireball: The Tragedy of Safari 15 for Mac’s ‘Tabs’
Apple has thrown away Safari’s tab design — a tab design that was not just best-of-platform, but arguably best-in-the-whole-damn-world — and replaced it with a design that is both inferior in the abstract, and utterly inconsistent with the
Exactly How Compromised Were Android's High-Refresh Rate Screens?
This exchange happened on this week's episode of The Talk Show between John Gruber and Rene Ritchie:
John: Do you know if Android phones which high refresh rates, do they dynamically adjust, or if you're in high frame rate you're always in 120Hz?
Rene: So this is like this
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Simple iPhone 13 Wallpapers
I made a few quick wallpapers based on some of the artwork in the iPhone 13 press images. Nothing super
review
watchOS 8: The Review 👀
That's right, things are a bit different this year! Instead of writing up a long list of changes
payments
Addressing 4 Misconceptions About Payments I Typically Hear from Apple Enthusiasts
I’ve posted a lot both here and on Twitter about payments over the past year for two main reasons:
1. The App Store rules around payments have been in question, so now payments are just another Apple-related subject.
2. Lots of people commenting on this stuff have incomplete understandings on how this stuff
Adding Context to Other Tech Writers' Apple Pay Takes
Regular disclaimer: I am a designer at NMI, a major payment gateway processing billions of transactions per year, and I hope to bring that expertise into any conversation that intersects with tech (this site's focus) and payments (my career). NMI does not know I'm writing this, opinions all all my own.
Apple Pay's Continued Niche in Retail (and e-commerce to the rescue)
Apple Pay's retail presence isn't where you might think. Is that a problem?
Desktop Apps Ain't What They Used to Be
Quick story time…
I use a Mac app called Mimestream at work to manage my email. It's fast,
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Glass is the Best Instagram Replacement I've Found
I'm not a professional photographer by any means, but I do love to take pictures. Years ago I
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My Own Personal Claim Chowder
One year ago today, yours truly:
Save this for later, but I would be absolutely shocked if we don’t see major changes to either the App Store or non-App Store install options by this time next year, I’ll be shocked.
Well, well, well, wasn't I surprised when this showed up
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What I Like About the New Safari
I've written my fair share about what I don't like about the version of Safari releasing
