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Safari 15: What You Gain, and at What Cost?
Disclaimer: This is pre-release software and it is subject to change. This is not meant as a criticism of
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The iPad is Not a Car
An Apt Analogy – nahumck.me
When people start to complain about computing devices, they often turn to their favorite car analogy. But most of them get the wrong vehicle type when it comes to the iPad Pro. It’s not a V8 sports car. It’s not a motorcycle. It’s not a bike. It’
Windows 11 Wallpapers for Your Phone
A version of Windows 11 leaked online this week and with it, a whole bunch of wallpapers. Now Microsoft may
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Napoleon Wasn’t an Idiot Either
Apple's App Store policies are a big mistake - Slow Boring
Apple executives aren’t idiots, but then again, neither was Napoleon. And my considered view on this is that they are making a mistake — they stumbled onto a revenue stream that they don’t want to give up, but successful companies don’t
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake as an RPG for Adults with Jobs and Families
Final Fantasy VII Remake is the Template for “Grown-Up” JRPGs
In the face of the practical hurdles to regularly
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The iPadOS Update We’ve Actually Been Waiting For
There was a lot of good stuff in iPadOS 15 announced at WWDC last week. Hell, I’m running it on the iPad I’m using to write this post, and it’s made my iPad meaningfully better in some key ways. And yet there is a sense of disappointment around this not being The
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This New Crop of Mutants are Such a Letdown
Opinion | Magneto: These new ‘magnetic’ vaccine mutants are extremely disappointing - The Washington Post
I put on my newest, most purple helmet and my best cape, and I manipulated the Earth’s magnetic field to fly myself to Ohio as fast as I could. I was so excited to recruit new members for the Brotherhood of
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The Internet Used to be Better
I miss the old internet | Science Fiction and Fantasy World
Is it just me or is today's internet boring and overly commercialized? I feel like today's internet is like a modern mall, sterile and boring with just main-brand clothing stores, a food court, and not a lot else. Whereas I
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My Simple Advice to Aspiring Tech Commentators
This is really niche, I know, but if you are lurking on tech Twitter and want to start growing an audience via social media, writing, or video, I have one piece of advice I’d give to everyone: make your content additive, not negative.
I don’t mean to say everything you create needs to
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Some Real 3D Movies Energy
Remixing Old Tracks in Spatial Audio Is ‘Sacrilegious’ — Pixel Envy
I’m hopeful that surround sound AKA Dolby Atmos AKA Spatial Audio results in some truly unique and delightful musical experiences that I’ve never had before, but the more time goes by, the more I feel like this has real big “3D movie energy”
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Reasons to Stop Caring About Your Twitter Follower Count
For many years, I cared quite a bit about how many followers I had on Twitter. I wanted to get attention, so I would routinely @ more popular people and used hashtags to try to get into more people’s search results. I wanted every tweet to be pithy, snarky, and always in line what what
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MacOS Monterey Alternate Wallpapers
Apple's new Monterey wallpapers look great, but with one color option, I had to make a couple more
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First Thoughts on Spatial Audio in Apple Music
From The Verge:
Problem is, with much of the Dolby Atmos content on Apple Music I’ve sampled so far, it doesn’t seem like everyone is making those right calls. It’s a hit-or-miss game of exploration, and songs that truly showcase the immersive potential of Atmos are more often the exception
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What Payment Enablement Companies Actually Offer
On the Numeric Citizen Blog:
Explain to us how payment providers can differentiate themselves? It’s a very basic and narrow feature. Why one dev would use XYZ payment processing over Apple’s? It’s not about commission %? Are you sure? That’s the only differentiating factor.
As someone who works in payments, I wanted
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What if iOS actually had "small" widgets?
See this in video form here!
iOS 14 brought widgets to the iPhone, and they're awesome! I use
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A Better Computer is 1 Year Old!
A year ago today I kicked off my YouTube channel, A Better Computer. It’s been an absolute blast, and
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Dynamic Waves (dynamic wallpapers, tutorial, and Pride)
Lots of stuff to cover today, so let's jump into it!
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You Should Probably Just Stick with Google Photos
Google is killing off their free unlimited photo backup tomorrow and people are wondering if they should switch. I’ve written long articles about this, and even planned a video covering the alternatives, but I think the answers are pretty simple.
I want to keep getting free backups
They don’t exist, sorry. The closest