How about something totally not technical for once!? I think I’d rather use an Android phone than stop drinking coffee, so I thought it might be fun to look at my real addition: coffee. Let’s get deep. The BeansThe most important part of the coffee making process are
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I'm once again posting this week's Birch Bark here since I mixed up the format a bit and couldn't help myself. I won't do this every week, so if you like this post, subscribe to the free newsletter version today! The Big LinksWhy Are Apple Media Apps so Terrible? -
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Get them here! Wallpaper Weekend continues with a second set of wallpapers, this time inspired by the awesome grass wallpaper in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Apparently Steve Jobs took that photo, so I'm not going to suggest mine are better, but I will say that mine are higher
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Pick up the pack today! Today I'm excited to share my new wallpaper pack, Vibes. This collection of 11 wallpapers is designed to look great for people who like a bright wallpaper (or a dark one if that's your speed). I'm partial to vibes-5, but I think more people will
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I'm cross posting this week's Birch Bark newsletter here as a reminder that you can get some fun links and videos in your inbox every Friday! I even do a music issue at the end of every month. If you're at all interested, I'd love it if you subscribed (it's
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Comment: After nearly a year of use, MagSafe is the defining feature of the iPhone 12 - 9to5Mac In recent years, there have been two “takes” I’ve made on a quick judgment. They were that the AirPods wouldn’t be a product hit and that MagSafe was a solution
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Yesterday I got thinking about 4K and it really hit me how hard is is to actually do anything in 4K and how the term “4K” is largely a marketing term at this point. It isn’t always, but I wanted to hit on a few situations where “4K” is
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Nintendo announced a new Switch model today, and it's not the Switch Pro that's been rumored for ages. Instead, it adds a slightly larger OLED screen, a better kickstand, and an Ethernet jack. In terms of performance, it's exactly the same as what they're already selling. On the one hand,
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It would be fair to say I'm pretty skeptical about Safari's new design. There are issues across all platforms that I hope Apple addresses before the app launches to the public this fall, but today I wanted to take a stab at improving the iOS experience. Pain PointsWhen I use
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Mario Golf is back, and I tend to play these games for 100+ hours. The story and novelty modes don't matter to me at that point, so I'm looking at the core golfing experience and how I think it will hold up in the long run.
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