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Podcast #201: iPhone 11, Apple Watch Series 5, and More
You know the deal, Apple had their September event today and these are my initial impressions from watching the event.
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Podcast #200: Episode 200! Why Hardware Still Matters in 2019
This kind of snuck up on me, so thank you for listening for 200 episodes! Today, on the eve of a new iPhone announcement, I talk about why hardware still matters in 2019, specifically in terms of photography, as well as why Google seems to get all the credit when it comes to “computational photography.
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Dark Noise Review (podcast #198)
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Dark Noise on the App Store
Charlie Chapman on Twitter
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Podcast #197: Just Here for the AirDrop Memes
It’s hard to keep up with iOS and Android, and today I dive into why I think it’s important for people like me to provide the context normal people simply can’t be expected to figure out themselves.
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Podcast #196: The September Preview
We’re only a few weeks away from Apple’s annual September event and I’ve not really taken any time to talk about what I’m looking forward to there. Today, that is rectified.
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Podcast #194: Did the iPhone Kill Phone Design?
Turn on voice boost in your podcast app for this episode. I apparently drifted away from the mic around the middle of the episode and I couldn’t get the audio to be totally level throughout…sorry :(
The iPhone undeniably shifted our thinking as a society about what a phone is, but did it “kill
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Podcast #193: Falling in and Out of Love with Companies
Just because you love a company one day does not mean you are going to love them another day. Even of those changes make logical sense for them to make and even if the writing is on the wall that the change was going to happen, none of that means everyone is going to be
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Podcast #190: The iPadOS Marketing is Working
The iPadOS public beta came out yesterday and that means all the major tech outlets got out there “here’s what’s new in iPadOS 13” videos as well. If Apple’s goal in changing the naming of the iPad’s operating system was to shift the conversation in terms if its “ability to replace
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Podcast #189: Apple Beta Status Report: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS
Quick episode today on how the betas are holding up for me and why I'm desperately hoping for new betas today to fix some of the crazy problems I'm having with my iPhone and Apple Watch in particular. These were explicitly messaged as unstable and I knew that going in, so
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Podcast #188: Google Stadia and the State of Game Streaming
Google's upcoming Stadia service looks like a really hard sell to me, especially compared to things like Microsoft xCloud, not to mention the years of baggage the gaming industry has with very similar services.
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Podcast #187: Maximizing Updates to iPadOS
Apple made some very targeted updates to the iPad this year and they are reaping the rewards in the tech press. I think people are getting their hopes up a little too much for how much these updates are going to fundamentally change the iPad experience though. Yes, the iPad will be better than ever,
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Podcast #184: 12 Lightning Book Reviews for Things I’ve Read in 2019
I’ve read 12 books in 2019 and felt it was high time I talk about them. There are some really good ones here, so I hope everyone is able to find something they enjoy.
* It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
* A Darker Shade of Magic
* A Gathering of Shadows
* A
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Podcast #183: The Pixel 3a and OnePlus 7 Pro and Diverging Directions
Quick chat about the differences Google and OnePlus are taking with their new spring phones.
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Podcast #182: I Fundamentally Treat iOS and Android Differently
More Pixel 3a talk that hits on something that I hadn’t really thought much of before, but is an important difference in how I use iOS and Android.
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Podcast #181: Pixel 3a First Impressions
Camera, performance, and build quality. You can get all three of those by spending $800+ but midrange phones always require some sacrifice. The Pixel 3a is no different, but it makes different trade-offs than many phones in the same price range and I think that makes it a really interesting and compelling phone.
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Podcast #180: The Google I/O 2019 Extravaganza
Google I/O kicks off today and I have a lot of thoughts! This episode is split in half, recorded both before and after the keynote, so you’ll get to see how close I was to guessing what Google would focus on (spoiler: I nailed the security angle and missed on my OnePlus 6
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Podcast #177: The Galaxy Fold and Editorials Invading Reviews
The reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Fold really brought to light something I’ve noticed about tech reviews in recent years. We’ve moved past the “is this product worth your money” style of review and moved more to editorial-style reviews which seems to be creating a disconnect between reviewers and readers.
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Podcast #176: On Video Game Accessibility
I felt compelled to weigh in on the video game debate of the day: should games like Sekiro do more to enable more people to play them? It’s a sometimes raucous debate and I wanted to weigh in.