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Micro app 14: Podcast Transcript Fixer đź”—
Today I'm sharing a pretty simple micro-app: a Claude skill that you can use in the desktop app or in Claude Code. It lets you pass in a podcast trans [...]
Chrome gets side tabs đź”—
David Pierce: Vertical browser tabs are better and you should use them The good news here is, you don’t have to take my word for it. Switching browser [...]
Samsung is discontinuing it's messaging app…helping iPhone users get encrypted RCS 🔗
Last month, I wrote about how Apple is working on adding support for encrypted RCS messages between Apple Messages on iOS and Google Messages on Andro [...]
Video gaming prices continue to explode đź”—
Just 6 months ago, Lenovo launched their Legion Go 2 handheld PC game console. It came in 2 versions, each with a different chip (AMD Ryzen Z2 or Z2 E [...]
Nintendo's digital games will be cheaper than physical đź”—
Nintendo: About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing Beginning in May 2026, and starting with preorders for Yoshi™ and the Mysterious Book, new Nintendo pub [...]
That’s jus how media discussions go 🔗
jess77x in a Reddit post about Pluribus: The discourse around this show is so weird. It's either a masterpiece or a total slog. And everyone is just t [...]
OpenAI against the world đź”—
Ben Thompson: Apple’s 50 Years of Integration It’s also worth noting that OpenAI has, in its relatively short life, managed to frame itself as a compe [...]
Apple at 50: my most memorable product announcements đź”—
Apple turns 50 today, so I thought I'd take some time to think back on some of the most memorable Apple product announcements. I'm relying entirely on [...]
Buy today's budget or yesterday's premium? đź”—
One of the things that raised a bit of a stink in my MacBook Neo review was the idea that it might be prudent for people looking to buy a $600-700 Mac [...]
Micro app 13: The Comfort Zone Database đź”—
Something I find myself doing from time to time is wondering if I've mentioned a piece of tech before, run a specific challenge before, or just trying [...]
iOS…iPadOS…are you getting it? These are not two different operating systems… 🔗
The above screenshot is from the iPad, and it's where you get to choose how you would like apps to display in the OS. Given my recent assertions that [...]
Quick Tier List gets Quick Look đź”—
This morning, I pushed a small, but important update the Quick Tier List, what I think is the best tier list web app out there. Quick Look You can no [...]
Quick Subtitles 2.2 - UX and UI improvements galore đź”—
The latest version of Quick Subtitles is here, and it's packed with some significant UI and UX improvements. Let's dive into the UX enhancements first [...]