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CSS { In Real Life } | Stop Using AI-Generated Images By choosing AI-generated images over those made by a human, editors are taking away one of the only sources of income available to those entering the field. I recently stopped using Midjourney and DALL-E generated images for header images on this site.
I strongly believe in paying for good software, and that having better software can go a long way to making your computing life better. And in an increasingly online world, making your computing life better can mean genuine improvements to your actual life. Of course Maslow's hierarchy of needs comes
Things are dire at Birchtree. Or are they?
One year ago to day I made the best $3,500 purchase of my life. No, it wasn’t a super early pre-order of the Apple Vision Pro, it was LASIK eye surgery, and it genuinely changed my life. I got glasses when I was in grade school, and I
I started my YouTube channel, A Better Computer in the summer of 2020 and I've recorded 334 videos since then, so it might be a bit strange to say season 2 is just beginning. Still, I do feel like I'm making a turn when it comes to how I work
Over the years I've accumulated a bunch of digital assets, and while most of those are things that I can keep using (effectively) forever, some of them keep costing me money whether I'm using them or not. A big category for me (and maybe you if you're anything like me)
At the start of 2023 I made some predictions about what Apple would do with basically every product in their lineup, so halfway through the year seemed like a good time to check in on things. iPhone 15 A relatively minor upgrade once again, but USB-C will make it's triumphant
I've devoted a lot of my online presence in recent years to talking about movies and music. I've always been passionate about these things, but my perspective on them has changed over the years. When I was younger (like many people) I felt like I could show how good my
I've been doing my 365 Albums project for 7 months now, and sometimes people ask how I create these posts. Do I automate it? Do I use an app that generates the headers? How do I track everything? Well, I decided to do a quick walk through of the process
Back in 2019 I wrote The Biggest Change to Birchtree in 5 Years, which explained my move from WordPress to Ghost. 4 years later, I'm still very happy with Ghost, but I'd worked myself into a bit of a "thermal corner" if you will. In short, my server was running
Mona is currently in beta, it's launching officially in May, and in most ways I think it's the best Mastodon app for me. I love the customization it offers, and its sync features are extremely quick and reliable. But I still find myself using Ivory sometimes because while Ivory lacks
It feels like it's been ages since I was really excited about a new technology category. If you've only(!) followed this blog for the past 5 years, you may think "this guy doesn't like anything," and I don't blame you. * Crypto has a shitty culture that thinks it's revolutionary when
Quick Reviews is a little passion project of mine. It's one of those apps that someone makes to solve their needs, and they release it just in case someone else finds it useful. I'm happy to report that numerous people use the site, but I am definitely its biggest user.
I saw this article about $30 million worth of Funko Pop figures needing to be destroyed pass by in my feed today. I don't own any Funko Pops and they've just never quite appealed to me. I see them everywhere, but I just haven't been tempted to get into them
Today I'm excited to announce my newest project which is…a YouTube channel! It's called Nineties Kids Gaming, and if your formative years playing video games were in the 90s and early 2000s like me, then I think you're going to love it. The first 3 videos are up already,