Using Pocket Casts Filters
Had a fling with Apple Podcasts and Castro while dealing with Overcast bugs, but ended up MacGyvering Pocket Casts into the ultimate podcast filter machine!
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Which Apple apps or services are truly great?
I was recently reading this article about how Apple’s services are often creaky, slow and feel half assed and it got me thinking: for any given app or service, what is the best in breed for that area? I’ll skip some smaller utilities and such, and focus more on the core apps and services. Apple […]
Continue reading →Thoughts on Spotify’s podcast push
Joe Rogan, one of biggest podcasters out there, is going to be exclusively on Spotify starting next year. This is a huge get for Spotify, who is trying to become a bigger player in the podcast space. Spotify is making a move to be more like Netflix in a lot of ways. With music licensing […]
Continue reading →WWDC 2020 Wishlist
WWDC is about a month away! You know what that means – wishlist time! Becky Hansmeyer has a great breakdown of her WWDC wishlist. David Smith’s WatchOS 7 list has a ton of great nuggets too. So, in that spirit I thought I’d throw in my WWDC wishlist for iOS/iPadOS/MacOS updates. If I get even a […]
Continue reading →My 2020 Podcast Lineup
Thought I’d give a quick update on something I’ve been spending a ton of time with in quarantine life. I’ve been a heavy podcast listener for a long time now – I can remember listening to podcasts even before it was part of the iTunes Store, using apps to side load mp3s into the app. My […]
Continue reading →It Just Works
Marco Arment wrote about Apple losing the ‘functional high ground’ earlier this year, and it was met with tons of discussion – blog posts, podcasts, twitter battles and more. The part that hit me was the final paragraph: I fear that Apple’s leadership doesn’t realize quite how badly and deeply their software flaws have damaged […]
Continue reading →Switching to the Nexus 5?
12/10/13 UPDATE: The Android 4.2.2 update made a huge difference in the photo quality. Take a look on my Google+ page if so inclined. Last year, I got and posted my thoughts on the Neuxs 7. From time to time, I get an itch to see what is going on in the Android world and […]
Continue reading →The Apple Watch
About 2 weeks ago, my wife handed me a box that contained a 42mm stainless steel Apple Watch w/ a black Sport Band. It was an early Father’s Day / 5 year Anniversary combo gift, but it had showed up about 2 weeks early and she knew there was no way my impulsive self would […]
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