Which Cloud Storage Option is the Best Deal?
You have a lot of cloud storage options these days, and depending on what hardware you're using, the
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Some Very Swifty Wallpapers
Last week's cade-based wallpapers went over so well I decided throwing together a similar collection for the
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Going from "It Just Works" to "I Just Work"
The "it just works" message pushed by Apple and the company's fans in the early to
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The End of the Headphone Jack is Not the Start of Proprietary Headphones
There's been a general shit storm that's blown up this week over the supposed removal of
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The New Timer App in watchOS 3 is a Disaster
It sounds quaint, but one of the most common tasks I use my Apple Watch for is to set timers.
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Should You Install the iOS 10 Beta on Your iPhone or iPad?
No
You might be tempted to install the iOS 10 beta on your iPhone or iPad, but trust me when
Blogging Overnight Success Story (or not)
As you probably know from this site's description, I've been writing this site since 2010. It&
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One More Batch of WWDC Wallpapers
So this should be the last set of WWDC16 wallpapers. I really loved the theme of this year's
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Should You Install the watchOS 3 Beta on Your Apple Watch?
No.
It's tempting to get a little crazy this time of year and install all the betas on
The Opposite of "Trust Us, We Know What We're Doing"
Apple gets a lot of criticism for forcing users to change their behaviors to fit Apple's view of
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Safari 10 Demotes Flash, Java, Silverlight, and QuickTime...Good!
Next Steps for Legacy Plug-ins in Safari for macOS Sierra
On websites that offer both Flash and HTML5 implementations
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The Watch-ification of iOS
I watched the Apple keynote yesterday and thought the new features of iOS 10 looked good, but it wasn'
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Rating Apple's watchOS 3 Announcements at WWDC
Apple talked about a lot of stuff at their WWDC keynote today, and there are literally thousands of articles posted
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NSShadowcat: An Apple Blog You Should be Following (sponsor)
My thanks to NSShadowcat (and the lovely Mayur Dhaka) for sponsoring BirchTree this month. At its core, NSShadowcat is a
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The Perks of Being an iOS User
Google Photos is one of the most valuable tools on my phone. It's a wonderfully accessible archive of
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Ipsum: Removing the Friction from Journalling
I've been playing around with Ipsum, the new app from developer Sam Ghobril, and it's a
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Apple Watch's Low Hanging Fruit
Apple is almost certainly going to announce watchOS 3 at next week's WWDC and the internet is abuzz
Apple's App Store is a Changing
Apple had a surprise press release yesterday where they unveiled 3 changes to the App Store going forward. This was