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Vision Pros WWDC 2025 with Matt Birchler (Vision Pros - 0043)Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten discuss all of the announcements made at WWDC 2025. Early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.visionpros.fm/patreon. Early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!Show notes are available at www.VisionPros.fm. Feedback is welcomed at tim@visionpros.fm.Links: https://birchtree.mehttps://www.youtube.com/@abettercomputerhttps://www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/https://isfeeling.social/@mattChapter Markers:00:00:00: Opening

2025-06-102h 09

AppStories Three Browsers Are Better Than One with Matt BirchlerThis week, for episode 420 Federico and John are joined by Matt Birchler, co-host of Comfort Zone and many other projects to talk about web apps, email, AI, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Things – Keep Your Plans on Track Memberful – Easy-to-Use Reliable Membership Software Links and Show Notes Web Apps, AI, and the Future of App Stores Email Superhuman Shortwave Browsers Zen Arc How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI Matt’s Recent App Favorites Cursor Lottielab Spline Quick Reviews Where to Find Matt Birchler Comfor...

2025-01-2635 min

iPad Pros iPod Tier Ranking with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0214)Thank you for listening to iPad Pros in 2024! We have a great lineup of guests shaping up already for 2025. In this special holiday episode, Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten deliberate on an iPod tier list. A live to YouTube version is also available: https://www.youtube.com/live/bdKtlHOeBYkEarly episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gm...

2025-01-011h 06

Vision Pros Alien Film Series Discussion with Matt Birchler (Vision Pros - 0031)Thank you for listening to Vision Pros in 2024! We have a great lineup of guests shaping up already for 2025. In this special holiday episode, Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten discuss the Alien film franchise. A live to YouTube version is also available: https://www.youtube.com/live/bdKtlHOeBYkEarly episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.visionpros.fm/patreon. Early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!Show notes are available at www.VisionPros.fm. Feedback is welcomed at tim@visionpros.fm...

2024-12-2547 min

iPad Pros Glowtime with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0206)Matt and Tim discuss Apple’s September 2024 event. A live to YouTube version of the podcast is also available! Check the links below to watch. Early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com.Links:https://www.youtube.com/live/-71DnMRJqCMhttps://birchtree.mehttps://www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

2024-09-101h 20

Vision Pros visionOS 2 and WWDC 2024 with Matt Birchler (Vision Pros - 0017)Matt Birchler joins Tim Chaten to breakdown and discuss all of the announcements at WWDC 2024 including visionOS 2, iOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and Apple Intelligence.This episode of Vision Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 19 is now available as a free download on visionOS, iPadOS, iOS, and macOS. Early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.visionpros.fm/patreon. Early episodes are also now available in...

2024-06-112h 30

iPad Pros Let Loose with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0197)Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten discuss Apple’s Let Loose event where the company announced the M2 iPad Air, the M4 iPad Pro, the Apple Pencil Pro, and the Magic Keyboard for M4 iPad Pro. Early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts!Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com.Links:https://www.birchtree.mehttps://www.youtube.com...

2024-05-0758 min

iPad Pros Apple Watch Retrospective with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0188)Matt Birchler is a UI/UX designer at NMI and makes videos over on A Better Computer. Learn more about Matt at www.birchtree.me. Matt joins the podcast once again for our annual non-iPad episode this year diving into a retrospective on the Apple Watch. This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Glisten. Glisten is the "Good Listen" podcast app for Language Learners. It's all you need to immerse yourself in a language, on the path to becoming fluent. Learn more at www.glisten.ist. Download Glisten now for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. ...

2024-01-041h 19

iPad Pros Wonderlust with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0180)In this episode we are joined once again by Matt Birchler of a Better Computer. You can find that along with his other work at www.Birchtree.me. In this episode we will be diving into all of the things announced at Apple’s September 2023 event dubbed by Apple, Wonderlust. This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Agenda, the award winning app that seamlessly integrates calendar events into your note taking. Learn more at www.agenda.com. Agenda 18 is now available as a free download for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. Bonus content and...

2023-09-131h 28

iPad Pros WWDC 2023 with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0173)Matt Birchler is a UI/UX designer at NMI and makes videos over on A Better Computer. Learn more about Matt at www.birchtree.me. In this episode, you’ll hear our thoughts on all of Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2023. Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!Show notes are available at www.iP...

