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A Few Strong Smart Speaker Opinions
One: Amazon got this whole “voice in a can” revolution going, and they deserve tons of credit for figuring that
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Redesigning the macOS Font Picker
Sam William Smith - Rethinking the macOS Font Picker
I love this simple redesign. The ability to set up a
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The Desktop Web Gets a Little Closer to Mobile
Page Lifecycle 1
This proposal attempts to define what the lifecycle of a web page is and add needed extensions
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One More Thing on the Hammer
Uninformed Purchases - Initial Charge
I try to avoid making purchases like this, though. I know that my life will
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Buying a Hammer
Imagine you are doing some work around the house and realize you need a hammer. You don’t have one
iOS is the Best Platform for Google Apps
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/1021545830585495553
I saw that story go by today and I got me thinking again: if
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Support BirchTree on Patreon!
I’ve launched a Patreon!
I’ve never really thought of myself as someone who would do something like this,
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Identifying Bias in Yourself and Others
We all have our our biases. If you read that sentance and thought “not I!” then you’re just fooling
The Tech Press Loves a “Nasty Surprise” from Apple
There is a trend in reporting on the new iPhone line up, and it’s calling tons of things a
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Using an iPad for “Real Work.” No, Not Blogging, my Actual 9-5 Job.
Can I let you in on a little secret? When it comes to “iPads can do real work,” I’m
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Microsoft’s Surface Go: iPad Killer?
I’m going to spoil the question in the headline1 right up front: no, I don’t think the Surface
What Automation Means on iOS and Android (Podcast #107)
People have different ideas for what "automation" means on iOS and Android, and it can have a negative
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Twitter Shares Fall, and That Might Actually Make Sense
Twitter shares fall after report says account suspensions to cause user decline
Shares of Twitter Inc fell 9 percent on
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It’s Not TV, It’s…Well Now It’s Basically Just TV
HBO’s next year will be ‘like childbirth,’ AT&T media CEO tells employees - The Verge
The bigger
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The Mental Burden of Voice Interfaces
9to5Toys has a review of the Amazon Fire Cube and this bit stood out to me:
In theory, having complete
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The Apple Watch Continues to Transform the Watch Industry
Why Men Are Wearing Watches That Don’t Tell Time - WSJ
With smartphones practically glued to our palms at
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Using Apple News to Its Full Potential
Back in the fall I started to have an issue with Apple News. I went from seeing hundreds of readers
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Sharing Shortcuts with Sharecuts (that makes sense, right?)
Sharecuts is a new site from Guilherme Rambo where people are able to share their custom Shortcuts for the world