Comfort Zone
Comfort Zone: This One Time at Bandcamp
We're releasing this week's Comfort Zone early so you can listen before all the festivities (in
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AI hype in the workplace is cooling, but usage is still on the rise
Slack: The Fall 2024 Workforce Index Shows AI Hype Is Cooling
Executives are all in on AI, with 99% planning
🎥 Some great YouTube videos (again)
How about another dose of fun YouTube videos?
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Here we go again…is Chrome “the new IE”?
Magic Lasso’s blog: Is Chrome the New IE?
So Chrome becomes dominant – much like IE was back in its
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Art doesn’t have to be “valuable to the market”
John Green on episode 401 of his Dear Hank & John podcast (Overcast link):
Art doesn’t have to only
More Birchtree is on sale this week
Just a quick post today to say that I am running what I expect to be my only sale of
Why my movie reviews seem a little harsh
I've watched 101 movies so far this year and I reviewed them all in this thread on Mastodon
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It’s a horse! It’s a browser! It’s both?!
The one and only Niléane on MacStories: Horse Browser Tries Its Hooves at a New Take on Tabs
As you
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Ads killed the web so now we need AI. Also, we need to pay for AI, so we’re going to put ads in the AI 🙃
Matt Rosoff writing for TechCrunch: Marissa Mayer Just Laid Out a Possible Business Model for Ad-Supported AI Chatbots
In the
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Digital Foundry helped me learn why some games felt “wrong” (members post)
In which I try to explain why I find Digital Foundry so compelling in a way Apple fans might appreciate.
One of the many ways modern operating systems help you
One of the things that bothers me about how many people use their computers in the modern era is in
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I’ll eat an AirPod if I get this prediction wrong
Ryan Christoffel writing for: Apple’s Hitting Its AI Stride Right as Competition Is Slowing
It happens all the time.
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This iPad line makes up half of all iPad sales (but it’s not what you think!)
Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz: Thank Goodness for iPad
iPad Pro remains the most popular model, with almost half of
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Accessibility is for everyone (members post)
The world isn’t static, and you never know when your needs are going to change. When they do, the software you use to live your life should adapt to you, not the other way around.
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I have no use for an M4 Mac Mini, but I sure want one
Dan Moren: M4 Mac Mini Review: Phenomenal Cosmic Power, Itty-Bitty Form Factor
When it comes to desktop Macs, it’s
The iPhone 16 camera controversy that wasn't
Have you heard about the iPhone 16 camera fault that's a massive issue and makes upwards of half
Actually “more Birchtree”?
When I launched the More Birchtree subscription back in January of this year, I made the commitment that it would
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A late contender for my favorite blog post of 2024
John Gruber: How It Went
But he’s an optimist at heart. You’d like him. I, of course, don’