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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
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 and
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The BirchTree Podcast #66: A Platform that Inspires no Passion (from me)
I'm a few days into Android again, and it really struck me already how little passion I feel
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The BirchTree Podcast #65: I'm Back on Android, Baby!
I moved my SIM card back to the Pixel 2 yesterday and I'm going to try and do
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Going Back to Android for a Bit
I debated whether to post this on April Fool’s Day or not, but hey, the timelines just so happen
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On a Round Apple Watch
I am on the record saying I think a round Apple Watch is both not needed and not a great
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It's Time to Look at RSS Again
RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader | WIRED
Anyone weary of black-box algorithms controlling
Apple and Education with Bradley Chambers
As I try to understand this market better, I’m currently finding it more helpful to ask questions and listen
200GB of Free iCloud Storage for Students, but What About Everyone Else?
200 GB iCloud Storage for Students; What About the Rest of Us? - Kirkville
In Apple’s educational event yesterday, the
A High School Teacher on Apple’s Education Event
I am not personally an expert on technology in education, but my wife is a high school teacher, and I