¶ AirPods, Siri, and Her
If you have read this site for some time, followed me on Twitter, or have known me personally in the last few years, you know that I am a really big fan of AirPods. In fact, I think AirPods may be my...
View ArticleIf You Have Digital Movies, You Should Use Movies Anywhere
Being an Apple enthusiast, it should come as no surprise that I prefer to redeem digital copies of movies in iTunes (or whatever we’re going to call it now that iTunes is more or less dead — I guess...
View ArticleThe Surprise
Apple launched its holiday ad today, titled The Surprise. It is extremely touching, and I got choked up while watching it. Yes, I get choked up pretty easily with good storytelling, which this ad does...
View ArticleHow to Take Great Holiday Photos
The Sweet Setup asked Erin Brooks, a fantastic photographer whose photos have been featured Apple ad campaigns, to update her guide on how to take great holiday photos for 2019. Erin’s advice is...
View Article¶ The Gift of Geek, 2019 Edition
It’s been a long time since I’ve written about the role we geeks play in the larger family unit, and there’s no better time for a refresher course than today, the day before Thanksgiving. You see, I am...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
Today is Thanksgiving in the US, and one of the traditions many people like to observe is sharing what they are thankful for. I’m thankful to be with family today, to have enjoyed a fulfilling and...
View ArticleBlack Friday is Better Without the Rampant Consumerism
I’m sure you know the Friday after Thanksgiving (in the US) is Black Friday in the retail world. How could you not? You’ve surely been inundated by email, tv, and website ads for weeks about it....
View Article¶ What I’ve Learned Over 30 Days of Blogging
Today marks 30 continuous days of publishing to this site. It was a challenge to myself at the beginning of the month inspired by Shawn Blanc. I thought it would be good to review a few things I’ve...
View Article¶ Knowing When To Stay Put
Don't poke the bear. Let sleeping dogs lie. Leave it be. Let it go. Restraint is the art of knowing when to stay put. Don't push forward. Just be still and let things play out. Patience often wins out,...
View ArticleBack on the mat
Ev Williams — yeah, that Ev Williams, the one who started Blogger, co-founded Twitter, and is currently CEO of Medium — has started blogging again. If you look at the common foundation of those three...
View Article¶ Returning to 1Password
Today I am rejoining the incredible team at 1Password. I will be serving as the Client Apps Product Manager, and I am ecstatic to work with the various teams within 1Password to deliver security you...
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Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for all users in the United States
Apple has been gradually rolling out their re-built Maps data across the United States for the past year or so. Today, Apple announced that work is complete. Apple today announced that all users in the...
View ArticleDark Sky Acquired by Apple
My favorite weather app, Dark Sky, had a big announcement today. Adam Grossman on the Dark Sky blog: Today we have some important and exciting news to share: Dark Sky has joined Apple. Our goal has...
View Article¶ It’s Not a Computer, It’s the Future | The iPad at 10 Years
The morning of April 3, 2010 I was in Fargo, North Dakota to visit family for Easter with my wife and son. It was a Saturday morning, and I had been thinking about Apple’s newest device for a couple...
View ArticleSupport the life-saving work of St. Jude
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This topic is near and dear to my internet pal Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels and the Relay.FM podcast network. Stephen’s oldest son, Josiah, was...
View Article¶ 2020 Year in Review | New Tech
This past year has been…well, something else. While a global pandemic certainly threw a wrench in so many things for so many people, it really wasn’t the worst year for me, aside from the longest...
View Article¶ My Last-Minute WWDC21 Wishlist
There’s nothing like waiting until just a couple of hours before the WWDC21 keynote to share my wishlist, but hey, I put the Pro in Procrastination. iPadOS At the very top of my wishlist is iPadOS...
View ArticleMy Phone is Ruining My Creativity
This morning I was scrubbing through my inbox to deal with the emails that had arrived while I slept. One of them was a newsletter from Shawn Blanc, and I gave it a skim. One of the headlines caught my...
View Article¶ Be My Guest
I’ve recently been exploring the power of Shortcuts, including trying to create some of my own. Most of them, so far, have been to help me automate specific tasks at work. But I did make one that has...
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¶ A Computer for the Rest of Us
40 years ago, Steve Jobs took the stage at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, and introduced the world to the Macintosh. Feeling nostalgic today, I watched a video during my lunch break of...
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