Tracy Brower wrote Social media use also has an opportunity cost. If we’re at home snapping our friends on Snapchat or posting photos on Instagram, we’re not connecting with them in person. Even if we are with people in person, being heads-down on a device means that we miss out on meaningful interactions. I feel very mixed on social media, in one respect it has put me in touch with some people ...

I wanted t make a simple link post, but there were so many little things I wanted to pull out it just didn’t work. Jason Snell wrote a long post for Toms Guide about the incoming Deep Fusion camera technology and left me all confused.  Apple and its competitors know that smartphone buyers really do care about the camera more than anything else. I can’t agree with this, I don’t think the ...

Amit Gawande wrote There is no doubt that the always-connected1 and accessible Android devices have enabled all these use cases. The two combined have also managed to pull millions of more people into the digital age. Sure, iOS might be the more secure, more private platform that’s better for everyone. But it is not for everyone because it is not affordable to everyone. Many people seem to forget this, Android has made ...

Robert Triggs wrote: While remote SIM provisioning and a tiny secure chip are supposed to solve these problems, there’s still the issue of practicality. Checking and comparing data plans is easy enough online, but there’s currently not a good way to apply said plans quickly to your eSIM. Customers often have to pop into stores or buy eSIM packs, scan QR codes and mess around in settings menus. This is arguably more ...

Jack Rhysider wrote: Some numbers. Libsyn is one of the largest podcast hosts and they put out numbers on what the average size shows are. 7.1% of podcasts get 5,000 downloads per episode 2% of podcasts get 20,000 downloads per episode 1% of poddcasts get 37,000 downloads per episode This is important to remember when whetting a podcast. I am now several years deep into podcasting and have never made a thing. I'm ...

Craig Grannell wrote: A major differentiator since Apple’s earliest days has been interface design. Apple has long prided itself not only on creating more beautiful interfaces, but also much more usable ones. The aim has always been to make things more obvious, and also more efficient. So what happened in Mail for iOS 13? There is a whole lot of weirdness in iOS13 and this is one of the strangest decisions in ...

Joshua Fields Millburn wrote: If I take on a new idea or habit, I do so because it has the potential to benefit my life. New ideas shape the future Me. Same goes for habits. Over time my ideas change, improve, and expand, and my current habits get replaced by new ones that continue to help me grow. Our readiness to jilt ideas or habits means we’re willing to grow—we’re willing ...