Category: digital life
2023
A rose by any other name
I think you’re nice
2020
I need a break
Making sense of the world sometimes requires taking a step back
2019
On MacBooks and Butterflies
We need to talk about that keyboard
Ten years of blogging
Today is the 10-year anniversary of Analog Senses. It’s been quite the journey.
2017
iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel | ∞
On the future of computing
After yet another quarter of lackluster sales, many are questioning the iPad’s role in the future of computing.
2016
Wait But Why: it’s going to be okay | ∞
Join the Candid.fm team for a live conversation during today’s Apple event!
John Gruber on Tim Cook’s open letter | ∞
This is what it’s like to work as an Uber bike messenger in New York City | ∞
Discovering Romania | ∞
CHANGER, by Matt Gemmell | ∞
The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads | ∞
Muhammad Ali Dies at 74: Titan of Boxing and the 20th Century | ∞
Morning Coffee, To Go Edition
A special, to go edition featuring some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Morning Coffee
A look at the UEFA Champions League final, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Wanna feel old? | ∞
Scotch Trooper | ∞
What we lose in a streaming music world | ∞
How to take the perfect coffee picture for Instagram | ∞
Siri-creator shows off first public demo of Viv, ‘the intelligent interface for everything’ | ∞
Morning Coffee
A look at The Last of Us, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
An interview with Julie Delpy | ∞
Captain Europe | ∞
Morning Coffee
The importance of honesty in product reviews, and some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Morning Coffee
A look at my favorite means of transportation, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Morning Coffee
Confessions from a sad Mac user, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Bonus Round: The Great Galaxy Experiment’s conclusion | ∞
Morning Coffee
A look at Spain’s Holy Week, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Matt Granger is abandoning the Sony E-mount system for all his professional work | ∞
Morning Coffee
A look at one of my favorite fictional characters, followed by a roundup of some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Morning Coffee
A roundup of some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End trailer | ∞
Warning signs that you are a side character in a movie | ∞
Morning Coffee
A Deadpool review, and why the PG-13 rating is hurting filmmaking, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Tim Cook challenges US government’s request to build iPhone backdoor in public letter to customers | ∞
Morning Coffee
The Star Wars madness continues, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Gravitational waves explained | ∞
Morning Coffee
The Star Wars madness continues, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Morning Coffee
A nerdy review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
When the battery dies | ∞
Morning Coffee
A nerdy review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, followed by some of the week’s most interesting pieces of writing.
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
2015
Happy Holidays
Happy holidays, dear reader.
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Apple puts Phil Schiller in charge of the App Store | ∞
Jonathan Poritsky introduces Film Twitter Slack | ∞
‘The Force Awakens’ cast sings a capella tribute to Star Wars with The Roots on ‘The Tonight Show’ | ∞
Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic Torch, Atlanta 1996 | ∞
13 million MacKeeper users exposed | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
The oldest footage of New York City ever | ∞
Drew Coffman’s To-Do deep dive | ∞
Venezuelan opposition claims a rare victory | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Nick Offerman’s ‘Yule Log’ | ∞
D. Vader took up photography lately | ∞
The Kitty Convict Project | ∞
Casey Liss tries Amazon Prime Now | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
A matter of respect
Actions, consequences, and an apology.
