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The BirchTree Podcast #30: Lessons from first week on the App Store
My first app, Today's Forecast, on the App Store was released 7 days ago and I'm still catching up on sleep and emails as we roll into week two. There is lots to do when releasing an app, and I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about some of
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The BirchTree Podcast #29: Crappy privacy policy? Get out of there!
AccuWeather and Sarahah have both been hit with news stories in the past week about how they are sharing your personal data for shady purposes.Today I walk through why stories like this get under my skin and why all of us (including me) need to take a closer look at what data we are
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The BirchTree Podcast #28: Embarrassing code that works
I'm getting close to being done with my new weather app for iOS, and I took a few minutes this morning to reflect on the process of going from web to iOS development. It's messy, it's challenging, and I'd be ashamed to show a professional developer my
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BirchTree Podcast #27: Figuring out your competitive advantage
This week we're thinking about your personal advantages and how to leverage them. It's hard to always know what you're advantages are over everyone else in the room, so hopefully this episode will get you thinking about that a little more this week.
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BirchTree Podcast bonus! Being aware of your own narratives
A quick bonus episode on a trapball of us fall into all day, every day. We all have pre-conceived notions for how the world works, and that carries over to tech.
This impromptu episode had no prep and was recorded and posted in 15 minutes!
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The BirchTree Podcast #25: The Nintendo Switch 3 months later
I've owned a Nintendo Switch for about 3 months. Today we're taking a look at how my initial impressions have panned out over time.
My initial impressions of the Switch.
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The BirchTree Podcast #24: Of course there's an asterisk next to iPad
I'm happy to be back on a weekly recording schedule! Today we take a 30,000 view of Apple's Q3 results.
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The BirchTree Podcast Ep. 22: WWDC Take 2
I wanted to take another look at WWDC now that I have played with some of the betas more and watched some of the developer sessions.
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The BirchTree Podcast #21: WWDC reactions with Matt Bonney
I had a lot of fun talking with Matt Bonney about the WWDC keynote on Monday. It's the first episode I've done in a while, and it was great to get back at it. I hope you like the much longer than normal episode.
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BirchTree Podcast #15: The next big thing in iOS notifications
In which I run down my thought process when writing my piece on location-based, persistent notifications on iOS.
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BirchTree Podcast #14: Horizon + Zelda = Heaven
We're in a very good couple of weeks for video games, and I had to take a few minutes to gush about them.
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BirchTree Podcast #12: Calendars as task managers
I have recently started using calendars to manage my tasks and it's working out surprisingly well so far! Today I walk through why it works better with my brain and his currently helping manage both my busy and non-busy time better.
* WWDC17 wallpapers
* Fantastical
* OmniFocus
* Due
* BusyCal
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BirchTree Podcast Episode 11: Apple Pay is the best Apple service you're probably not using
I know a thing or two about payments, and Apple Pay is very impressive tech. Much like AirPods, Apple Pay is a simple idea executed incredibly well. I did my best to sum up why you should se this up on your iPhone today.
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BirchtTree Podcast Ep 10: The demise of premium hardware?
I discuss this argument that some people make about Apple being in a lot of trouble because their high-end hardware will cease to be an important differentiator in the near future as low-cost smartphones start to take off. If hardware is commoditized, then what is Apple to do? It's an argument
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BirchTree Podcast 009: There is no magic trick for inspiration
Brief discussion on how I make the time to create all the content for BirchTree, and why there is no magic bullet for creating great content online.
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BirchTree Podcast: Siri is no Scarlett Johansson w/ special guest G. Keenan Schneider
Today's episode of The BirchTree Podcast is a little different, as I was happy to welcome my first guest to the show, G Keenan Schneider. Keenan does a few different podcasts and he was great to talk to.
This episode is basically 30 minutes of gushing about AirPods. This was a fun one!
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Bite Size Tech #45: Shoddy Video Game Reporting
I discus The Golden Era of Video Game Console Sales is Over and why it is an example of shoddy reporting that uses flat-out incorrect statistics to attempt to verify a narrative the tech press is desperate to prove over and over again.