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My Favorite BirchTree Posts of 2017
Because what is the end of the year for if not looking back on the entirety of the past 12
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Civilization VI (all of it!) Comes to iPad
Correction: now through January 4, the full game upgrade is on sale for $30.
In yet another surprise iOS game
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When the Tech Press Strikes Out
You’ve probably heard about the fact that Apple has confirmed they throttle iPhone performance down when battery health degrades
iOS Apps Might be Coming to a Mac Near You
Mark Gurman has the scoop of the week:
Starting as early as next year, software developers will be able to
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AutoSleep is Far and Away the Best Way for Apple Watch Users to Track Their Sleep
AutoSleep is my go to sleep tracking app for the Apple Watch and it got a big update today:
Much
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Google (sorta) Releases (a link to) Chrome on the Windows Store
Google Chrome Lands on the Microsoft Store As a Download Link - Thurrott.com:
The company today released the Google
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"Ron's the handsome one" and Other Gems from a Computer Trying to Write a Chapter of Harry Potter
Botnik Studios ran the Harry Potter series through their machine learning keyboard and had it write a Harry Potter chapter
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Use San Francisco Mono All Over macOS
This is a simple tip, but one that not enough people know. If you like the look of San Francisco
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The BirchTree Podcast #46: My iPad Pro Setup
I have 100% more iPad in my life this week than last week so you know I have to talk
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Zelda Breath of the Wild: My Favorite Game of 2017
When Horizon Zero Dawn came out I felt bad for Zelda. How could Zelda live up to the masterpiece that
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Horizon Zero Dawn: My 2nd Favorite Game of 2017
Holy crap! That’s what I thought to myself countless times while playing Horizon Zero Dawn this year. This game
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Stemworld Dig 2: My 3rd Favorite Game of 2017
As much as putting Resident Evil 7 on this list surprised me, at least I knew what that game was
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Resident Evil 7: My 4th Favorite Game of 2017
I never thought this game would be on this list. I’ve never been a huge Resident Evil fan. RE4
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: My 5th Favorite Game of 2017
As you can likely guess from the title of the post, there are 4 more posts coming in this series.
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2018 will Totally be the Year of Android Tablet Apps
Dieter Bohn has a great compilation of “Android tablets apps will be good soon” quotes. Here’s one:
Tablet-friendly apps
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Google is Killing Project Tango
From 9to5Google:
Begining March 1st of 2018, Tango will no longer be supported, with the company pointing developers to embrace
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Experiment Time! Living on iOS Alone
The acquisition of a 10.5” iPad Pro yesterday has me thinking about the iPad in a more serious way
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6 Slick Wallpapers (All Shot on iPhone)
It's been too long since I've made some wallpapers, and decided it was about time I