Quinn Nelson boils down one of the biggest frustrations with working on an iPad in a short succinct video on Threads.
Frankly, I am surprised this is something I am just now learning. I wish I could say I was surprised by this but I have said this for some time now, Apple does not care about iPad-first users.
Quinn Nelson boils down one of the biggest frustrations with working on an iPad in a short succinct video on Threads.
Frankly, I am surprised this is something I am just now learning. I wish I could say I was surprised by this but I have said this for some time now, Apple does not care about iPad-first users.
David Pierce writing for The Verge:
Before they even launch, I feel confident telling you these are the best iPads ever. But after all these years, I still don’t know how to tell you whether you should want an iPad. Or what you’d want to do with it. I think the iPad’s modular potential is actually much bigger. If Apple wants to get there, it needs more accessories — so, so many more accessories.
David Pierce writing for The Verge:
Before they even launch, I feel confident telling you these are the best iPads ever. But after all these years, I still don’t know how to tell you whether you should want an iPad. Or what you’d want to do with it. I think the iPad’s modular potential is actually much bigger. If Apple wants to get there, it needs more accessories — so, so many more accessories.
From Pulitzer Prize Board:
As we gather to consider the nation’s finest and most courageous journalism, the Pulitzer Prize Board would like to recognize the tireless efforts of student journalists across our nation’s college campuses, who are covering protests and unrest in the face of great personal and academic risk. We would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary real-time reporting of student journalists at Columbia University, where the Pulitzer Prizes are housed, as the New York Police Department was called onto campus on Tuesday night.
From Pulitzer Prize Board:
As we gather to consider the nation’s finest and most courageous journalism, the Pulitzer Prize Board would like to recognize the tireless efforts of student journalists across our nation’s college campuses, who are covering protests and unrest in the face of great personal and academic risk. We would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary real-time reporting of student journalists at Columbia University, where the Pulitzer Prizes are housed, as the New York Police Department was called onto campus on Tuesday night.
This isn’t a clickbait title, or some sensational headline. This is an honest question that I have had a really hard time understanding.
If you are like me you will have stumbled upon productivity podcasts, blogs, YouTube channels, and more. Some of those creators have courses. Things like how to use a specific app, how to set up a personal knowledge management (PKM) system, or how to use your iPhone better are all subjects you can find courses on.
This isn’t a clickbait title, or some sensational headline. This is an honest question that I have had a really hard time understanding.
If you are like me you will have stumbled upon productivity podcasts, blogs, YouTube channels, and more. Some of those creators have courses. Things like how to use a specific app, how to set up a personal knowledge management (PKM) system, or how to use your iPhone better are all subjects you can find courses on.
Jamie Tarbay writing for Bloomberg (via Archive.org):
Early last year, a twice-weekly newspaper in Park City, Utah, published a story on the rejection of a state measure that would’ve allowed tech billionaire Matthew Prince to build an 11,000-square-foot mansion on a hill with little say from locals.
It was the first time the Park Record had ever written about Prince’s mansion. And then something curious happened: The paper started covering Prince’s plans more regularly, and positively.
Jamie Tarbay writing for Bloomberg (via Archive.org):
Early last year, a twice-weekly newspaper in Park City, Utah, published a story on the rejection of a state measure that would’ve allowed tech billionaire Matthew Prince to build an 11,000-square-foot mansion on a hill with little say from locals.
It was the first time the Park Record had ever written about Prince’s mansion. And then something curious happened: The paper started covering Prince’s plans more regularly, and positively.
Just learned about Fontshare and their awesome fonts that are totally free to use for commercial and personal use. Needless to say I am saving them now for my next project.
This video from Wall Street Journal is a fantastic short doc about the history of the Blackwing 602 pencil and how it nearly went extinct.
I absolutely love docs like this. It’s short, informative, niche, and well edited. Sign me up for any and all other documentaries like this out there.
I’m elated to share that my daughter, Sloane, was born 13 days ago. She’s a happy and healthy girl born 3 weeks early. She has beautiful blue eyes, a fierce set of lungs, and loves being a night owl.