The Ultimate Holiday Millennialsplainer Guide | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
The London Underground Rent Map | ∞
It’s going to be okay | ∞
Apple Music now available on Android | ∞
Books are dead | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Kickstarter pledges hit two billion dollars | ∞
Sir David Attenborough narrates Adele’s Hello | ∞
Get your weekly dose of Morning Coffee via email | ∞
The Tools & Toys Christmas Catalog | ∞
Ben Bajarin on Samsung and The Innovator’s Dilemma | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Sizing up the new Apple TV | ∞
The Verge reviews the new Apple TV | ∞
Brent Simmons on Internet abuse | ∞
The elephant and the mouse
Shawn Blanc and Mike Vardy announce The Awareness Building Class | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Scientists at Stanford University present Real-time Expression Transfer for Facial Reenactment technique | ∞
Michael Ballaban test drives a Tesla with the new autopilot system | ∞
Alex Kantrowitz takes a look at “M”, Facebook Messenger’s new Virtual Assistant | ∞
Tesla unveils autopilot system | ∞
Sandwich Video presents: ‘Computer Show’ | ∞
FX Developing a TV Series Based on ‘Y: The Last Man’ | ∞
Playboy magazine will stop publishing nude photos | ∞
Marco Arment releases Overcast 2 | ∞
The Curious Life of a Mars Rover | ∞
NASA Apollo images: exposure & color corrected | ∞
Microsoft has warmed Vlad Savov’s cold cynical heart with hot new hardware | ∞
Disney artists go hands-on with upcoming iPad Pro and Apple Pencil | ∞
Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle on the controversy over ‘Steve Jobs’ | ∞
Europe’s highest court strikes down Safe Harbour data sharing between EU and US | ∞
Tesla Model X: This is it | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Hackers dump data for 2.3 million Patreon users online | ∞
Federico Viticci reviews Tweetbot 4 | ∞
Patreon discovers unauthorized access to user database | ∞
Alex Cornell reviews the iPhone 6S | ∞
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
On bias, dishonesty, and native advertising
There’s a difference between being biased and being dishonest.
Morning Coffee
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
The O: wearable + app to never lose or forget anything | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #14
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Not-so-brief thoughts on Apple’s ‘Hey, Siri’ event
In a jam-packed event, Apple yesterday unveiled new Apple Watch models, the new iPad Pro, the new Apple TV and the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.
Morning Coffee, issue #13
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Sony announces new Xperia Z5 phone with a 5.5-inch, 4K display | ∞
Amazon Prime Video now includes offline viewing on Android and iOS | ∞
Introducing Beauttype.com | ∞
Google changes its logo | ∞
Chrome kills Flash ads | ∞
Android Wear now works on iOS | ∞
A time traveler’s guide to Amsterdam | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #12
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Instagram announces support for portrait and landscape orientation pictures | ∞
Tesla Model S P85D breaks the Consumer Reports Ratings System | ∞
Banksy’s Dismaland | ∞
The ONA Prince Street messenger bag at Tools & Toys | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #11
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Final Fantasy VII launches on iOS | ∞
First contact: a walk around Plasencia with the Sony A7 Mark II
My first shoot with the Sony A7 Mark II and the Sony Zeiss FE 24-70mm f/4 lens.
Morning Coffee, issue #10
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Why your pictures can look weird on mobile devices (and how to fix them)
iOS is very particular when it comes to color management, which is why some of your pictures look weird when viewed on mobile devices. Here’s what you need to do to avoid that.
Lenovo used a hidden Windows feature to ensure its software could not be deleted | ∞
The Sweet Setup picks Google Photos as the best cloud photo management solution | ∞
When Bic told women to “Think like a man” | ∞
Marco Arment on the ethics of modern web ad-blocking | ∞
Guessing the next iPhone lineup | ∞
Tony Northrup reviews the Sony A7R II | ∞
The Everyday Messenger bag by Peak Design on Kickstarter | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #9
A weekly roundup of interesting writing
Waiting for Android’s inevitable security Armageddon | ∞
Au unnaturale: why CGI nudity is here to stay | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #8
A weekly roundup of interesting writing