2023-06-061h 37

iPad Pros Mastodon, Subscriptions, Letterboxd, and more with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0163)Matt Birchler from BirchTree.me and A Better Computer on YouTube is back on the show. He was previously on episodes 74, 92, 114, 123, 131, 143, and 150. In this episode we touch on a bunch of different topics including Mastodon, RSS, the Sony Inzone M9 monitor, subscriptions, Matt’s move to Todoist, Letterboxd, and Adobe’s AI Voice Enhancement beta. To close out the episode we go totally off topic with a spoiler filled discussion of The Last of Us; both the games and the first episode of the new HBO series.Bonus content and early episodes with chapt...

2023-01-191h 05

iPad Pros Far Out with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0150)Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten dive deep into Apple’s Far Out event where the company announced several Apple Watches including the Series 8, SE 2, and Ultra plus the AirPods Pro 2, and the iPhone 14 lineup. Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia! Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at i...

2022-09-081h 26

iPad Pros WWDC 2022 with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0143)The iPad now has overlapping resizable windows with a feature known as Stage Manager. Along with this is true external display support! This is available on all M1 iPads and enables up to 8 unique app windows plus a picture-in-picture video player window and a Quick Notes window! iPadOS 16 will be a transformational change to iPad when it launches this fall. To discuss iPadOS 16 plus all of the other announcements from WWDC 2022 is Matt Birchler from a Better Computer. You can find his work at BirchTree.me and on YouTube.This episode of iPad P...

2022-06-091h 45

iPad Pros Entertainment in 2021 with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0131)For the final episode of 2021 we take a break from iPad to look back at all of our favorite entertainment in 2021. Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten discuss our favorite music, TV shows, movies, and video games from the year. Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia! New episodes of the bonus shows release the first we...

2021-12-311h 31

iPad Pros September 2021 with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0123)In this week’s bonus episode, I’m joined by Matt Birchler and we are going to be discussing in-depth our thoughts on the announcements made at Apple’s September 2021 event and the OS updates that are now out. Make sure to check out Matt’s work at BirchTree.me; where you can find his blog, newsletter, and awesome YouTube channel; A Better Computer.Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Pod...

2021-09-231h 49

A Slab of Glass Matt BirchlerFollow Matt birchler A Better Computer Birchtree Matt Birchler (@mattbirchler) | Twitter Show Notes/Links My almost perfect keyboard setup (Vortex Race 3 and Infinikey Amalfi keycaps) Apple Watch Series 6 Review (battery life, braided solo loop, blood oxygen, and more) This is Obsidian Getting Started with Obsidian (plugins, templates, folders, and more) How I Use Keyboard Maestro at Work Video Editing and Screen Recording Software | ScreenFlow What's new in ScreenFlow 10 My Material You-inspired Wallpapers

2021-07-0541 min

iPad Pros WWDC 2021 with Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0114)Matt Birchler and Tim Chaten discuss all of the announcements at WWDC 2021.Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com.Chapter Markers00:00:00: Opening00:02:06: New findings!00:04:48: Patreon.com/iPadPros00:05:33: Matt Birchler00:06:49: iOS 1500:07:03: FaceTime00:09:27: SharePlay00:15:07: AirPods00:16:07: Messages00:18:37: Shared With You00:20:22: Focus00:27:37: Live Text00:29:26...

2021-06-101h 26

iPad Pros Apple Announces iPad - 2010 Commentary Track with Charlie Chapman and Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - SR-0002)In this special release of iPad Pros we are joined by Charlie Chapman and Matt Birchler to provide a commentary track to the original iPad introduction keynote from January 2010. Charlie is the developer of Dark Noise who you can hear on episode 85 of this podcast and Matt’s work you can find over at BirchTree.me. He was also on episodes 74 and 92 of this podcast. For this release you will also find a special video version with synced up audio to the high resolution video file Apple provides from their Apple Keynotes podcast feed...

2020-12-311h 58

iPad Pros September 2020 Event with Jeff Perry and Matt Birchler (iPad Pros - 0092)Welcome to this special edition of iPad Pros covering the September 2020 Apple Event. In this episode, you’ll be hearing from two different guests. First up is Jeff Perry who will be on the regular edition of iPad Pros next week. We dive into all of the iPad related announcements from the September 2020 Apple Event including the new 8th generation iPad and the 4th generation iPad Air. To close out the show is a lengthy discussion with Matt Birchler about the Apple Watch. You can find Matt’s work including a fantastic review of wat...

