Android
Podcast #192: Why We Don’t Take Android Tablets Seriously
Android tablets just haven’t caught on, and today I dive into some reasons why I think that’s the case. This episode was inspired by this conversation on the Android Authority Podcast.
I also used some different theme music today, so let me know on Twitter if you like it!
Game
Sea of Solitude Review
https://youtu.be/hpNSRLSpJqc
I’ve been away from the YouTube scene for a few weeks, but I’m back with a short review of Sea of Solitude for the PlayStation 4.
Links
A Celebration of Fast Software
Gruber linked to this, so you've probably seen it before, but this article by Craig Mod is great.
But why is slow bad? Fast software is not always good software, but slow software is rarely able to rise to greatness. Fast software gives the user a chance to “meld” with its toolset. That
goodie
Some Updated Swift Wallpapers (5k, Ultrawide, and mobile)
I made a set of wallpapers a few years ago and since then screen resolutions and technology has changed since then. Tons of people have downloaded them and seemed to enjoy them, so I wanted to make newer versions of these that will both look better than the last set, as well as make them
iphone
You Should Get the iPhone XR, Unless…
I was talking with a family member this weekend and the topic of phone upgrades came up. This person was using an iPhone 7 and was looking to upgrade to a new phone. They quickly ruled out anything that wasn’t an iPhone, which simplified the conversation, but the conversation didn’t quite go how
tech
Same Phone Lines, Different Results
As of this Spring, these are the flagship phone lines offered by Apple and Samsung:
The two companies have remarkably similar lineups in terms of prices, features, and even names. Both companies have the clear ‘Main” phone, the same thing but bigger, and then the cheaper one with one fewer camera, a slightly worse screen,
How Keyboard Maestro Saves Me Tons of Time at Work
You’ve probably heard a million times how great Keyboard Maestro is, but you likely have the same question as everyone else: this seems cool, but I don’t know how to use it. I can’t tell you how you should use it, but I can show you a few examples of how I
watch
How I Use the Apple Watch to Achieve "Inbox Zero"
I was listening to the A Slab of Glass podcast today and Chris Lawley talked about how getting rid of his Apple Watch was part of a process he was going through that lead to many changes in his life, one of them b being achieving "inbox zero" for the first time in
Game
Why Breath of the Wild is Absolutely Brilliant: Part 3
https://youtu.be/DLlRSIEDYyE
In the final part of this series, I look at how the open world ensures this is a Zelda game you never forget.
Find part 1 of this series here and part 2 here.
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Why Breath of the Wild is Absolutely Brilliant: Part 2
https://youtu.be/hZ0cRUt2W6Y
In part 2 of this 3 part series, I take a look at how destructible weapons and climbing absolutely everything in sight help make Breath of the Wild an absolutely brilliant game.
Find part 1 of this series here.
podcast
Podcast #190: The iPadOS Marketing is Working
The iPadOS public beta came out yesterday and that means all the major tech outlets got out there “here’s what’s new in iPadOS 13” videos as well. If Apple’s goal in changing the naming of the iPad’s operating system was to shift the conversation in terms if its “ability to replace
podcast
Podcast #189: Apple Beta Status Report: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS
Quick episode today on how the betas are holding up for me and why I'm desperately hoping for new betas today to fix some of the crazy problems I'm having with my iPhone and Apple Watch in particular. These were explicitly messaged as unstable and I knew that going in, so
podcast
Podcast #188: Google Stadia and the State of Game Streaming
Google's upcoming Stadia service looks like a really hard sell to me, especially compared to things like Microsoft xCloud, not to mention the years of baggage the gaming industry has with very similar services.
podcast
Podcast #187: Maximizing Updates to iPadOS
Apple made some very targeted updates to the iPad this year and they are reaping the rewards in the tech press. I think people are getting their hopes up a little too much for how much these updates are going to fundamentally change the iPad experience though. Yes, the iPad will be better than ever,
20/20 Hindsight: How I Would Have Debuted the Pro Display XDR
Disclaimer: I know this is unfair since I’ve seen the reactions, but since I prefer solutions to plain bitching, this is what I think would have helped.
The product side of the company decided to pursue the very high end monitor market. The business side decided on $4,999 for the display with options