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Why I Love Link Blogging
More often than not, I write articles for this site after reading something someone else wrote. I browse the web
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Podcast #75: Drafts 5 Micro-Review
Drafts 5 will be releasing today and it's a great update! I am not going to post a
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Podcast #74: Expanding Your View Outside Yourself
It's easy to tell the world what you think is important, or what you see and good and
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Podcast #73: Try Another Browser, It Won't Hurt
So many people just seem to use Chrome these days, and odds are you are too. I'd seriously
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Voice Interfaces like Alexa and Siri are a Revolution for the Visually Impaired
Alexa Is a Revelation for the Blind - The Atlantic
Maybe he doesn’t know how to interact with a
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The Case for Custom Apple Watch Faces
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/985305561729261568
The Apple Watch is not in trouble by any means, but it’s going
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If Apple Never Makes a Cheaper HomePod, it Would be a Major Break from History
In 2001, the iPod was released at $399. Just 9 months later the second ten iPod came out, pushing the
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On the HomePod's Supposed "Lagging Sales"
Report: HomePod sales lagging - Six Colors
Yes, the HomePod is a great sounding speaker. Yes, it’s ability to
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A Supporting Character in Everyone Else’s Narrative
It’s hard to be a team player sometimes. I know it is for me, at least. We so easily
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Podcast #72: The Ridiculously Brilliant Breath of the Wild
Quick episode today where I gush about the latest Zelda adventure.
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Podcast #71: Strongly Held Opinions, but Opinions Nonetheless
I love the Magic Keyboard, and I actually really like the new MacBook keyboards too. These keyboards are not factually
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A Solo, Daily, Non-News Podcast is Probably a Bad Idea, but I Love It
You don’t have to be an eagle-eyed observer to notice that I have begun daily podcasting over the past
The BirchTree Podcast #70: My Android adventure lasted 6 days
I spent less than a week back on Android full time and it was just more trouble than it was
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Today’s Forecast Status Update
8 months ago I released my first app to the iOS App Store: Today’s Forecast. The app was intended
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The BirchTree Podcast #69: How I'd fix AirPods and Google Pixel Buds
The AirPods and Pixel Buds have features I wish they'd steal from each other.
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The BirchTree Podcast #68: Love for Apple's Under-appreciated Calendar App
I've found myself very happy with and impressed with the Calendar app for iOS recently. There are few
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The BirchTree Podcast #67: 3 Things I Love About the Google Pixel 2
It's all about the camera, the feel, and the speed. (P.S. I'm trying this daily
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Apple's New AI Guru
Apple Hires Google’s A.I. Chief - The New York Times
Apple has hired Google’s chief of search