2020-09-171h 30

The BirchTree Podcast Framing the Conversation (the iPad is a General Purpose Computer)Today I dive into why I think framing the conversation a certain way is really important, and why I've taken time to make sure we're talking about "small and medium businesses" rather than "developers" and iPads in addition to iPhones in the recent App Store debates.

2020-08-2408 min

The BirchTree Podcast Bean Counters and Microsoft Fanboys in the 90sThe show is back! Well, sort of, I just had to talk about a concern I’ve been having in recent years, which has only amplified in recent months. Short version: Apple fans in 2020 are reminding me more and moe of Microsoft fans in the 90s.

2020-08-1810 min

The BirchTree Podcast The “What is a Podcast?” PodcastAt this point, I think I may have had my say on what is or isn’t a podcast, as well as what open podcasting should be focused on if it wants to stay the default option for podcasters in the future.

2020-05-2210 min

The BirchTree Podcast Buying Into a PhilosophyDoes using an iPad require you to buy into it’s philosophy? Yes, but so does every other platform out there. We can debate the merits of the features there today, but I think it’s a fool’s errand to put your chips on this philosophy argument as to why the iPad has a fundamentally different problem than any other platform.

2020-05-0505 min

The BirchTree Podcast The iPad’s CursoriPadOS 13.4 added a cursor, and I finally have time to talk about it!

2020-04-0507 min

The BirchTree Podcast Doom Eternal ReviewMy review of Doom Eternal, the latest game in the classic franchise.

2020-04-0508 min

The BirchTree Podcast WWDC in March9to5Mac and MacRumors have dueling iOS 14 and watchOS 7 leaks this week, and I do my best to address as many as I can.

2020-03-1010 min

The BirchTree Podcast Playing the Original Halo in 2020Watch the video version of this trip down memory lane here https://youtu.be/UYHTbQSDcuU

2020-03-0504 min

The BirchTree Podcast Value, Values, and More ValueInspired by the book, Start With Why, and The Verge’s review of the Mac Pro.

2020-03-0309 min

iPad Pros Matt Birchler from BirchTree (iPad Pros - 0074)Matt Birchler sold his MacBook Pro a couple of months after the 3rd generation iPad Pro was released and runs both his podcast and blog (BirchTree.me) from the iPad. We dive into many topics including his workflows for getting his work done, the role of the iPad at his day job, creating Ulysses style sheets and much more. Stay tuned after the podcast for about 10 minutes of cut conversation. In this post-show, we cover iPhone OS 1, future watchOS upgrades, and Matt’s computing history. Bonus content and early episodes are available by supporting the podcast at...

2020-02-271h 09

The BirchTree Podcast Forza Horizon 4 Might be my Favorite Racing Game EverI don’t think I was prepared for just how good Forza Horizon 4 is.

2020-02-2604 min

The BirchTree Podcast Why I, An Apple Nut, Bought a PCWell, I didn’t see this coming until recently!

2020-02-2512 min

The BirchTree Podcast iOS Isn’t Adware, but it Ain’t PerfectIs iOS just adware as an article this week suggested? I don’t think so, but I also see where they’re coming from, and Apple needs to be careful with how they balance a great software experience with getting people to pay for their ever-growing library of premium services.

2020-02-1810 min

9to5Mac Watch Time watchOS 7 concepts with Matt BirchlerMatt Birchler really gets the Apple Watch. Not just where it is and where it's been, but where it could go next. Since watchOS 3, Matt has produced the absolute best eye candy concepts of how future software versions could evolve. 9to5Mac Watch Time is a podcast series hosted by Zac Hall. In this series, we talk to real people about how the Apple Watch is affecting their lives. 9to5Mac Watch Time is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, and your favorite podcast players through RSS. Subscribe now to catch up with each episode and automatically he...

2020-02-1248 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Take on the Galaxy S20 LineupSamsung announced their Galaxy S20 lineup yesterday and these are my impressions after having a day to process what they announced.

2020-02-1217 min

The BirchTree Podcast Uppercuts and Body BlowsI recently gave a big presentation and the best advice I got going into that talk was a boxing metaphor, and it reminded me of a few things about not only public speaking, but also how we talk to each other everyday.

