Believe Him
This NYT article breaks down what Trump says he’ll do if he wins, in his own words.
Continue reading →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!
Continue reading →Apple Maps on the Web
Yesterday, Apple announced that Apple Maps is now in beta for all to use on the web. By visiting the intuitively named https://beta.maps.apple.com URL, users can get most of the functionality that one could by using the native apps. It’s only available on a subset of browsers (Safari/Edge/Chrome on Mac, Edge/Chrome on Windows and Safari […]
Continue reading →Overcast Update: Mostly Great™
Big news in Apple podcast land. A new version of Overcast, my favorite Podcast app (and one of my most used apps), was released this week. Marco Arment, the app’s developer, wrote more about it this week on his site. It’s a multi-year rewrite to modernize the now 10-year-old platform, and it will allow him […]
Continue reading →An Update On Personal Requests & Siri Media Intents
So, I feel kind of silly. In a previous post, I called out an issue I was seeing where Siri was unable to play from non-Apple Music/Podcasts sources. This was something I was hoping that my kids could use to play audiobooks in their rooms, but it wasn’t working and the feedback was pretty sparse […]
Continue reading →What Happened To Homepod’s Media App Integration?
Last year, I was really excited to see Apple’s plans to allow HomePod to essentially set up streaming from any app on your iOS device with a media intent. Fast forward to early 2024, and this functionality doesn’t appear to be anywhere to be found. My kids both have HomePods in their room and I […]
Continue reading →2024 Social Media Vibe Check
About a year ago, I wrote about the state of things at Twitter. It’s gone worse than I could have imagined, although I won’t cover that here. There are a zillion think pieces on that Musk has done to that company and what it means for Twitter, social media, and our overall discourse. I’ll leave […]
Continue reading →A Multi-Switch Family Is Rarely A Happy One
We’ll be thinking twice before buying more than one console from Nintendo whenever their next-gen console is released, as teaching my kids to share one console might be easier than dealing with the draconian online/family limitations of Nintendo’s software at the moment.
Continue reading →WWDC 2023 Follow Up
How’d my WWDC wishlist fare?
Continue reading →WWDC 2023 Wishlist
A few things I hope to see this year at WWDC: A general theme on speed and reliability at the OS and app level. Especially Mail and Music. iPadOS battery management (charge to 80% and hold) Siri audiobook integration. My kids have Alexa devices in their rooms and I’d love to upgrade them to HomePod […]
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