Amazon Prime signs Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for upcoming show | ∞
The Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO review at Tools & Toys | ∞
Ars Technica reviews Windows 10 | ∞
Madrid’s oldest coffeehouse, Café Comercial, closes down after 128 years | ∞
Ben Brooks reviews the 10-liter Bullet Ruck by GORUCK | ∞
Musk, Hawking, Wozniak call for ban on autonomous weapons and military AI | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #7
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Matt Gemmell’s membership so far | ∞
Flickr reintroduces Pro membership, including a 20% discount on 1-year Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions | ∞
Jim Dalrymple on Apple Music | ∞
Craig Hockenberry on the Mac App Store | ∞
Jason Snell on Apple’s quarterly earnings | ∞
A new trailer for the next James Bond film, ‘Spectre’, was released today | ∞
How to make a Hattori Hanzō katana | ∞
AnandTech reviews the Apple Watch | ∞
Apple updates iPod touch, nano and shuffle | ∞
Today is Amazon Prime Day | ∞
A first look at the upcoming Sherlock special episode | ∞
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata passes away at 55 | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #6
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Microsoft launches Office 2016 for Mac — but only for Office 365 subscribers | ∞
According to Apple I’m now the proud owner of a vintage iMac | ∞
Photo-editing Mac app ‘Affinity Photo’ reaches public release | ∞
Matt Gemmell’s new book, ‘Writing in Markdown’, is now available | ∞
Disney announces Han Solo standalone film | ∞
Instagram begins rolling out higher-resolution uploads | ∞
Stephen Hackett is going independent | ∞
Steve Huff reviews the new Zeiss Batis lenses | ∞
Ending Greece’s bleeding | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #5
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Oakley in Residence restores three bicycles and returns them to their lucky owners | ∞
DRM is the real difference between iTunes Match and iCloud Music Library | ∞
New official trailer released for Danny Boyle’s upcoming ‘Steve Jobs’ movie | ∞
Joseph Stiglitz: how I would vote in the Greek referendum | ∞
Can the United States prevent a Grexit? | ∞
The Phoblographer updates Fuji X-T1 review for firmware 4.0 | ∞
The Sun never sets on Roger Federer | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #4
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Ben Brooks on technology and art | ∞
Roger Federer takes you on a walking tour of Wimbledon | ∞
United States Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage a right in all 50 states | ∞
Technology is no substitute for discipline
Saying that a better camera or a better lens inspires you to go out more and take better pictures is not revolutionary, it’s just lazy.
Josh Ginter introduces The Wednesday Edition | ∞
Shawn Blanc launches The Focus Course | ∞
Apple will pay artists during the 3-month free trial of Apple Music after all | ∞
Morning Coffee, issue #3
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Cyclist films driver eating a bowl of cereal behind the wheel | ∞
Witches are furious at Etsy for banning the sale of spells | ∞
Zookeepers are recreating Chris Pratt’s moves in Jurassic World | ∞
Sharing pictures from a dedicated camera on Instagram: what works and what needs fixing
Instagram is a great photo-sharing service and social network, but it’s not optimized to share pictures from dedicated cameras and it just doesn’t play nice with other services.
Amazon launches new Kindle Paperwhite with high-resolution screen | ∞
Panic’s upcoming Firewatch game will be released on PlayStation 4 | ∞
The ATP World Tour re-launches flagship website — and fixes exactly nothing
The new official website of the ATP World Tour is prettier, but a responsive design it is not.
Morning Coffee, issue #2
A weekly roundup of interesting writing.
Twitter Ditches 140-Character DM Limit | ∞
Morning Coffee
Introducing “Morning Coffee”, a weekly roundup of interesting writing
Tweetbot for Mac gets 2.0 update | ∞
The Note | ∞
Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? | ∞
Behind the scenes at Cub and Co | ∞
Marco Arment on audio quality vs compression | ∞
Relay FM launches two new shows starring CGP Grey, Merlin Mann and John Siracusa | ∞
Do 20mph speed limits actually work? | ∞
5 Classic Cocktails Every Man Should Know | ∞
Sepp Blatter to resign as FIFA President in wake of scandal | ∞
The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities on the Planet | ∞
Matt Gemmell on designing websites to respect the reader | ∞