2020-02-0408 min

The BirchTree Podcast What is COTS and Why Should I Care?COTS is a way for merchants to take card-present credit card payments with their phone only; no separate credit card reader required. It’s pretty cool and Samsung just announced the first phone that will support this out of the box. But of course, it’s a little more complicated than that…

2020-01-1410 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Tech Wishlist for 2020My hope and dreams for what we get from Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Nintendo, and Sony this year.

2020-01-0716 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Top 5 Games of 2019These are the 5 games that impacted me more than anything else this year.

2019-12-2908 min

The BirchTree Podcast The Reinvention Trap and the Reinvention HighWe’re getting close to New Year’s resolution time and I thought it only fitting to talk about how making changes can bring about a new level of excitement and turbo-charge something I want to change or get better at. But that excitement fades and you need to have some core that keeps you going.

2019-12-1610 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Favorite Android Phone of 2019The Samsung Galaxy S10e is my favorite Android phone of the year, and it took spending significant time with the Pixel 4 to really appreciate how much I actually enjoy this “low end” phone from Samsung.

2019-12-0409 min

The BirchTree Podcast My 10 Favorite Songs of 2019Listen to this episode at 1x speed (and be aware of some strong language in the lyrics)! These are my top 10 favorite songs of the year. Grab the playlist on Apple Music if you want to add these to your collection today. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/2019-top-10-songs/pl.u-pZarRF4ZK463

2019-11-2213 min

The BirchTree Podcast I Don’t KnowThere is a power in being able to say “I don’t know” or “I need to think about that first” instead of having hot takes on everything. This is true in life in general, and it’s something that is sometimes hard to square with the reward systems in place on social media.

2019-11-1807 min

The BirchTree Podcast iPhone 11 Pro Review (after 2 months)I’ve had the iPhone 11 Pro for almost 2 months and I thought it was high time I give it a quick review. Long story short: I think this a damn near perfect phone in 2019.

2019-11-1309 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Favorite Non-Apple Tech BuysDespite mostly talking about Apple stuff on this show, they’re definitely not the only tech stuff I buy and I wanted to spend today celebrating some of my favorite things from companies outside Cupertino.

2019-11-1115 min

The BirchTree Podcast Shoehorning it Into Your LifeSome of us keep waiting for the iPad to “become a real computer” and I continue to be worried that this isn’t something that’s ever going to happen in a way that will make people looking for this happy.

2019-11-0708 min

The BirchTree Podcast The Apps Keeping me on iOSThe reason I stick with iOS over Android really comes down to the third part software library and not the operating systems themselves. Today I looked through some of the apps that make me happier and more productive on iOS.

2019-10-3111 min

The BirchTree Podcast Google Pixel 4: The BirchTree ReviewThis is my review of the sometimes excellent, but deeply flawed Google Pixel 4. Find the full review at: https://birchtree.me/blog/google-pixel-4-the-birchtree-review

2019-10-2829 min

The BirchTree Podcast What Makes a Phone “Pro”?The word “Pro” in the iPhone 11 Pro line this year is causing YouTubers the world over to lose their minds over what a pro device should be. Today I try to ascend over the BS to look at what a “pro” phone should do and how well the latest iPhones fall into that category.

2019-10-2308 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Pixel 4 Event ImpressionsGoogle unveiled their worst kept secret ever yesterday and as a Pixel fan I had to talk about it. This episode is on the longer side, but apparently I had a bunch to say about this phone that I think misses the mark in many ways, but also appeals to me at the same time. Come along with me as I try to sort out my feelings!

2019-10-1620 min

The BirchTree Podcast Link’s Awakening for Switch is Just BrilliantIt’s my game of the year and I just couldn’t help talking about it.

2019-10-1607 min

The BirchTree Podcast On Interesting Tech (recorded on my Apple Watch)A quick episode that I recorded in the Voice Memos app on my Apple Watch on why the Pixel event next week will get a lot of coverage what why that’s alright.

2019-10-0906 min

The BirchTree Podcast Microsoft Surface: Inverse TacoMicrosoft unveiled their new Surface products yesterday and as someone who likes Surface products quite a bit, I wanted to take some time to go over what they talked about.

