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Google News is now available for iOS and Android (if you know where to look) and I have been spending some serious time with the app. Here are my first impressions. Android APK: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-news/google-news-5-0-0-release/google-news-5-0-0-android-apk-download/ iOS App Store: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/
Google only showed off Wear OS at one developer session this year, which was realtively disappointing from a smart watch fan’s perspective. They didn’t show off anything that got me jealous of their wearable platform, and that was a huge disappointment for me. * Wear OS at I/O
I love talking to Greg and Nathan on the BYOD Podcast and they were gracious enough to ask me to come on this week to talk about what else: Android. Matt Birchler joins us to talk about "Micro Podcasts", and dive into Google I/O talking about: How
How I produce my podcast, why I think the iPad is great for content creation, and why needing to use a headphone jack is actually kind of inconvenient these days. Unco episode 14: https://www.unco.fm/unco/014
Google I/O's keynote ended literally 2 minutes before I hit record on this episode, so enjoy my completely off the cuff thoughts about the event. There's more to come from Google this week, so expect to hear more about I/O in the coming days.
I was honored to be invited onto the Unco podcast, Timothy buck’s excellent podcast about everything unusual in technology. We talked about building an audience online, the value these internet side-projects provide, and how the definition of “privacy” has changed over the years and where it’s headed. It
My initial reactions to Microsoft's lengthy, and all business keynote presentation from Build 2018. As someone who focuses on consumer tech, there really wasn't a lot for me at this show, but Microsoft did have a few things of note to talk about. Subscribe to The
There was some news about Pocket Casts yesterday, and people are a bit conflicted on what to think about it. Also, my one dollar month of Spotify is almost up and I had to make a decision about if it would replace Apple Music for me. The answer was a
On iteration and making time for those features that don't make money on their own, but make your experience better so that people stick around. Subscribe to The BirchTree Podcast here.
Apple seems to be pretty good at making a stupid amount of cash, huh? See also my post from this morning with some fancy actions for you Drafts users out there. Subscribe to The BirchTree Podcast here.
I just travelled to Austin, Texas for a long weekend and learned a little about myself when it comes to which mapping service I trust more to get me where I'm try to go. Subscribe to The BirchTree Podcast here.
There is a reason I keep going back to OmniFocus. Subscribe to The BirchTree Podcast here.
How am I annoyed by Windows on a daily basis? Let me count the ways ;) Subscribe to The BirchTree Podcast here.
It's always easier to look at an existing situation and suggest something that's better. This is in no small part because ideas (especially if they fit in a tweet) don't have to concern themselves with the trade offs that things do when they'
I'm experimenting with computer platforms, media, and content creation mediums, all in the interest of challenging my own assumptions about who I have decided I am. These are not life-changing differences, but they are small steps to challenge some decisions I made many years ago. Subscribe to The