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The Magic of Using HomePods in Stereo Mode
Stereo HomePods for Difficult Rooms and Social Listening - Jim Willis
The HomePods are strange in this way in that you can be sitting very close to one of the pair but still not sure if what you’re hearing is predominantly coming from the speaker closest to you or the one on the other side
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Launched: A Podcast about Creators Launching Their Greatest Work
Launched is a new show from my friend, and dare I say, iOS celebrity developer Charlie Chapman. Charlie created Dark
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Samsung is Shipping a Phone with COTS Out-of-the-Box
The new Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is not the phone for me, but it does make a compelling case as a good phone for merchants who want a mobile POS. COTS (“commercial off-the-shelf”) is a thing we’ve been looking at in the payments industry for a while now, and the concept is
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Turn Your Apple Card Statements Into CSVs
Update: Apple now supports exporting as a CSV natively, so I now 100% do not recommend using the tool listed
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Low Hanging Fruit for iPadOS “Desktop Mode”
Andy Nicolaides has a good post about how he uses his iPad in “desktop mode.”
Whilst it’s relatively rare
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Tech Blogs Have a Way With Words
Google testing Stadia gaming on non-Pixel Android phones - 9to5Google
Playing AAA titles on a phone is a rather futuristic experience that helps sell the promise of Stadia. So far, that’s been limited to Pixel devices, though the goal is to have the streaming service work on every screen. Fortunately, Google is already testing
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J-Archive: An Unbelievable Resource for Jeopardy Fans
What if you could access every game of Jeopardy ever?
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Don’t Worry About the Only Things That Actually Make a Difference, Apparently
Politics, you’ve been warned.
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A Decade of iPad Evolution
A decade of iPads in my life – from 'movie Kindle' onwards - 9to5Mac
I could go on, but the bottom line is that while the iPad Pro can’t replace my MacBook Pro, it has replaced a fair chunk of my usage of it. I’d guess that something like 25% of the things
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Sonos One vs HomePod
Kirkville - HomePod vs. Sonos One Stereo Pair Comparison
With the price differential, and the added ability of being able to adjust the EQ and balance, the Sonos One is a much better choice for a stereo pair than the HomePod. Of course, you may want to use Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant with your speaker,
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Just Breathe, Apple Watch!
Apple's Breathe app on the Apple Watch has been confusing people for years - 9to5Mac
Does your Apple Watch keep reminding you to breathe? You’re not alone. People all over the world are interrupted by the Apple Watch reminding them to breathe every day — even if they’re already breathing. So what gives?
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Getting Out of Your WordPress Comfort Zone
Lessons Learned by Stepping Outside WordPress Comfort Zone – WordPress Tavern
I love WordPress. More than that, I appreciate what WordPress has allowed me to accomplish over the years. However, I was no longer happy with it for my personal blog. It was suitable for the job, but I often found it had a lot more
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The Impact of iPadOS’s Desktop-Class Browsing
Desktop-Class Safari for iPad: A Hands-On Look at the Difference the iPadOS Update Makes to Apple's Browser - MacStories
For about four years, I’ve sat down at my Mac to produce Club MacStories’ two newsletters using Mailchimp. There’s a lot I like about Mailchimp, but that has never included the
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Decline: A Sticker Pack for Saying No, Beautifully
I don’t often link to iMessage sticker packs, but this new one from Alyssa Guerrero and Timothy Buck got
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There are Fewer Dramatic Rebrands These Days
Warner Bros. Studios, PBS, and IKEA rebrand for this century
Really, if you’re adapting to the digital age now,
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The Golden Age of Blogging
Josh Ginter writing for his personal blog, The Newsprint
I started The Newsprint in what felt like a golden era
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You Must Read This Post About the Decade Writing About Video Games
The Cost Of Being A Woman Who Covers Video Games
At the beginning of 2010, I had no idea how
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This Reboot Needs…a Reboot
Finding Lara Croft - Super Jump Magazine - Medium
Sega has responded to this collision of old and new fans by releasing