2019-10-0314 min

The BirchTree Podcast Introspection on Camera ComparisonsToday’s episode explores camera comparisons and why even though I think I do a responsible job with them, it brings me into a fanboy war that I don’t really want a role in.

2019-10-0208 min

The BirchTree Podcast Don’t Trust the CommentsThe conversation online, specifically in places like Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit, tend to focus on the technical merits of products and not the actually product-focused elements of things like phones and computers. Today’s off-the-cuff episode (and my third of the week!) addresses this disconnect.

2019-09-2708 min

The BirchTree Podcast Apple Arcade Early ReviewApple Arcade has been out for about a week and I wanted to share my thoughts on how it’s been for me. Basically, I love it.

2019-09-2414 min

The BirchTree Podcast Series 5 and 11 Pro First ImpressionsI’ve had the Apple Watch Series 5 and iPhone 11 Pro for a long weekend and have some thoughts.

2019-09-2313 min

The BirchTree Podcast iPhone 11, Apple Watch Series 5, and MoreYou know the deal, Apple had their September event today and these are my initial impressions from watching the event.

2019-09-1023 min

The BirchTree Podcast Episode 200! Why Hardware Still Matters in 2019This kind of snuck up on me, so thank you for listening for 200 episodes! Today, on the eve of a new iPhone announcement, I talk about why hardware still matters in 2019, specifically in terms of photography, as well as why Google seems to get all the credit when it comes to “computational photography.”

2019-09-0909 min

The BirchTree Podcast My Android 10 ReviewThis is the audio version of my review of Android 10. I'm just going over the major updates: gestures, dark mode, and privacy/security.

2019-09-0518 min

The BirchTree Podcast Dark Noise ReviewMy review of the new white noise app, Dark Noise.

2019-08-2704 min

The BirchTree Podcast Just Here for the AirDrop MemesIt’s hard to keep up with iOS and Android, and today I dive into why I think it’s important for people like me to provide the context normal people simply can’t be expected to figure out themselves.

2019-08-2611 min

The BirchTree Podcast The September PreviewWe’re only a few weeks away from Apple’s annual September event and I’ve not really taken any time to talk about what I’m looking forward to there. Today, that is rectified.

2019-08-2109 min

The BirchTree Podcast Micro.blog, the Open Web, and Good VibesI can only really say nice things about Micro.blog and it felt like it was time to have an episode about only good stuff.

2019-08-1406 min

The BirchTree Podcast Did the iPhone Kill Phone Design?Turn on voice boost in your podcast app for this episode. I apparently drifted away from the mic around the middle of the episode and I couldn’t get the audio to be totally level throughout…sorry :( The iPhone undeniably shifted our thinking as a society about what a phone is, but did it “kill design” while it was at it? I argue it didn’t kill design, but had a design that was so far ahead of what everyone else was doing that it made little sense to keep pursuing those older designs.

2019-08-1208 min

The BirchTree Podcast Falling in and Out of Love with CompaniesJust because you love a company one day does not mean you are going to love them another day. Even of those changes make logical sense for them to make and even if the writing is on the wall that the change was going to happen, none of that means everyone is going to be a fan of these changes.

2019-08-0808 min

The BirchTree Podcast Why We Don’t Take Android Tablets SeriouslyAndroid tablets just haven’t caught on, and today I dive into some reasons why I think that’s the case.

2019-08-0507 min

The BirchTree Podcast Sea of Solitude Game ReviewIn this bonus episode, I review Sea of Solitude, a new game that deals with depression, ego, and sorrow. It's not "fun" but it's definitely worth a look.

2019-07-2704 min

The BirchTree Podcast Why Breath of the Wild is Absolutely BrilliantThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a brilliant game, and if you’ll allow me, here’s why.

2019-06-3022 min

The BirchTree Podcast The iPadOS Marketing is WorkingThe iPadOS public beta came out yesterday and that means all the major tech outlets got out there “here’s what’s new in iPadOS 13” videos as well. If Apple’s goal in changing the naming of the iPad’s operating system was to shift the conversation in terms if its “ability to replace your PC” then I think they it seems like it’s working.

