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And Despite All Those Things, I Love It
I use a Mac at work amongst a sea of Windows and Linux fans. As such I sometimes get drawn into friendly banter about why Macs are terrible and Apple is the worst. As a long time Apple fan, none of this is new to me, this is just how it goes.
We had one
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Just a Simple Apple Wallpaper
It feels like Apple is trolling me today because not only did they release at least 86 variants of their logo today, but they made all of them crazy tricky to replicate.
Soooooooooooooooooo…
Here's a simple Apple logo I made after trying to mess around with one of those many versions. It'
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The Pixel 3 is All About That Camera (podcast 133)
After taking 9 days off from the podcast, I'm back to talk about why the Pixel 3 is really more of a camera attached to a smartphone than any other phone on the market today.
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Everything but the Pixel 3!
Today I'm taking a look at all the non-Pixel 3 things shown off at yesterday's Google hardware event.
Oh, and the AC kicked on for the last couple minutes of the episode, so if you hear a hum start near the end, that's just me unexpectedly getting a
Speculation on why Target is Still Not Taking Apple Pay
Apple has said that by the end of 2018, 60% of US retail locations will take Apple Pay. That’s a substantial number of business locations, and it’s a number that’s only going up. But there are still some hold outs. On the one hand, there are merchants who process through providers that
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Why I Personally Prefer the iPhone XS Camera Over the Pixel 2
The Pixel 2 is a very good smartphone, and it’s biggest asset is its camera. Seriously, only a fool would argue that Google’s flagship phone doesn’t have what it takes to compete with the the best of the best phone cameras out there. When I compared the iPhone 8 Plus and Pixel
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The Appeal of the Surface Lineup
Microsoft’s current Surface lineup is very compelling and it’s a very close representation of what Apple is surely doing in some other parallel dimension. They have a (mostly) unified line of products that take you from budget tablet all the way up to large-screen all-in-one desktop, and each model has
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Microsoft's New Surface Lineup is Here! (podcast)
Microsoft had their hardware event for the fall and announced updates to their Surface Laptop, Studio, and Pro models, as well as a whole new product: Surface Headphones.
As someone who has recently dabbled in Surface stuff, I thought it might be worth talking about what they showed off and how it moves the needle
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Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Bigger is Better
Every year since 2015 Apple has released a collection of Apple Watches, each with a standout hardware feature. The Series
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The Mac's Draw is More Than Automation (podcast #129)
Shortcuts is a major step forward in automation for iOS. But there are still quite a few people who either don't "get" Shortcuts' appeal or still prefer their Mac for productivity. If Apple is serious about iOS replacing macOS for most people, and I think they are, then they need
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The iPhone XS Camera in Low Light (compared to an iPhone 8 Plus)
It’s camera comparison time again, people! If you know anything about me, you know I love doing these, and spent a good portion of lat 2017 comparing the iPhone 8 Plus and Pixel 2 cameras in a whole host of blind comparisons. This year the Pixel 2 is gone, and I now have an
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A Few iPhone XS Camera Observations
One of the most impressive elements of the iPhone XS is the new camera, which appears to be far more enhanced than even Apple let on when they revealed it a few weeks ago. Before I get into a strong of posts comparing the 2018 and 2017 iPhone cameras, I wanted to take a look
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5 Things I’m Digging with the iPhone XS
I upgraded my iPhone 8 Plus to an iPhone XS yesterday and my goodness, do I like this phone! Today’s impromptu episode hits on 5 things that have stood out to me so far.
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First Impressions of the Apple Watch Series 4
I got the new Series 4 Apple Watch today and I really couldn’t resist sharing a few first impressions.
First, we have to talk about the size. I got all hyped up by a few watch people who had me convinced the difference between 42mm and 44mm watches was significant. Maybe for some people
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Creating my watchOS 5 Review (podcast #127)
It was over 3 months in the marking, so yeah, I’m taking an episode to walk through the tools and process I used to get it all done ;)
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watchOS 5: The BirchTree Review
Every September since Apple released the Apple Watch, we’ve seen a brand new version of watchOS come out that
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The Morning After (Ordering Apple Stuff)
I recorded today's episode on about 4 hours of sleep, but I was indeed able to order myself a new iPhone and Apple Watch. If the fates are kind, they'll both be here in a week. Here's what I got and why I got it.
