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Goodies: May 12
Wow, isn’t sleeping in just wonderful? I typically wake up before 7am on my days off so I can get going on my “side hussles” (as Casey Liss would call them), but I decided to relax a little and get some much needed ZZZs.
I woke up to the new The Tallest Man on
My New Podcast: Bite Size Tech
Bite Size Tech is my new podcast, rising from the ashes of the now-defunct Birch Bark show. I want the show to be a quick rundown of the most important news of the week along with some commentary. This is a one-take podcast with little to no editing, and I talk as fast
My Home Screens: May 2015
This post is way late this month. Blame the many things going on right now in my non-blogging life (all good things, don’t worry) or my current Watch obsession, but I wanted to get this out there, even if it’s very brief.
The biggest difference here is obviously the new hardware. I&
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Fitbit Files for $100 million IPO
Fitbit filed for an IPO yesterday and they have some pretty impressive numbers to show off. Their 2014 revenue of $745 million was 3x their 2013 and 10x their 2012 revenues, which is very strong growth. And now just 2 months into 2015, their revenue is already at $336 million. Not only are they bringing
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Early Days on the Watch (or How Even the Best Watch App Sucks)
Marco Arment on Overcast for the Apple Watch
I originally designed the Apple Watch app for my podcast player, Overcast, with a scaled-down version of the iPhone app’s structure.
This seemed like a sensible adaptation of my iOS app to the Apple Watch. In practice, it sucked.
While the whole rest of the
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The Agony of Syncing Podcasts to an Apple Watch with iTunes Match
Please allow me to vent for just a few minutes.
Yesterday, I wanted to go for a run and listen to a few podcasts along the way. I was going to listen to the latest episodes of Gimlet’s great shows, Start Up and Reply All. Now this would not have been a problem if
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Developers Developers Developers...of Other Platforms
Microsoft's New Edge Browser Will Run Chrome And Firefox Extensions
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has been the butt of jokes for a long time now and in Windows 10, the company is finally replacing it. Microsoft Edge is the new browser within Windows 10 and along with a lot of great features, the
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Goodies: May 5
Happy Tuesday, everyone! It must be time for some Goodies, and oh do we have some stuff this week. First off, this was a fantastic week for music. While Mumford and Sons will surely get the most attention, Best Coast has what might be their best album, Mikal Cronin continues with his third consecutive great
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Apple Watch Review
I've known that I wanted an Apple Watch since long before Apple unveiled the Apple Watch last September. I actually owned an HTC One M8 last summer, and was eyeing some of the Android Wear options just hitting the market with much interest. I also owned a Pebble for a few months, so
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Practice Makes Perfect No Matter How Big You Are
Star Wars Battlefront on PS4 looks amazing, and here's why - PlayStation Universe
Ingvarsdóttir said that the team were able to squeeze a lot of power out of Sony's black box due to being more familiar with the hardware. Specifically, working with Battlefield 4, which was a launch title for PS4, helped
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This Isn't a Home Screen, it's a Utilities Folder
Apple calls this the home screen, but I think that’s a misnomer. I think the term “home screen” refers to a device’s neutral state. It’s the state your device spends the most time, and is the “home” for most intended uses for the device.
On the Mac, this is the desktop (although
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Is HoloLens Really Microsoft's Vision of the Future?
I watched some of Microsoft’s BUILD keynote today and saw some pretty nice stuff coming from the company. You have to like the move completely away from Internet Explorer (although you have to wonder if this is a “rose by a different name” situation) and their aggressive moves with Microsoft Visual Studio may help
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Goodies: April 28
This week’s Goodies is going to be compeltely Apple Watch-free. Considering that the damn watch has been all I’ve wanted to talk about over the past week (and presumably for a few more weeks after this), I figured it was a good idea to break free for a bit and thing about
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Paul Thurrott on Why the Apple Watch is a Disaster
The Problem with Apple Watch in a Nutshell - Paul Thurrott
But the thing about the Apple Watch is that it transcends the normal Apple complaints and even the normal Apple accolades. It’s not intuitive, because you really need to train yourself to use it. It’s not simple to buy, and for a wide
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10 More Impressions from Day Two with the Apple Watch
You guys seemed to enjoy yesterday's day one impressions of the Apple Watch, so I'm coming back with 10 more takeaways from day two. I am still in love with this little guy. It's a very interesting device and if I'm being honest, I'm struggling
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15 Impressions from My First Day with an Apple Watch
I have spent my first full day with the Apple Watch, and I am definitely a fan. I have been championing the device for months, and I’m relieved that it lives up to my expectations. There are definitely some things that need to improve, but my overall experience has been great.
If you got
How Apple Wins Its Way Into Your Wallet
The same strategy that helped make Jay-Z’s Tidal a disaster is making Apple look brilliant - BGR
Having celebrities speak at launch events or appear in commercials is nice, but it’s not fooling anyone. When Matthew McConaughey waxes poetic while driving around in a Lincoln, we all know that he’s being paid
Brief Thoughts on Google Fi
I know I’m a couple days late on this story, but I still wanted to comment on this briefly. This is from Google’s announcement:
Here’s how it works: for $20 a month you get all the basics (talk, text, Wi-Fi tethering, and international coverage in 120+ countries), and then it’s