2019-06-2506 min

The BirchTree Podcast Apple Beta Status Report: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOSQuick episode today on how the betas are holding up for me and why I'm desperately hoping for new betas today to fix some of the crazy problems I'm having with my iPhone and Apple Watch in particular. These were explicitly messaged as unstable and I knew that going in, so not complaining by any means, just wanted to let other "thrill seekers" out there know where these stand after a few weeks of use.

2019-06-1709 min

The BirchTree Podcast Google Stadia and the State of Game StreamingGoogle's upcoming Stadia service looks like a really hard sell to me, especially compared to things like Microsoft xCloud, not to mention the years of baggage the gaming industry has with very similar services.

2019-06-1111 min

The BirchTree Podcast Maximizing Updates to iPadOSApple made some very targeted updates to the iPad this year and they are reaping the rewards in the tech press. I think people are getting their hopes up a little too much for how much these updates are going to fundamentally change the iPad experience though. Yes, the iPad will be better than ever, but this is still the same fundamental experience it was before.

2019-06-1008 min

The BirchTree Podcast WWDC19 watchOS and iPadOS ImpressionsRecorded minutes after Tim left the stage at WWDC 2019, here are my thoughts on what Apple shoed off for the Apple Watch and iPad. Short version: I’m a very happy camper.

2019-06-0315 min

The BirchTree Podcast Google Pixel 3a Review: The MacBook Air of SmartphonesMy review of the Google Pixel 3a.

2019-05-3118 min

The BirchTree Podcast 12 Lightning Book Reviews for Things I’ve Read in 2019I’ve read 12 books in 2019 and felt it was high time I talk about them. There are some really good ones here, so I hope everyone is able to find something they enjoy.

2019-05-2113 min

The BirchTree Podcast The Pixel 3a and OnePlus 7 Pro and Diverging DirectionsQuick chat about the differences Google and OnePlus are taking with their new spring phones.

2019-05-1609 min

The BirchTree Podcast Killzone Shadow Fall: An E3 Demo Come to LifeVideo version here: https://youtu.be/ule7fvg2uAQ Killzone Shadow Fall was the launch title for the PlayStation 4 and I wanted to give it some love for being a rare game that feels as cool as even the fanciest E3 demo. It’s not the best game in the world, but I think it’s worth more that some people give it credit for.

2019-05-1406 min

The BirchTree Podcast I Fundamentally Treat iOS and Android DifferentlyMore Pixel 3a talk that hits on something that I hadn’t really thought much of before, but is an important difference in how I use iOS and Android.

2019-05-1307 min

The BirchTree Podcast Pixel 3a First ImpressionsCamera, performance, and build quality. You can get all three of those by spending $800+ but midrange phones always require some sacrifice. The Pixel 3a is no different, but it makes different trade-offs than many phones in the same price range and I think that makes it a really interesting and compelling phone.

2019-05-1014 min

The BirchTree Podcast The Google I/O 2019 ExtravaganzaGoogle I/O kicks off today and I have a lot of thoughts! This episode is split in half, recorded both before and after the keynote, so you’ll get to see how close I was to guessing what Google would focus on (spoiler: I nailed the security angle and missed on my OnePlus 6 being included in the beta).

2019-05-0715 min

The BirchTree Podcast Gris is a Mini MasterpieceMy full review of Gris, a Nintendo Switch game that deserves your attention. Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RSRkqSByltg

2019-05-0206 min

The BirchTree Podcast Emptying My BrainI’m reading Getting Things Done, the classic productivity book by David Allen, and one concept in particular really clicked with me.

2019-04-3007 min

The BirchTree Podcast Why Journey Deserves its Legendary Status in Gaming HistoryFULL GAME SPOILERS AHEAD Journey has been around for a with now, but it's just as amazing to play today as it was when it came out originally for the PS3. In this video I take a look at three reasons I think it's an amazing game. These are by no means the only reasons, so don't think of this as a complete list, it's just what struck me when replaying the game this time.

2019-04-2908 min

The BirchTree Podcast Bonus: Metal Gear Solid 2 RetrospectiveThis extended bonus episode takes you through all of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which is one of my all time favorite games. The full video series can be found here if you’d prefer to watch instead. Part 1: https://youtu.be/NINrt5KiM-Q Part 2: https://youtu.be/o-4D-KkLwKs Part 3: https://youtu.be/FjB5kTs_KPk Part 4: https://youtu.be/NHNRZ-9FHiM

2019-04-2800 min