This Is What It’s Like To Fall In Love With A Woman Who Doesn’t Exist | ∞
The Editing of MAD MAX: Fury Road | ∞
Salt Lake City Will Have First Protected Bike Intersection in the U.S. | ∞
Ben Brooks on Jony Ive’s retirement | ∞
Water: the weirdest liquid on the planet | ∞
Hurricane Ridge | ∞
More on Google Photos | ∞
Google makes Photos a standalone product | ∞
This is why you shouldn’t call people at work | ∞
Amazon announces new typographic features for Kindle, including much-awaited hyphenation | ∞
Chris Gonzales launches ‘Stellar Edits’ | ∞
The Apple Watch Review over at Tools & Toys | ∞
The Desire Lines of Cyclists – The Global Study | ∞
Re/code acquired by Vox Media | ∞
Is Amazon Prime actually an EcoCrime? | ∞
The Ghost Army of WWII that Duped Hitler | ∞
Stephen Fry meets Jony Ive | ∞
The Most Photographed Generation Will Have No Pictures in 10 Years | ∞
Richard Prince Selling Other People’s Instagram Shots Without Permission for $100K | ∞
Mapping historical photos from the New York Public Library | ∞
Apple Watch and continuous computing | ∞
Dan Moren’s essential travel tech | ∞
The untold story of ILM | ∞
The media’s reaction to Seymour Hersh’s bin Laden scoop has been disgraceful | ∞
Women Making Whiskey: An 800-Year History | ∞
Australian modeling agencies now require models to have a minimum of 10,000 Instagram followers to book a job | ∞
Introducing the Lily Camera | ∞
Washington state lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment | ∞
‘Thing Explainer’, the new book by Randall Munroe | ∞
Shawn Blanc on avoiding burnout | ∞
Welcome to the digital age of comics | ∞
The Killing of Osama bin Laden | ∞
Don’t make bicyclists more visible. Make drivers stop hitting them. | ∞
The 7 new Flickr features that David Pogue is not allowed to review | ∞
Here’s a list of American TV shows that have been renewed for another season — and the ones that haven’t | ∞
The Chemistry of Gin (and Tonic!) | ∞
Dan Moren on Amazon Echo | ∞
Minimal Mac says goodbye | ∞
A primer on fountain pens | ∞
Federico Viticci’s wishlist for iOS 9 | ∞
Drawing Shit Every Day | ∞
Making espresso on the International Space Station | ∞
Bryan Singer announces new ‘Rogue Cut’ of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ | ∞
The best bike story of the week | ∞
Jonathan Poritsky on where he fits on the Web | ∞
The Quest for Transgender Equality | ∞
Brent Simmons is the man who deleted all his tweets | ∞
Kevin Spacey and Charlie Cox interview each other | ∞
You can now travel with your own personal photographer | ∞
Shawn Blanc announces The Focus Course | ∞
“What Happened, Miss Simone?” | ∞
A drone’s view of Antarctica | ∞
A gourmet dinner on the London tube | ∞
Confirmation Bias | ∞
An honest college rejection letter | ∞
Erin Brooks on capturing childhood | ∞
Fraser Speirs on presenting with Apple Watch | ∞
Jason Snell’s initial reactions to the Apple Watch | ∞
My high-school years in Internet headlines | ∞
The “Nail Houses” of China | ∞
Felix and the Danish Cyclist Test | ∞
Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupting | ∞
The Glif by Studio Neat over at Tools & Toys | ∞
Oldest footage of London ever | ∞
Ben Brooks on managing work across time zones | ∞
How to make bad days OK | ∞
Moments: New York City | ∞
Rinzi Ruiz talks about finding the light on ISO 400 | ∞
Marco Arment on Apple’s battery design choices | ∞
Matt Gemmell on Whisky | ∞
J.J. Abrams unveils second teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens | ∞
When do you stop wondering if you did the right thing? | ∞
John Siracusa won’t be reviewing future versions of OS X | ∞
Keeping your car safe from electronic thieves | ∞
The Great Age of Pirates | ∞
Ben Brooks reviews the GORUCK 15L Shoulder Bag | ∞
Why you need to go to Myanmar in 15 photos | ∞
Ben Bloom live blogs a press conference in Germany for The Telegraph — without speaking German | ∞
A huge grain of salt, or why we can’t trust any Apple Watch reviews — yet
The Apple Watch reviews are all over the place, but there’s a bigger problem: how can we even trust them?
Matt Gemmell on the small accessibility changes in OS X Yosemite | ∞
Mike Bates on picking the right bag | ∞
Photojournalism in color | ∞
Fleeting beauty: What Japanese culture teaches us about the cherry blossoms | ∞
Josh Ginter gets down to work | ∞
iMore’s ultimate guide to Photos for OS X | ∞
Mom’s powerful photos of her daughters show ‘Strong is the New Pretty’ | ∞
On cameras, smartphones, smug superiority and the geek’s pissing contest
There’s a lot of misplaced ownership pride in the geek community, but sometimes there are legitimate reasons to buy high-end gear.
