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Nothing beats familiarity when it comes to "good UX" (members post)
"Good UX" means balancing a lot of (sometimes conflicting) priorities. What's good UX when you can't make everyone happy?
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meta
I’ve written 1 million words in the past 8 years
I was getting the feeling lately that I’ve been writing a lot here lately, and I already had an
Dare to dream
Apparently the last week of online discourse around Meta’s new Orion prototype struck a nerve with me because I
Why is anyone talking about Meta’s Orion glasses?
Good lord am I seeing a lot people talking about Meta’s new prototype hardware, Orion. Are people losing their
NotebookLM tries to pin me down
NotebookLM is an interesting project from Google that lets you upload a ton of documents about whatever you want, and
Members
They lasered my eyes (or, why I’m so happy I got Lasik, members post)
I got Lasik 2 years ago and here’s how it’s going.
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You never know what’s going to hit
Lee Peterson: Sometimes It Takes Just One Random Post to Grow Your Blog
This was completely random and it shows
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X does that thing again, but it’s totally chill this time
Elizabeth Lopatto writing for The Verge: X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier
X is preventing users from posting
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The core thing that makes WordPress, WordPress isn’t what you think
This might be the longest quote ever on Birchtree, but stick with me here. This is Matt Mullenwerg, CEO of
When does it become worth it? 🔋
Earlier today I saw a post from someone who has had their iPhone stop charging at 80% for the past
Why do these YouTubers keep talking about video editing?
I saw a post on Threads recently that is of a general genre of conversation I see on a regular
Why I'm so fired up about macOS Sequoia's screen (and a solution!)
The above screenshot is from my computer. There are 16 apps that have screen recording permissions, and each one of
The “nobody buys a new iPhone every year” lie
I recently posted this on Threads:
My regular reminder that anytime someone says “99% of users” is completely making things
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My great subscription reset of 2024 (members post)
Last year I cancelled a bunch of subscriptions to see what was actually worth my money. That went great, so this year I'm doing it again!
To level up, the Vision Pro needs to make me feel less alone
There are several things I would like to see improve with the Vision Pro (and VR hardware in general), but
Apple
I’ve been using iOS 18 all summer. This is what has made a difference to me
There are a billion things in iOS 18 this year, and I highly suggest checking out Federico Viticci’s review
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I appreciate box office data is just out there for everyone
Nicole Sperling for the New York Times: Apple Rethinks Its Movie Strategy After a String of Misses
Apple executives in
Everyone says Chrome devastates Mac battery life, but does it? I tested for 36 hours to find out.
Long time Birchtree readers know I love data, and love data even more when I can throw it into a