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Apple Could Learn Something from Windows 10's Multiple Desktops
I finally upgraded my work PC to Windows 10 a few weeks ago (from Win8, shudder) and the move has been a success overall. Outside of taking almost 4 hours to complete the upgrade, everything is running smoothly. The new operating system has a few features I like, but the thing that stands out the
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No Man's Sky Wallpapers
No Man's Sky has had a challenging road to navigate, but it's actually done and will be released tomorrow on PlayStation 4 and later in the week for PC. The game is visually stunning, so I just had to go ahead and make some wallpapers for this one. The review embargo
music
3 Great Early 2016 Albums
Blue Wave by Operators
Dan Boeckner is one of my favorite individual musicians working today. Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, and Divine Fits is a pretty damn impressive resume, and his latest project Operators, is every bit as amazing as I hoped it would be.
Holy Ghost by Modern Baseball
I had no idea who these
tech
Unintentionally Moving My Workflow to iOS
I've been pondering the iOS-only lifestyle for years now. I originally went 100% iOS in 2011, when I took a week off from my Mac and did all my work on an original iPad. It didn't go great in 2011, but this has gotten easier over time. iOS has gotten
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If You Still Think Samsung Phones Suck, You Have To Admit You Just Don't Want to Like Samsung
Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 7 this week the narrative online has been the same as it has for years whenever Samsung releases anything. Apple fanboys have grabbed onto everything about this phone that is less than the iPhone, and Android fans have generally approved of the device due to its exhaustive feature list (something
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Twitter Going All Out with Moments for the Olympics
From the official Twitter blog:
You’ll see the option to follow country specific Moments, which will last throughout the Games, so the best of what’s happening with your team will appear in your timeline for the entirety of the Olympics. You can also just opt to follow your favorite sports and events to
Ulysses Updated with WordPress and Dropbox Support
Ulysses is my text editor of choice, and it just got a whole lot better this week with its latest update. I've been testing this for a few months and can tell you with confidence that this is a wonderful update that will make the app useful to a lot more people.
The
Today Weather Day 3 Update
The lesson of the day has been "you can never do enough testing." I had been working on Today Weather for about a month in beta and had tested what I thought would come up in real world use. I tested messing with the UI, searching for patently silly things in the location
Today Weather: Day 2 Update
Yesterday was amazing, and I have to thank everyone who took a look at Today Weather over the past 24 hours. It's been quite the ride, as way more people visited the site yesterday than I was expecting. I certainly can't complain, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
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Today Weather: Beautiful weather forecasts
I'm very happy to show off Today Weather for the first time today! Today Weather is a unique weather site that I built to fill a niche that was not properly served before. Specifically, I wanted a weather site that was fast, easy to use, great at hyper-local forecasts, and looked good
Windows Ruined How People Use Smartphones Today
How many people do you know in your life who have an iPhone, and religiously "close" their apps every single time they use their phone? I know at least 3 people who do this, and it drives me crazy. What's almost more frustrating that the mere fact that they're
Being Happy with the Tools You Have
Scrivener was released a few weeks ago and I was really excited for its launch. I'm an avid writer, and any app that lets me do that better is exciting. I'm a big fan of Ulysses, which is a Markdown-based text editor for iOS and macOS, and it really does
Game
PlayStation 4 Sales Continue to Rise
Sony announced another quarter of impressive sales revenue numbers for their PlayStation brand:
The company reported the results of its fiscal first quarter today, and it revealed that it generated $3.2 billion in revenues from its game and network services division during the three-month period ending June 30. That is up 14.5
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The Seemingly Invincible (and naive) Idea Apple Should Open Up Their Software
I saw this bizarre piece today and have just a few comments. The overall theme: Apple should license iOS and start raking in the cash.
In June 1985, Bill Gates sent a letter to Apple CEO John Sculley and Mac development head Jean Louis Gassée, urging them license Apple’s operating system to other companies.
review
Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard for iPad Review
I have been on the hunt for a good keyboard for the iPad Air 2 for a long time, and I think I've finally found the best option in Microsoft's Universal Mobile Keyboard. I was not expecting Microsoft to be the creator of a solid iPad keyboard, but here we are,
ios
Should You Install the iOS 10 Public Beta (July 25 update)?
Yes! (but keep reading)
The iOS 10 beta has come a long way in in the 6 weeks since it's been out in the world. And while it is not as stable as a standard release, I think it's gotten to a place where I can feel pretty confident anyone reading
A Simple Example of Why You Should Learn to Code
"Everyone should learn to code" is an increasingly common thing to hear in 2016, and it's becoming a sentiment I can really get behind after learning to code myself this year. I'm not an elite hacker or programming guru yet, but I've learned enough to actually create