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Month: May 2016

  • Top Gear Is Officially Dead From Gear Patrol

    Absolutely brutal take on the new Top Gear hosts. I have yet to see the new show, but I did watch the 90 second preview on iTunes. Here’s the thing, that 90 second preview used to be amazingly entertaining to watch and make me want to buy the show. I left the preview with the […]

    Published May 31, 2016
  • A FujiFilm X-Pro2 Review

    Jonathan Rhyne: The camera practically disappears and allows you to immerse yourself in capturing the perfect moment in time. The above statement is the highest compliment you can pay to any camera.

    Published May 27, 2016
  • Traveling Light: Pants

    There are a ton of great options for pants out there…

    Published May 25, 2016
  • Last Reminder: Membership Drive & Giveaway

    One last reminder that the membership drive ends today at 5pm PST. There’s also one other thing: the quarterly membership plan ($7/quarter) is currently way cheaper than all other plans. After today that plan will be gone for good. If you are on that plan now, you get to keep it until you cancel it. […]

    Published May 24, 2016
  • Traveling Light: Electronics

    Take only your iPhone and one other device if you need it.

    Published May 23, 2016
  • Avoiding BlackBerry’s Fate

    Marco Arment on, I guess, a potential demise of Apple: ((Perhaps this is more of a warning, or a complaint about iCloud services?)) Today, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are placing large bets on advanced AI, ubiquitous assistants, and voice interfaces, hoping that these will become the next thing that our devices are for. If they’re […]

    Published May 22, 2016
  • A Path to Better Upgrade Pricing

    Over at MartianCraft we launched new versions of TouchPad and NumPad. Among the new things is how we tackled upgrade pricing. I’m very proud of the model we used, so take a look at the article explaining it.

    Published May 20, 2016
  • Readdle Updates PDF Expert With Apple Pencil Support and WiFi File Transfers

    Nice overview from MacStories on the latest PDF Expert update. Personally, I am very happy they support the Apple Pencil now. Great app.

    Published May 19, 2016
  • Traveling Light: Dress Shirts

    I love all three of these shirts so much, I wear them daily.

    Published May 19, 2016
  • The Verge’s Overview of the Google I/O 2016 Keynote

    This is easily the most concerning thing I have seen about the future of Apple. I’m not yet sold on voice, but I have no doubt it is a large part of the future of computing.

    Published May 18, 2016
  • Membership Drive & Giveaway

    It’s time for free stuff and supporting the site.

    Published May 17, 2016
  • A Couple Great Non-Travel Clothing Options

    A great hoodie and a great Henley.

    Published May 13, 2016
  • How it Makes You Feel

    Spencer Bentley: People who say, ‘it’s not the camera, it’s the photographer,’ are missing the boat. Sure if you put a ten thousand dollar camera in the hands of a blind raccoon you’re probably not going to get any great photos. But in the same vein, if Ansel Adams, Robert Capa, or Vivian Maier had […]

    Published May 11, 2016
  • Damned if They Do, Damned if They Don’t

    Uh, why wouldn’t you want Apple to make some sweet podcasting money?

    Published May 11, 2016
  • Traveling Light: Undershirts

    If you only get one, make it Merino wool.

    Published May 10, 2016
  • New Yorker App and News Apps

    Succinct is hard, but it is what we want.

    Published May 5, 2016
  • Moving From OmniFocus

    Chris Bowler on his switch to 2Do: Indeed. 2Do strikes the right balance. 2Do is such a fantastic app — but OmniFocus has also been a on tear lately with new features. Glad to see some renewed competition here. For now, I am still very happy with 2Do.

    Published May 4, 2016
  • Traveling Light: Jackets

    I only ever pack two jackets, which work together to keep me warm and dry.

    Published May 3, 2016
  • My Tablet Has Stickers

    Steven Sinofsky writing about his new iPad Pro: It is a good idea for the debate not to center on “developer” scenarios since the vast majority of people don’t do these things, especially when one considers the degree to which many on earth will experience a smartphone as their first and only “computer”. The first […]

    Published May 3, 2016
  • Traveling Light: Toiletries

    Keep it packed, and pack only what you need.

    Published May 1, 2016

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