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How Twitter plans to add its next 100 million users
Twitter’s product leaders have their work cut out for them.
Congratulations, You’ve Been Platformed 📫
It’s strange to think that I knew what Substack was as soon as it was put in front of me. But I did—it was an attempt to wrap email in a platform, with promising initial promises, but the goal of strengthening Substack itself.Sure, there were a lot of things about Substack that looked good at the outset—the fact that they effectively gave the platform away for free was a vast improvement over the model of charging money after you reached a certain subscriber size—but every new publisher that jo…
Microsoft is adding tabs to File Explorer in Windows 11
It’s a secret feature inside Windows 11 test builds right now.
Logger Is the Missing Console for Shortcuts Power Users
Indie developer Alex Hay has long pushed the boundaries of what third-party developers can build with the SiriKit framework and Shortcuts integrations on Apple platforms. In late 2019, his Toolbox Pro app redefined what it means to complement Apple’s Shortcuts app with additional actions, creating an entirely new sub-genre of headless utilities designed to provide
Twitter is testing changes to make image descriptions easier to access
It plans on rolling it out in April
Introducing the Substack app
What you read matters.
Substack's new platform play
The company has an iOS app and big new ambitions. Should writers be scared?
Apple’s new strategy is to give — not tell — users what they want
After years of bold, unpopular decisions
2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz electric microbus revealed: less flower, more power
The US version won’t be available until 2024.
When the Midwest Was Once a Tech Hub
The rise and fall of Gateway computers
The video essay boom
Hour-long YouTube videos are thriving in the TikTok era. Their popularity reflects our desire for more nuanced content online.
Fluorescent Multilayer Disc History: Innovation You Could See Through
We don’t talk enough about vaporware over here, so let’s discuss two attempts to make optical discs fluorescent … both of which went absolutely nowhere.
The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton
Raspberry Pi does it all.
HP Envy x360 15 review: premium performance for an enviable price
Solid, speedy, with an enviable price
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Orion Browser: A Future Best Web Browser for the Mac?
In an era when hundreds of free web browsers exist, Orion Browser has a novel idea: It wants to charge money. Why’s that? Simple: It wants to fix the paradigm.
Twitter is launching a Tor service for more secure and private tweeting
It’s accessible through Tor Browser and similar apps.
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Using the iPad Pro as my development machine
I purchased an iPad Pro with the Smart Keyboard and Pencil to use it as my main computer. Can it replace my local workstation? Is it powerful enough for my day-to-day tasks? Let's find out.
Apple’s New iPad Air Adds the M1 Chip, Center Stage Support, and 5G Connectivity
Today’s Peek Performance Apple event included a new iPad Air that replaces the model that was released in the fall of 2020 and features an M1 chip, 5G connectivity, and an Ultra Wide front-facing camera. The new Air comes in five colors: Space Gray, Starlight, pink, purple, and blue. The chip has been upgraded from
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aria-describedby - Accessibility | MDN
The global aria-describedby attribute identifies the element (or elements) that describes the element on which the attribute is set.
A few more notes about Apple’s ‘peek’ performance
Well, that was exciting, wasn’t it? Here are my quick-hit reactions to Apple’s March 8 event, at which the company updated the iPhone SE and iPad Air, rolled out a brand-new Mac and ext…
What Bandcamp’s Acquisition by Epic Games Means for Music Fans and Artists
What does the company behind Fortnite want with the internet’s most beloved independent music store?
You Shall Be What You Are | Rafael Chirbes
Rafael Chirbes recalls his years at a school for the orphan sons of railway workers in a newly translated excerpt from his diaries.
Apple gets it again
The Mac Studio and Studio Display are perfect examples that Apple is listening to user wants and needs. The era of arrogance is finally over.
The new M1 iPad Air is Apple's best deal
Apple's star custom silicon used to cost $799 on an iPad Pro. Now you can get it for $200 less. That is a sweet deal.
Weekly Musings 149 — Weekly Musings
Welcome to this edition of Weekly Musings, where each Wednesday I share some thoughts about what's caught my interest in the last seven d...