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Share What You Know

There's an old joke that on the internet no one knows you're a dog. It's a classic, one of the greats, and I'd like to add my own twist on this: on the internet no one knows you don't know what the fuck you'
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My Favorite Things of 2021 (Birchtree Besties)

My Favorite Things of 2021 (Birchtree Besties)
This was going to be a short post, but here we are and I've got almost 2,000
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How I Read More, Write More, and Think More

How I Read More, Write More, and Think More
Over the years I've created an apparently very useful cycle of content creation and consumption and I thought
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Improving My Day-to-Day Workflow for less than $200

Improving My Day-to-Day Workflow for less than $200
I wasn't expecting to write about this but based on the number of texts, DMs, and @ replies I
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Judging My Apple Predictions for 2021

On January 4, 2021 I made this video making a bunch of predictions and hopes for what Apple would announce in 2021. One day before their final event of the year, I wanted to check in and see how I did. iPhone 12 Pro Max camera tech trickles down to the normal sized Pro Ding
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What I’ve Learned Blogging for 11 Years

Today this site turns 11 years old! I never quite know how to celebrate these anniversaries other than to share what is on my mind at the time. This year, it’s all about how I’ve found a modest bit of success doing this. First, nobody has time for your shit. People are busy,
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There Are Gonna Be Some Changes Around Here!

Another 6 months means another iteration on the design of Birchtree! This is 100% a meta post, but I’ll try to keep it as interesting as possible! Font Updates My Hoefler&Co subscription was about to renew, and I just didn’t want to spend the money on fonts. I liked the fonts
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You’ll Never See My Favorite Photos

You’ll Never See My Favorite Photos
I think it's fair to say I share more of my life online than the average person. You
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My Camera and Lens Setup for YouTube

My Camera and Lens Setup for YouTube
A little over into a year of doing YouTube, I’ve invested in the channel a good amount, in terms
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My Own Personal Claim Chowder

One year ago today, yours truly: Save this for later, but I would be absolutely shocked if we don’t see major changes to either the App Store or non-App Store install options by this time next year, I’ll be shocked. Well, well, well, wasn't I surprised when this showed up
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My (maybe terrible) NAS Setup

There are some tech things where I want to buy the best, there are others where I want to get the best thing at a reasonable price, and there are other things where I just don’t care that much and just need something. A network attached storage (NAS) is something that falls into the
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My 2013 iPhone Home Screen

My 2013 iPhone Home Screen
This is one of the oldest screenshots in my photo collection, and I wanted to do a deep dive into
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My Coffee Setup (2021)

My Coffee Setup (2021)
How about something totally not technical for once!? I think I’d rather use an Android phone than stop drinking
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Mac OS X Retro Grass Wallpapers

Mac OS X Retro Grass Wallpapers
Get them here! Wallpaper Weekend continues with a second set of wallpapers, this time inspired by the awesome grass wallpaper
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Introducing Vibes, a Premium Wallpaper Pack for the Summer

Introducing Vibes, a Premium Wallpaper Pack for the Summer
Pick up the pack today! Today I'm excited to share my new wallpaper pack, Vibes. This collection of
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My Simple Advice to Aspiring Tech Commentators

This is really niche, I know, but if you are lurking on tech Twitter and want to start growing an audience via social media, writing, or video, I have one piece of advice I’d give to everyone: make your content additive, not negative. I don’t mean to say everything you create needs to
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Reasons to Stop Caring About Your Twitter Follower Count

For many years, I cared quite a bit about how many followers I had on Twitter. I wanted to get attention, so I would routinely @ more popular people and used hashtags to try to get into more people’s search results. I wanted every tweet to be pithy, snarky, and always in line what what
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A Better Computer is 1 Year Old!

A Better Computer is 1 Year Old!
A year ago today I kicked off my YouTube channel, A Better Computer. It’s been an absolute blast, and