As a new parent there’s lots of learning being had, sleep being lost, and mistakes being made. But that’s parenting, at least that’s what I’ve been told by everyone who has shared their experiences.
I have been thinking a lot about the podcasting industry lately. The main thread is how even though there were massive layoffs in the podcasting industry, ad revenue and listenership continues to grow. It seems the podcasting industry is set to have the same fate as the newspaper and television industries, which had to “do more with less.”
Just last year, Spotify laid off large portions of its staff, including the podcasting department, on three separate occasions.
To kick things off, we had a roundtable conversation with a trio of makers and thinkers, all of whom are creating independent media. They are Gita Jackson (Aftermath), Alex Sujong Laughlin (Defector Media), and Rusty Foster (Today in Tabs).
We wanted to talk with Gita, Alex and Rusty about the current state of media, and why each of them has decided to strike out beyond the big, legacy media organizations and create something new.
Manton Reece:
Today we’ve added a brand new option for manual cross-posting from Micro.blog to other services, including Threads. This new option is great for services that don’t yet have an open API, so Micro.blog can’t automatically post to them, or for when you want to edit and preview your posts before sending them elsewhere.
This brings support for Threads for the first time. When choosing Threads, Micro.
Matt Birchler:
More Birchtree is a way to get more Birchtree writing, ad-free browsing, and the fuzzy feeling of supporting indie writing. Member posts will be more personal pieces, as well as more raw feelings about the tech news of the day before I’m ready to share with a wider audience. I’ll also have little sections shouting out other creators I love, apps I’m loving, and more.
I’d like to do more (ha) with it down the road, but I’m not going to commit to anything else now until I know I can keep up with what I’ve said already.
Alex Cranz writing for The Verge:
a memo from CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlines some of the early plans to try to save CNN from cable — and grow its presence on the phone.
As noted by The Wall Street Journal, which has seen the memo, the first step will be combining CNN’s myriad news-gathering groups into one team. CNN, in its current structure, has a TV-focused operation, a streaming one, and a digital one.
An old college buddy of mine, Adam, who also has been a creative partner for me over the years, created an awesome video essay.
It’s about the end of physical media, what it might hold for the future of media consumption, and how collectors might be dealing with this change. At 12-minutes long, it’s the perfect video to watch while having lunch or taking a break from work.
If I’m being honest, this kind of stuff wrinkles my brain in all the right places.
In an attempt to be a part of a really cool idea and trend among listeners of Hemispheric Views and other great bloggers, I decided to list my default apps like so many others have already. Let me know what you think and if you have any apps I should look into!
Mail Client: Gmail / Outlook (work)
Mail Server: Gmail
Notes: Obsidian
To-Do: Todoist
iPhone Photo Shooting: iOS Camera
Between the Vice News layoffs, the podcasting industry crumbling, and Jezebel closing its doors it’s safe to say that the media industry is having a bit of a crisis. It’s clear that advertising on sites like Jezebel and large podcasts aren’t cutting it anymore, so what’s the next step? For many, it looks like focusing on the “1000 true fans” rather than trying to make an impact en masse.
Jezebel Shuts Down On Thursday, November 9th, Jim Spanfeller, CEO of G/O Media, announced that feminist news site Jezebel would be shutting down.
Apple created a really interesting post covering the “Shot on iPhone” keynote they did for Scary Fast. They also created a video accompanying it.
What I thought was more interesting though was the backlash it got from people saying that because it had so much gear and equipment required to get the look it had the “Shot on iPhone” claim was moot.
So because things like lighting, color correction, dollies, tripods, and a team of people were involved it negates that this was shot on iPhone?
My last piece of content that I made was on June 9th, 2023. It was partially an essay about the end of Twitter and the end of Reddit but it also originally contained a section about me talking about how I was giving my newsletter another shot after some time off1. Then I stopped making things altogether.
The reasoning for my sabbatical has a couple points to it, one good and one bad, but I feel like I should elaborate on it.