Here’s a chart of every Apple Watch review worth reading | ∞
Police in Iceland are having way more fun than you on Instagram | ∞
Studio Neat introduces Highball | ∞
Jon Snow is a terrible dinner guest | ∞
The Sweet Setup’s favorite podcast client for iOS | ∞
An iPhone 6 owner lives with the iPhone 6 Plus | ∞
Welcome to our design studio, where you’ll never see the light of day but you can bring your dog | ∞
Valar Morghulis: An illustrated guide to all 456 deaths in ‘Game of Thrones’ | ∞
John Oliver interviews Edward Snowden on Last Week Tonight | ∞
‘Female Voices’, by Matt Gemmell | ∞
An interview with Kurt Vonnegut | ∞
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler | ∞
Best practices for standing desks | ∞
Apple Watch at the movies | ∞
The Empathy Gap | ∞
iFixit tears down the Apple Watch | ∞
Car Industry Strikes Back - Volvo Paints a Grim Picture | ∞
Made by: Chris Coyier | ∞
Lost Boys | ∞
Nintendo’s 1-Up | ∞
The secret tunnels below the Playboy Mansion that led to the homes of some Hollywood celebrities | ∞
Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous | ∞
Jon Hamm reflects on Don Draper | ∞
Spanish Microadventure | ∞
The radical humaneness of Norway’s Halden prison | ∞
The case against standing desks | ∞
A briefcase containing the chronicles of an affair between a man and his secretary | ∞
New York After Midnight | ∞
An awesome, animated Star Wars short | ∞
The case for cold water shaving | ∞
David Cain on how to take a day off | ∞
Mike Joos puts superheroes on a bike | ∞
The Billionaire’s Typewriter | ∞
At Kodak, Clinging to a Future Beyond Film | ∞
How Life360 won its patent war | ∞
Jessa Gamble on Drowning | ∞
The changing perception of time as you confront death | ∞
Four Handsome Redesigns of the US Dollar | ∞
A website for tinkerers
I may never figure out what Analog Senses is about, but at least I know who it’s for.
Matt Gemmell on blogs | ∞
Elon Musk believes cars you can control will eventually be outlawed | ∞
Glenn Fleishman on newsletters and podcasts | ∞
Inside the Mad, Mad World of TripAdvisor | ∞
Bill Watterson on the new ‘Exploring Calvin and Hobbes’ | ∞
‘New Products’, on xkcd | ∞
This Video Will Make You Angry | ∞
The Escalating Scale of Drunkenness | ∞
The allure of smoke | ∞
Humans suck at everything that’s important | ∞
The depressing rise of Squiggletecture | ∞
Federico Viticci’s Life After Cancer | ∞
‘Dress Color’ by xkcd | ∞
Leonard Nimoy dies at 83 | ∞
Matt Gemmell on permalinks | ∞
Top ten ways to hate on pedestrians | ∞
Stories of the past and future | ∞
The original Macintosh User Manual | ∞
Konost seeks funding for full frame digital rangefinder camera | ∞
Learning from historical bicycle posters | ∞
Josh Ginter’s Wishlists | ∞
100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers’ Huts Look Frozen in Time | ∞
Marco Arment on the likely future of blogs | ∞
Dustin Curtis on technology as a fashion accessory | ∞
Today is International Verify Your Backups Day | ∞
Brianna Wu is risking her life standing up to Gamergate | ∞
Jon Stewart’s big announcement | ∞
Don Poynter invented whisky-flavored toothpaste in the 1950s | ∞
The best seat in every restaurant is right at the bar | ∞
A Medium experiment | ∞
James O. Thach’s different take on Amazon customer reviews | ∞
Shawn Blanc announces ‘The Power of a Focused Life’ | ∞
Josh Ginter on why the E-M10 is still the way to go | ∞
Patreon will not be handling #VATMOSS in EU, passes burden on to creators | ∞
The Village Idiot of Urban Innovation | ∞
“God is in the details” | ∞
How not to respond to a job rejection email | ∞
How Jason Snell edits his podcasts | ∞
The GORUCK GR1 review on Tools & Toys | ∞
Analog Life reviews the Jawbone UP24 activity tracker | ∞
Lucid Mediocrity
Your inability to produce great creative work is probably not due to a lack of talent on your part, but you need to give yourself permission to suck.
