What I Use

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What I Use, Build 2018: MacBook Air (Premium)

I'm taking a Mac to Build 2018, and you're never going to believe what happens…

Pocket Casts Comes to the Microsoft Store

Pocket Casts Comes to the Microsoft Store

As you may know, Pocket Casts is my favorite podcast app, and it's on the…

Google Assistant Routines Remain a Dream For Now
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The Promise of Google Assistant Routines Remains Unmet (Premium)

Routines represent the second-generation of the digital assistant era, where we move past simple command/response…

Grammarly Keyboard for Android Picks Up New Customization Features

Grammarly Keyboard for Android Picks Up New Customization Features

Grammarly today updated its Android keyboard with some useful new customization features, further enhancing the…

App Pick: VLC 3.0

App Pick: VLC 3.0

In its latest incarnation, the VLC media player addresses some long-standing complaints and adds some…

Instagram Succeeds Where Facebook Fails
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Instagram Succeeds Where Facebook Fails (Premium)

Instagram is everything that Facebook isn't, and vice versa. And that's a good thing.

Project Fi Picks Up Unlimited Data Plan with Cost Protection

Project Fi Picks Up Unlimited Data Plan with Cost Protection

Project Fi's "pay for what you use" system is being updated with an unlimited data…

How I Write: Tools
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How I Write: Tools (Premium)

As you know, I am constantly evaluating and reevaluating the software tools that I use.…

What I Use: PCs, Peripherals, and Software
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What I Use: PCs, Peripherals, and Software (Premium)

It's been a while since I've detailed the PC, peripherals, and software that I use…

My Top Mobile Apps of 2017

My Top Mobile Apps of 2017

In the 1990's, Apple had an ad campaign called "What's on your PowerBook?" that I…

My Favorite Podcasts of 2017

My Favorite Podcasts of 2017

While I routinely list my favorite audiobooks from each year, I don't believe I've ever…

Reading List: My Favorite Audiobooks of 2017

Reading List: My Favorite Audiobooks of 2017

I spend a lot of time listening to audiobooks. Here are some of my favorites…

Wanted: Not Sonos
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Wanted: Not Sonos (Premium)

I really enjoy the sound quality of Sonos wireless smart speakers, but I don't like…

Google Play Music Device Management is Broken
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Google Play Music Device Management is Broken (Premium)

Google Play Music has a major downside that I keep bumping into. And now it's…

Google Headphone Adapter Review

Google Headphone Adapter Review

This is the review I was born to write. It is the most important article…

Google Pixel 2 XL: The Morning After

Google Pixel 2 XL: The Morning After

While I still wish that Google had pushed a bit harder on the design, this…

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