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Firewatch Wallpapers for your Phone
Firewatch is finally coming out this coming Tuesday, and it looks like a very cool game. The game seems to have a fun story and great sense of humor, but let's be honest, the thing that you're most excited about is the art style. This game looks gorgeous!
In that sprit,
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Day One 2 Review
Day One originally launched in March 2011 and it has been on every iPhone and Mac I have owned since then. When you talk about "the best apps on iOS" the conversation has to include this delightful little app. It's been a world class app since it's debut almost
Doing Your Best Work Now
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you have an idea in your head of where you want to be in 6 months...1 year...5 years...and you put so much time and thought into that potential future that you just kind of skirt by at what you're doing now because "eh,
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Purple Blogs are on the Rise!
This is a totally self-serving post, but I've started to notice a few more purple tech blogs out there.
At some point, Above Avalon went purple and I think it looks great. I also came across a link to Allen Pike's site which also has a sharp purple hue.
PurpleIsTheFuture
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Removing Unnecessary Things
Why iOS is Compelling - Initial Charge
iOS’ entire interface paradigm is designed around the idea of removing unnecessary things from the operating system so that the task at hand can be performed with as little resistance as possible.
Similarly, Nilay Patel just bought his mom a Chromebook Pixel and it seems to be a hit.
iPad Pro Outselling the Surface Pro Line
Per IDC:
[T]he iPad Pro was the clear winner this season as it was the top selling detachable, surpassing notable entries from Microsoft and other PC vendors. It's also important to note that the transition towards detachable tablets has presented positive opportunities for both Apple and Microsoft. However, Google's recent
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Use AppleScript to make Markdown Links
Markdown Link from Safari is an easy to use and incredibly obviously-named script you can run on your Mac to quickly generate a linked-list post to your clipboard so you can get to writing. Here's what the result will look like:
[{ title }]({ url })
>{ selection }
Nothing too fancy, but it'
How to Prove your Don't Understand Economics
I watched this review today from a reviewer I am not familiar with. He seems like a good guy, and while I didn't agree with everything in the video, he made his point intelligently. he lost me right at the end when he mentioned his biggest issue with the iPhone 6S (skip to
life with linux
Life with Linux: No Easy Path (Day 5)
I voiced my issues with a lot of the software on Linux a few pieces ago. I wasn’t too charitable to many apps, including the image editor, Gimp. I struggled with the interface and was generally unimpressed with the features compared to Mac apps like Photoshop and Pixelmator.
Since then I’ve been tipped
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The Beautiful, Frustrating World of The Witness
I played a few hours of The Witness today and it was amazing. This is definitely a game that some people will love and many others will hate, but I'm strongly in the "love" camp. I don't review a lot of games (the last one was Bloodborne last April)
life with linux
Life with Linux: Getting a Fresh Perspective (Day 4)
So I've been away for a few days, but I have still been using Linux from time to time and am getting a little better hand on doing things in the system. I'm still not happy with Linux (Ubuntu) overall, but I am getting a little more perspective on what people
A Look at Sony's Q3 2015 Financial Results
Sony announced their Q3 2015 earnings (October-December) yesterday and they're were a pretty mixed bag. They had an overall 0.5% increase in revenue, but a lot of areas were down. Here's a breakdown of each category:
Essentially, Sony got better at selling entertainment while they got worse at selling
I Made Some iPhone Wallpapers
These are from last January, but they still look just as good on the new iPhones as they did on last year's. I hope you like them!
You can download all 5 wallpapers here, or pick and choose right here.
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What if it's Not the Wii U's Fault it Failed?
I wonder if the Wii U was doomed from the start. The common wisdom is that the Wii U has failed for many reasons:
1. The name was confusing (is it just a Wii add-on?)
2. The tablet controller wasn't compelling
3. It was underpowered compared to the competition
4. There weren&
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Don't be That Jackass
TechnoBuffalo on why the Surface Pro 4 is their favorite tablet:
I post this video because I think that it's a valid opinion that deviates from my own. They just ran another piece about how the iPad Pro is a disappointment and is not a laptop replacement.
In Jon’s opinion, the iPad
What Type of Fan Are You?
So here we are, the night after Apple announced it's Q1 2016 quarterly results. There are quite a few breakdowns of the numbers, and my favorite is Jason Snell's over at Six Colors. In short, it was another hugely profitable quarter for Apple and Apple Watch and TV did great, but
Install Mac App Store Updates with One Line in the Terminal
I have issues every now and then with the Mac App Store app on my computer not loading. It just sits there, not responding to my clicks and what feels like laughing in my face as I just try to update my damn apps.
I recently learned a new trick to force your updates to
Does No One at Apple Use Twitter?
Anyone who uses Safari on their Mac surely knows about the maddening bug where Twitter links just don't freaking load. I swear to god, it has to have been an error for over a year, and it drives me mad on a daily basis.
I shared this tip last week to get Tweetbot