goodie
WWDC18 Wallpapers for Your Mac or PC
As a follow up to my WWDC18 wallpapers for smartphones, here are a couple dark variants for desktops. These are
Blog
Why Rotating Task Managers Regularly Can Make You More Productive
I find myself switching between different task management apps all the time, and I would bet that most people reading
watch
A Non-Techie Problem with the Apple Watch
My wife got her first Apple Watch last month, and I naturally ask her once in a while how she
podcast
A Final Bonus Podcast: The iPhone 7 Plus: Power and Damn, What a Camera!
The iPhone 7 Plus may have looked similar to the 2 generations of iPhones that came before it, but the
podcast
Bonus Podcast: A Ridiculously Good iPad
The 10.5" iPad Pro is a marvelous computer, and is just so damn good. It's the
podcast
Bonus Podcast: The Apple Watch Series 3 Was Finally "Enough"
The Apple Watch hit what I would consider the threshold where it was finally "good enough" for almost
goodie
WWDC18 iPhone Wallpapers
Update: See the desktop versions of these wallpapers here.
Apple threw me a bit of a curveball this year when
podcast
Bonus Podcast #2: The iPhone X Changed the Conversation
In another bonus BirchTree Podcast episode, I explore why the iPhone X is among the best products Apple has released
podcast
Bonus Podcast: AirPods are Apple's Best Hardware Release in Years
In a bonus episode of The BirchTree Podcast, I gush for 5 minutes about the AirPods and why they'
homepod
One Month with HomePod: What If My Ears Can’t Hear Retina?
After a month1 with the HomePod, I felt it was about time to share some general thoughts I have on
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #56: Opportunity Cost
When I was 21 I didn't have to grapple with opportunity cost. If anyone wanted me to do
A Quick BirchTree Update
You may have noticed output as been a little slower than usual around here and I just wanted to assure
Android
Designing for the Notch on Notch-less Phones
The Android P developer preview is here, and as any good tech blogger with a Google phone would, I installed
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Android P Wallpapers (in ridiculous 16K)
Google released the first developer preview for their upcoming Android P yesterday, and as is my responsibility at this point,
ios
iOS 12 Concept: Notifications
iOS has quite powerful notifications, so much so that some people were saying we wouldn’t even go into apps
homepod
HomePod Issue? Just Turn it Off!
A HomePod Intervention - Stephen Hackett
Our smart speakers have always been under a counter in the kitchen, and we
The Apple and Google News Cycles
It hit me recently how Apple and Google have vastly different strategies for how they address the news cycle throughout
Apple is Losing the “Siri works in more languages” Advantage
Ask any Siri apologist why Siri is better than Google Assistant and I guarantee one of, if not the first