Why Apple selling fewer iPads is actually a huge achievement | ∞
Inside the MessyNessyChic Clubhouse in Paris | ∞
Ben Brooks goes to the library | ∞
A Dictionary of Despicable Words | ∞
Jenson and Fernando: Back to the Racetrack | ∞
If Frodo had Google Maps | ∞
This is what Tesla’s “Insane Mode” feels like | ∞
David Cain tries a standing desk | ∞
A photograph within a photograph | ∞
From Absolute Zero to ‘Absolute Hot’ | ∞
The Star Wars Tipping Point | ∞
Thoughts on becoming an adventurer | ∞
Matt Gemmell on work | ∞
The World of Indie App Developers | ∞
Microsoft announces HoloLens | ∞
Why diners are more important than ever | ∞
Walt Mossberg on why you don’t need to ride the tech upgrade treadmill | ∞
Matt Gemmell, patronage, and Vincent Van Gogh
The Hobonichi Techo planner | ∞
Shawn Blanc’s Core Curriculum | ∞
Korea on Film: Portra, Ektar & Superia by Tyler Stalman | ∞
Mark Bylok’s dad had a secret | ∞
How an indie developer earns five figures a month on the App Store | ∞
Matt Gemmell’s Heroes and Miracles | ∞
How Jason Snell rips DVDs and Blu-rays | ∞
It’s Compulsion, Not Obsession | ∞
The top 50 cities to see in your lifetime | ∞
The Booq Mamba Slim Courier Bag review on Tools & Toys | ∞
Cabel Sasser on pulling Coda from the Mac App Store | ∞
Marco Arment’s way too popular day | ∞
To File or Pile? | ∞
How to disappear completely | ∞
Uncertainty is not the same thing as risk | ∞
Copenhagen’s traffic playground for kids | ∞
Use your online backup as cloud storage | ∞
2014
Andrew Womack’s Top Albums of 2014 | ∞
Unexamined Privilege and Facebook’s “Your Year in Review” | ∞
Happy Holidays
I Will Not Post This | ∞
6 things The Oatmeal learned from riding in a Google self-driving car | ∞
Hovercraft to Paris | ∞
The Rise and Fall of Charm in American Men | ∞
National Geographic’s Photo Contest 2014: Winners Announced | ∞
“In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero” | ∞
Flickr apologizes and stops selling Creative Commons photos | ∞
“Goodbye, Nation. Goodbye, Blowhard Self”. | ∞
The NYC subway in color pictures from 1966 | ∞
The year in media errors and corrections | ∞
Bicycles in Language | ∞
A Simple Guide To Buying Shit For People You Hate Buying For | ∞
Off to work at | ∞
Hacking The Tweet Stream | ∞
“It stops today” | ∞
José Mujica, sobriety and the two-week test
Sobriety as a lifestyle is difficult, and being responsible consumers sometimes requires a bit of help.
Google News shuts down in Spain | ∞
Instagram hits 300 million monthly users | ∞
The state of Twitter clients in 2014 | ∞
Before Andy Baio let his son play any modern videogames, they played through 25 years of gaming history together. In order. | ∞
SOARING: Lights Over Norway | ∞
The Pirate Bay returns with new Costa Rican address after raid by Swedish police | ∞
Judge orders Uber to cease all operations in Spain | ∞
Chris Gonzales on Day One and the Journaling Habit | ∞
The Best Everyday Carry Pocket Knives | ∞
Working for The Man should be a last resort | ∞
Jon Stewart Gets Serious to Talk ‘Utterly Depressing’ Eric Garner Case | ∞
BitTorrent Goes Legit With Its First Original Web Series | ∞
The Right To Be Heard | ∞
America’s Malls | ∞
The Newsprint Enters Year Two | ∞
Jeffrey Zeldman is also pissed at Yahoo for selling his Flickr photos | ∞
Yahoo may start selling Creative Commons-licensed Flickr pictures — and keeping the profits
Yahoo may be legally entitled to sell your CC-licensed Flickr pictures, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.
