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
Blog
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 brush
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
How Much Would You Pay for Apple's AirPower Charging Mat?
Apple’s AirPower said to be released next month, pricing info still unclear | 9to5Mac
A Polish retailer listing back in
AirPods are Too Awesome for their own Good
Opinion: Giving AirPods the praise they deserve and why I won’t upgrade to version 2 | 9to5Mac
AirPods work so
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5K Alto’s Odyssey Wallpapers
Alto’s Odyssey is easily the best game I’ve played on iOS for a long time, and come on,
Hey Siri, Do This Then
“Hey Siri, turn on the bedroom lights at 5:30AM”
“Hey Google, close the shades at sunset”
“Alexa, turn off
How to set your iPhone or Android Phone to Black and White (and Why It’s a Fun Experiement)
Nellie Bowles got me thinking with this piece in the New York Times about setting your phone into grayscale in
Links
HomePod as an Accessibility Device
First Impressions of HomePod — Steven's Blog
Accessibility. Like everything else Apple makes, HomePod is an accessible product. Apple
One Really Good Reason to Get an iPhone 8 Over the X
8 & X | Riccardo Mori
In choosing the iPhone 8, what I’d miss most of the X are probably
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #55: They Annoy the Hell Out of Me, but I'm Keeping Them
I reviewed the Google Pixel Buds for BirchTree and took to the microphone to rant a little about them. There&
review
An AirPods Lover’s Review of the Google Pixel Buds
Be warned before proceeding, this is a review written by someone who has AirPods, loves them, and will be viewing
watch
I was Wrong
Less than 24 hours after getting the latest Apple Watch, I wrote this post:
Personally, I think the sport loop