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The BirchTree Podcast #49: iPad and RSI Issues
The iPad has helped me a ton with some minor RSI issues I’ve had recently. It may not be true for everyone, but for me it’s an absolute godsend.
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The BirchTree Podcast #48: The Apple Watch Doesn’t Really Have a Peer
I discuss the unique challenge of coming up with new features for a product that doesn’t really have anyone to steal ideas from. iOS can look to Android for things to improve, and macOS can look to Windows, but watchOS really has no peers at this point in time. Android Wear is on life
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The BirchTree Podcast #47: A Detail Often Forgotten
We often forget that people make different choices on what computing platforms to use. This leads to heated, sometimes angry debates about why the other person is clearly making a bad decision and they should change. That is not a helpful way to talk about this stuff.
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The BirchTree Podcast #46: My iPad Pro Setup
I have 100% more iPad in my life this week than last week so you know I have to talk about it! Today I’m just talking hardware, not software just yet.
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The BirchTree Podcast #45: 3 Reasons I Prefer iOS to Android
It comes down to 3 main things for me:
1. Third party software
2. General look and feel
3. Sync with my Mac
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The BirchTree Podcast #44: Back on iOS
I put my SIM card back in the iPhone!
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The BirchTree Podcast #43: The camera you have with you
My updated thoughts on the Pixel 2 camera and why I am actually pulling out the Pixel before my iPhone when it's time to take a picture.
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The BirchTree Podcast #42: Tech I'm thankful for this year
A quick look back on some of the tech that I am thankful to have this year.
* Nintendo Switch
* Ulysses
* Swift
* OmniFocus
* Logitech MX Master 2S
* Apple Watch Series 3 LTE
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The BirchTree Podcast #41: Third party software on Android
It's still terrible, even through the operating system itself has gotten better over the years. Here's the list I mention in the episode of apps I have not been able to replace yet.
* Apple News
* Files
* Reddit
* OmniFocus
* HomeKit
* Ulysses
* Mic
* Scanbot Never mind, Scanbot exists for Android!
* Television Time
* Tweetbot
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The BirchTree Podcast #40: Face ID and changing your engrained habits
I don't have an iPhone X yet, but I've been talking to a lot of people who do and had to take today's episode to talk about Face ID, how our habits change, and what I expect we'll see in Face ID 2.0.
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The BirchTree Podcast #39: The Pixel 2 camera
Today I'm mulling over my feelings about the camera in the Pixel 2. Does this camera live up to the hype?
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* Comparing video on the Pixel 2 and the iPhone 8 Plus
* Google Pixel 2 and iPhone 8 Plus camera comparison
* Pixel 2 and iPhone 8 Plus low light camera comparison
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The BirchTree Podcast #37: Let's talk fanboys
Consider this: if you were hired by Apple or Google tomorrow as a social media specialist who's job it is to report only the good news about their company and only the bad news about their rival, would the things you share online change at all? Are you already doing their job for
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The BirchTree Podcast #36: It's officially time to gush about the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch was released 7 months ago and for the first time in a while, I feel like the software library available on the console is worth of gushing over for a few minutes.
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The BirchTree Podcast #35: Switching to Android
I ordered a Google Pixel 2 this weekend and will be using Android as my main phone for at least a month. We'll see if my results are better than they have been in the past.
* An Android Review for iOS Users
* Apple Watch Series 3 Review: This is the One
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The BirchTree Podcast #34: Siri, Alexa, and Google
I've been using the 3 major voice assistants constantly for the past year, and took today as a chance to reflect on what I like and don't like about each of these services.
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The BirchTree Podcast #33: iPhone 8 First Impressions
My thoughts after a couple days with the iPhone 8 Plus.
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The BirchTree Podcast #32: watchOS 4 Review Preview
Why watchOS reviews are fundamentally different from iOS reviews, and 3 of the features in watchOS 4 that I think you'll love.
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The BirchTree Podcast #31: This isn’t some generic sky!
My first impressions of the Apple iPhone event. We talk iPhones and Apple Watches and Apple TVs, weeeee!