50 Stunning Photos That Made You Appreciate Earth In 2014 | ∞
Wanderers — a short film by Erik Wernquist | ∞
A Common Habit That Costs Us Friends | ∞
Twitter may be tracking which apps are installed on your mobile device | ∞
8-Bit Cinema, a collection of classic — and not so classic — movies retold in the fashion of 8-bit video games | ∞
Shawn Blanc’s first Baron Fig notebook | ∞
The top 10 secrets of the Eiffel Tower | ∞
The amazing interior designs of BRICKS Amsterdam | ∞
Christoph Waltz tipped to portray Ernst Stravro Blofeld in Bond 24 | ∞
Apple Announces World AIDS Day 2014 Campaign for (RED) | ∞
The New York Project, by Pavel Tenyakov | ∞
The New York Times faces layoffs if buyout offer falls short | ∞
The tall tales of “Little Nicolás” | ∞
AirParrot 2
AirParrot 2 is a huge update that introduces great new features like Media Streaming.
The mesmerizing sketches of Shanghai Tango | ∞
The Surprising Complexity of Old-School Calculators | ∞
The New Way to Edit Photos | ∞
This Could Help, the new book by Patrick Rhone, is available today | ∞
You Can Now Search for Every Tweet Ever Sent in the Twitter App | ∞
There’s no such thing as a Get lunch (or app) | ∞
All Aboard AirBnB’s Airplane Apartment | ∞
John Hodgman is deleting Uber from his phone now | ∞
The Untitled Sanspoint Podcast Project | ∞
Barbie Fucks It Up Again | ∞
The minimalist packing list | ∞
The Illustatrions of Federico Babina | ∞
Apple unveils WatchKit | ∞
It’s The Sweet Setup’s 1-Year Birthday | ∞
Responsive Images in Practice | ∞
The Secrets of Sleep | ∞
My Sweet Setup | ∞
How a pioneering journalist won a race around the world in 1889 | ∞
How The Phoblographer lost 4,000 Facebook followers in 24 hours: the story of their Facebook hack | ∞
Cycling Without Age in YOUR City | ∞
The Floating Basket Homes of Iraq: A Paradise almost Lost to Saddam | ∞
9 Things Drivers Need to Stop Saying in the Bikes vs. Cars Debate | Wired | ∞
Writer Emergency Pack | ∞
The $9 Billion Witness | ∞
The Oatmeal explains Net Neutrality to Senator Ted Cruz | ∞
Pssst, Lola. Are You Awake? | ∞
The Not Too Smart Home | ∞
Five Years Old
Analog Senses turns five years old today
Tools & Toys celebrates Fountain Pen Day | ∞
Dustin Curtis on Amazon’s Echo Chamber | ∞
Lottery Tickets | ∞
The Tools & Toys Christmas Catalog | ∞
The anti-VSCO photographer | ∞
Grandma the poisoner | ∞
The Stradivarius Affair | ∞
Muhammad Ali, through the eyes of the photographers who know him best | ∞
Paris / New York | ∞
The 2014 National Geographic photo contest, part II | ∞
The Right Words | ∞
Tim Cook: “I’m proud to be gay” | ∞
Frank Bourassa is the world’s greatest counterfeiter | ∞
On the roofs of Shanghai | ∞
On craftsmanship, consumerism and zombie iPads
To buy cheap is to buy often, but quality items endure.
A Successful Plan | ∞
Google launches Inbox by Gmail | ∞
There Is Only Coffee, an amazing look at the lives of coffee growers in Ethiopia | ∞
Student Spins Double Life Among Spanish Elite | ∞
Thoughts On Twitter
After they announced a new developer platform, it’s time to think about Twitter the service vs Twitter the company
Not For Me | Minimal Mac | ∞
Ben Brooks and Bradley Chambers launch The Synopsis, a daily collection of need-to-know news | ∞
Apple releases iOS 8.1 | ∞
Flickr announces new iPad app | ∞
Cyclists in Latvia highlight the road-hogging size of cars by wearing life-size car costumes in traffic | ∞
Apple temporarily pulls blood glucose measurements from Health app
John Gruber’s talk at XOXO 2014 | ∞
A Geek’s Introduction to Whisky: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
The next part of my introduction to single malt whisky, Glenfiddich 12 Years Old.
