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You Already Have the Tools You Need
Matt Hauger - You already have everything you need to create stuff on the internet
[I]f you want to create stuff, you don’t need a new device. You probably already have everything you need to make stuff on the internet.
I'm a firm believer in getting the best tools for the job
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Windows on Chromebooks will Burn Microsoft?
Android Central has this piece on why allowing Microsoft Windows to dual boot on Chromebooks will end up ruining, uh, Windows’ reputation.
The touted advantages of a simpler, faster and smoother Chrome experience on inexpensive hardware not optimized for Windows may be exaggerated when Windows is "unfairly" assessed in a "side-by-
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Ghost Blogging Platform Hits 2.0
I was a big supporter of Ghost, the open source blogging platform when it launch years ago, and they just announced they’re releasing their version 2.0 today (well, yesterday).
I haven’t used them in years, and I never stuck around for too long since it lacked a lot of third party integrations
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Appearance on The Outpost Podcast
I had the honor of joining the lovely Daryl Baxter on his podcast, The Outpost Show, this week. If you don't know Daryl, he's an iPad fiend like myself, and we spent an hour talking about everything iPad. Topics include:
* Why a 27" iPad is a great idea
* How we
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USB-C on iOS Could “Lift All Ships”
Chris Hannah on an advantage of iPads getting USB-C:
It would boost the USB C world just slightly more. Or at least move in the direction of having a single port that’s available on all Apple devices.
I waxed (semi) poetic about why I didn’t see a big draw to Apple adopting
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Don't Wait For Tech Giants to "Fix" News for You
Thanks, Google!:
It’s been just over five years since Google shut down the Google Reader. I was surprised to see a lot of people are still bitter with them about it, even though ahem independent alternatives continue to exist and thrive.
And:
The problem is that the tech giants are successful because they make
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Instapaper Relaunches Their Premium Service
From the Instapaper blog:
To ensure Instapaper can continue for the foreseeable future, it’s essential that the product generates enough revenue to cover its costs. In order to do so, we’re relaunching Instapaper Premium today.
Good for them! I subscribed immediately because Instapaper is the only read-later service I can stand and
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Redesigning the macOS Font Picker
Sam William Smith - Rethinking the macOS Font Picker
I love this simple redesign. The ability to set up a list of “favorite” fonts is a great idea; I have hundreds of fonts on my computer, but I really only use 5-10 most of the time.
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The Desktop Web Gets a Little Closer to Mobile
Page Lifecycle 1
This proposal attempts to define what the lifecycle of a web page is and add needed extensions to enable web applications to respond to two important lifecycle events commonly performed by user agents:
Tab discarding (for memory saving)
CPU suspension (for battery, data, CPU saving)
This feature was added in Chrome 68
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One More Thing on the Hammer
Uninformed Purchases - Initial Charge
I try to avoid making purchases like this, though. I know that my life will be more pleasant if the items I’m surrounded with represent the best in their category. The less friction that these objects introduce into my life, the more time I can spend on what matters most.
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Twitter Shares Fall, and That Might Actually Make Sense
Twitter shares fall after report says account suspensions to cause user decline
Shares of Twitter Inc fell 9 percent on Monday after a report said the social media company had suspended more than 70 million fake accounts in May and June, which could lead to a decline of monthly active users in the second quarter.
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It’s Not TV, It’s…Well Now It’s Basically Just TV
HBO’s next year will be ‘like childbirth,’ AT&T media CEO tells employees - The Verge
The bigger picture seems to be that Stankey is talking about turning HBO into more of a direct Netflix competitor — something that doesn’t just focus on prestige content, but also includes a wider variety of shows and
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The Mental Burden of Voice Interfaces
9to5Toys has a review of the Amazon Fire Cube and this bit stood out to me:
In theory, having complete voice control over your home theater feels like the way of the future. Siri and Apple TV have dabbled lightly in this area when it comes to surfacing content, and eliminating the need to dig
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Sharing Shortcuts with Sharecuts (that makes sense, right?)
Sharecuts is a new site from Guilherme Rambo where people are able to share their custom Shortcuts for the world to use. There are currently only a few shortcuts there, and you currently have to request access to upload your own shortcuts, but it just opened up today and is sure to grow.
Gui was
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Ulysses, the Best Writing App Out There, Turns 15
15 Years Ago, I Went Indie and Didn’t Know It. – Building Ulysses – Medium
Ulysses is turning 15 these days. You read that right: fifteen freaking years. In computer terms that’s an eternity. And for me, now 31 years old, it certainly feels like one. This is my story.
This is a great article
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It’s Not “Netflix for Podcasts,” It’s More Like “This Site Only Works in IE6”
Fast Company has a good summery of some of the changes going on in the world of podcasts recently; specifically, premium podcasts. This whole concept of service-exclusive podcasts makes my blood boil a bit, but I’m trying to understand if that’s because it’s actually a bad thing or if I’m
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Why USB-C Headphones Aren't a Thing
Why USB-C headphones aren’t, and likely never will be, mainstream - The Verge
The most obvious factor working against USB-C headphones is that the two biggest smartphone makers don’t need them. Apple’s iPhones might lack a headphone jack but they also don’t have a USB-C port, while Samsung retains
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Going All Open Source on Android
Corbin Davenport tried to go all in on open source software on his Android phone:
I started this experiment with one question in mind: could you realistically use an Android phone in 2018 with only open-source software? I think for most people, the answer is no. Just about every service or app used by