Aug 26, 2018 | articles, featured, Watch
I love talking to regular, non-tech/nerdy folks about how they use their tech. I think it’s a great way to get out of my industry perspective bubble. Between checking our car’s emissions and renewing my license, I’ve spent some time in Illinois government facilities...
Aug 3, 2018 | articles, featured
To get it out of the way, the pros and cons of Medium have been discussed thoroughly elsewhere. But in a recent newsletter, the company shared some stats about its paid membership program that I think are at least worthy of discussion. In short, Medium’s membership...
Jul 25, 2018 | articles, iOS
Or, anecdotally, let’s take my beloved home of Chicago. I travel in and around the city quite a bit and AirPods are everywhere. They’re on the train, in the parks, on sidewalks, in meetings, at desks, in bars, and at large, busy outdoor public events. AirPods are also...
May 21, 2018 | articles, iOS, Mac
Most of you have probably used Slack long enough to get invited to at least a couple rooms. Or maybe 5. Or 12. We technically have to create a new account for each room, even if we choose to use the same email and password for each one (but please use unique...
Apr 27, 2018 | articles, featured
As you may know, Amazon is raising the price of Prime to $120 per year. Initially that struck me as too much, but after sleeping on it, today I decided to cancel our membership. I did it for two reasons. Value Over the years, Amazon has been packing Prime with a ton...
Apr 12, 2018 | articles, featured
Granting permission for an app or service to upload our contacts can be quite useful. It can also be dangerous to the privacy of everyone involved, and people are understandably losing trust in large parts of the tech industry. But what if it wasn’t a binary,...