The Lawyer and the Lady | Humans of New York | ∞
Broga Mats: yoga for dudes. And women too | ∞
Dropbox denies being hacked | ∞
Commissioner Gordon’s Origins | DORKLY | ∞
Why nerd culture must die | ∞
The Cure for Aging | Raptitude | ∞
On Mindfulness and Quality | Tools and Toys | ∞
Tesla unveils new Model S with Dual Motor and Autopilot | ∞
Josh Ginter introduces himself | ∞
Pixel Art, a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki | ∞
Jason Snell on the need for a case with the iPhone 6 | ∞
Amazon to open first retail store in Manhattan | ∞
The Magazine is shutting down | ∞
What is Gamergate, and why is Intel so afraid of it? | ∞
Trouble at the Koolaid Point | ∞
Dustin Curtis on Privacy vs. User Experience | ∞
Technology’s War on Women | Sanspoint | ∞
The new Tools And Toys website by Shawn Blanc and friends is live | ∞
Jerry Seinfeld’s Clio Acceptance Speech | ∞
A 15 year old’s amazing project to support caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients | ∞
One village, 150 street artists | Messy Nessy Chic | ∞
Actual work on vintage Macs is possible | ∞
Faster horses
On horses and Apple products. How can we understand the Apple Watch when we know so little about it?
Little things that improve the way Shawn Blanc works on a Mac | ∞
Ben Brooks on newsletters and magazine apps | ∞
Can we trust Uber? | ∞
Hamster Wheel Standing Desk | ∞
The Gentleman’s Wager | ∞
Vogue magazine profiles Jony Ive | ∞
Dear Young Men | Raptitude | ∞
An interview with Elon Musk on the colonization of Mars | Aeon | ∞
Comic strip artists drawing blindfolded | ∞
The Last Roll | ∞
Mars Orbiter Mission delivers on promise of global views of Mars | ∞
Jean-Louis Gassée on Blackberry’s grim prospects | ∞
Behind-the-scenes images of The Dark Knight Trilogy | ∞
Nathan Fillion’s interview with Playboy | ∞
Jason Snell on the problem with video streaming services | ∞
Ready for rain | ∞
The art forger who became a national hero | ∞
Buy a brick for the Nikola Tesla Museum | ∞
In-app browsers considered harmful | ∞
Jacket and tie | Sanspoint | ∞
Dr. Drang explains engineering language to the masses | ∞
Steven Soderbergh releases black and white version of Raiders of the Lost Ark | ∞
Manual for iPhone | ∞
iPhone 6 Plus prone to bending under high pressure | ∞
How to be a good stranger | ∞
WTF happened to PG-13? | ∞
A Speakeasy Luxury Bar Hidden inside a Vintage Bread Truck | ∞
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus benchmarks | ∞
How the new battery usage monitor works in iOS 8 | ∞
Humans of New York, the book | ∞
Faith in eventually | Signal vs. Noise | ∞
The first week of the rest of Jason Snell’s life | ∞
Why Dan Frakes bought an iPhone 6 Plus | ∞
An update to my lightweight photography kit
Matt Gemmell on the Scottish referendum | ∞
Scotland votes no in independence referendum | ∞
Marco Arment’s Thoughts on Music Formats | ∞
Amazon launches the new Kindle Voyage | ∞
iOS 8: Tips, Tricks, and Details | MacStories | ∞
Sultans | Matt Gemmell | ∞
John Gruber’s thoughts on the Apple Watch | ∞
Apple’s two-factor authentication now protects iCloud backups | Ars Technica | ∞
The reviews of the iPhones 6 are out
The reviews for Apple’s new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are out today.
Catharsis
An article about the act of sharing, dealing with our emotions, facing our fears, and moving on.