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The Sweet Setup Switches to Notion
Shawn Blanc writing for The Sweet Setup:
The thing we love most about Notion (so far) is how we can manage each article with its own due dates, editorial status, content outline, and more. All that information stays with the article itself as it moves along the editorial process.
And we can view our editorial
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Web by Google
Web by Google (TM)
So Google controls the Web’s search and video infrastructure. It can and does dictate standards and media formats. It also controls a huge chunk of the revenues available when publishing and selling on the Web. It even controls the operating system and browser through which most people interact with it.
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Those Aren’t iPhone Games
I was enjoying the latest episode of John Gruber’s The Talk Show, and this line stood out to me:
Xbox Game Pass specifically is not a threat to native iPhone and iPad gaming. […] But these aren’t really iPhone games, they’re all games that require an Xbox controller.
I suspect this won’t
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4 Things About the Postal Service
Postal Crisis Ripples Across Nation as Election Looms - The New York Times
For the most part, experts and employees say, the Postal Service is still capable of operating as usual. Yet the agency has warned states that it may not be able to meet their deadlines for delivering last-minute ballots. And this week, Mr.
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What Job is the Surface Duo Doing?
Surface Duo: Windowing Is The New Lapability – Tech.pinions
As I wrote back in October, it would be a real shame if we just measured Surface Duo against traditional smartphones and decided that it wasn’t worth the investment because of what might be perceived like hardware shortcomings such as the camera system, or the
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So Much Left to Learn
Just for the fun of it – Shawn Blanc
Which means it’s been eight years since I began photography as a hobby. And to be honest, I still feel like a huge noob.
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I am constantly finding inspiration in other people’s work and learning from other photographers. And that is exactly what excites me…
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The Most Substantial Changes to the Movie Theater Business in Decades is Happening Right Now
Judge Agrees to End Paramount Consent Decrees | Hollywood Reporter
The changes with surefire impact, though, will be a lifting of the ban on studios licensing their works on a packaged basis. Again, the judge looks to a shifting market as a justification for allowing this to happen two years hence when a sunset period expires.
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Chrome Becoming a Password Manager on iOS
The beta version of Google Chrome for iOS recently gained the ability to act as a password manager. This is going to be huge.
For lots of people, Chrome is the place they store their passwords and payment details. While people like me (and probably you) like 1Password or LastPass for this, there are tons
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Netflix and Xbox Game Pass: Are They the Same Thing?
Microsoft announced they are releasing their Project xCloud as a new feature in Xbox Game Pass on September 15. This
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I Feel Like a Chump
Google discontinues Pixel 4 after less than a year - 9to5Google
Google confirmed to us that it has discontinued the Pixel 4 line. It will no longer be sold on the Google Store, though it will be available from other retailers while supplies last. The company reiterates that the phones will receive OS and monthly security
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Widgets on the iPad
The Case for Better iPad Widgets - Jeff Perry
I immediately thought that this was some kind of bug, surely Apple has this planned for the iPad as well right? Wrong. Craig Federighi explained on the podcast Waveform that widgets for the iPad will continue to be constrained.
I had the same reaction after installing the
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Shaking Up Email is Worth Paying For
My Thoughts on HEY and Why I’m Paying for Emails in 2020
Let me tell you something: I’m paying to get my emails, even in 2020. In fact, I’m willing to pay for something that tries to reinvent a user experience and succeeds at doing it yet fitting with my desired workflow.
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One is a Tragedy, One Million is a Statistic
What makes people stop caring? - BBC
While most of us will see a single death as a tragedy, we can struggle to have the same response to large-scale loss of life. Too often, the deaths of many simply become a statistic.
The millions of lives lost in natural disasters, wars or to famine, for
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Plan Your Time
How to Plan Your Week Like a Boss - Shawn Blanc
Start by writing down everything you need and want to get done this week. From the bigger projects all the way down to the smaller tasks.
As I wrote about yesterday, offloading your brain like this is incredibly powerful, and I highly suggest you find
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Restaurants, QR Codes, Splitting the Check, and a Peek Into My Day Job
All Of A Sudden, Qr Codes Are Everywhere
For restaurants, the codes can help solve the labor crunch brought on by the pandemic by requiring less waitstaff. They also offer an opportunity to engage more deeply with guests.
“This is the first time that restaurant POS [systems] have really had access to the patron of
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I’m Done With Note Taking Apps
Tired of note-taking apps – Akkshaya
I’m tired of note-taking apps.
It’s not because of limited choices. But it’s the other way around. There are so many note-taking apps you could try but end up sticking to none. At least, that’s my story. It’s a perfect example of
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What Does 30% Cost?
inessential: Apple’s Thirty Percent Cut
To put it in concrete terms: the difference between 30% and something reasonable like 10% would probably have meant some of my friends would still have their jobs at Omni, and Omni would have more resources to devote to making, testing, and supporting their apps.
But Apple, this immensely
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A HomePod with an Aux Jack Would be Heaven
How to output all Mac sound to stereo-paired HomePods, though with drawbacks - 9to5Mac
It’s not a great solution, but it is certainly better than nothing.
Look, I know some people are going to cry bloody murder here, but I'd love for a version of the HomePod that shipped with an aux
