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Month: October 2015

  • Tac-Tics for tvOS

    Another app from a co-worker. That link? Yeah it won't work. Why? Because you can't link to tvOS only apps. Clever right? grumbles It's a tic tac toe game, and to find it you search for: “Tac-tics”.

    Published October 31, 2015
  • The Magic Keyboard and Trackpad

    David Sparks: I think the case for a Magic Trackpad 2 upgrade is stronger than it is the Magic Keyboard. The bigger size and easier click at the top are compelling and while Force Touch isn’t all that just yet, I suspect it eventually will be. Funny that the selling points for both devices is […]

    Published October 31, 2015
  • Cosmos – Infinite Space on the App Store

    Great tvOS game by my co-worker Alex Repty.

    Published October 31, 2015
  • Ben Brooks /now

    Love this little /now page movement. I created my own.

    Published October 30, 2015
  • Review: GORUCK Bullet 10L

    Nat Wagstaff: It feels like the Bullet has been honed and refined, right down to the core essence of what you’d want a ruck to do. All bulk and excess weight didn’t make the cut and you’re left with a product that gives you a refreshing experience. Agreed.

    Published October 30, 2015
  • Alto’s Adventure is out on Apple TV

    Awesome, I bet it looks great.

    Published October 30, 2015
  • Mextures, Snapseed and Pixelmator

    It's crazy to me the amount of cool stuff Erin creates on her iPhone. She only ever uses her Mac for writing.

    Published October 30, 2015
  • Write Like You Talk

    Paul Graham: It seems to be hard for most people to write in spoken language.

    Published October 28, 2015
  • More Amazon Stuff: Amazon Elements Baby Wipes

    I won’t say that I have tried all the wipes out there, but of the ones that I have tried, I like these. They have three things going for them: Cheap Subscribe & Save (auto delivery) They are better than Costco brand. Both my wife and I prefer these to any other wipes we would […]

    Published October 27, 2015
  • Amazon Item: Matador Pocket Blanket

    I finally picked a couple of these up for the family and they are super nice. That’s why I am telling you about them now that picnic season is well over. Hmm. Anyways, I thought the biggest issue would be folding them back up into the little pouch, but that’s no issue. The blanket has […]

    Published October 27, 2015
  • Fixing Evernote

    Bradley Chambers: For a service I pay for, Evernote had become quite annoying. Instead of making its core features even better, it adding features like Work Chat, and became seriously annoying with notifications about explaining new features….over and over again.

    Published October 27, 2015
  • Incase ICON Backpack

    A fantastic backpack, purpose built for digital haulers.

    Published October 26, 2015
  • Arriving at San Francisco

    Over on The Syndicate, we published the second part of Nick Keppol’s deep dive on San Francisco — and man did I learn some stuff about the typeface.

    Published October 22, 2015
  • Stop Force Closing Apps on Your Iphone

    Neil Hughes: The only time you should force an app to close is if it becomes unresponsive or erratic. Preach it.

    Published October 21, 2015
  • Regret

    Do the right thing.

    Published October 19, 2015
  • Responsibility

    Matt Gemmell: That was a shitty thing for me to do, because having a following doesn’t just make patronage work, or let you take creative risks in product monetisation; it’s also a responsibility. Now, that sucks, because you can’t possibly be held accountable for the actions of every sociopath who happened to click the Follow […]

    Published October 19, 2015
  • Death to Analytics

    Analytics only give you extra stress, more pressure, and subtly shape what you write. It’s horrible.

    Published October 18, 2015
  • Samantha and The Great Big Lie

    Great post, summarizing the irrational attacking of a writer for sharing level-headed criticism. Welch calls out many here who should be ashamed. You absolutely need to read this. If I’m honest, I’m ashamed I did not catch what was going on until it was far too late. I like to think that I could have […]

    Published October 17, 2015
  • Notes on Notes.app

    I've been using Notes.app since I installed the first iOS 9 beta. It's truly good. (Though that texturing and text shadows look hideous.)

    Published October 17, 2015
  • On Apple’s Insurmountable Platform Advantage

    Fantastic read.

    Published October 16, 2015
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