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WWDC 2022: Things I want to be announced
Thinking about what my next camera will be
If only comments on the internet were always like this
Justin Smith shares new, meaningless details on his future media venture
Google search isn’t very good and yet still the best around
A short list of recommended Mac and iOS apps — 2022 edition
Zuckerberg doesn’t want to quit, even if a new CEO may be what Meta needs
Dropbox, once great now barely mentioned in cloud storage services reviews
Tumblr: the future-minded social platform for nostalgic users
Working on the website instead of the blog itself
Having a blog is good, writing on it is better
Tumblr, without ever really leaving, is back (apparently)
Bear: an interesting, worth-knowing, and fast blogging platform
YouTube keeps on letting misinformation spread and reach millions of people
My first and last post on Web3
Can Ben Smith’s new media venture be the one I’ve been looking for?
The future of Microsoft in smartphones continues to unfold, and it still sucks
Abandoning Lightning for USB-C on the iPhone would not be progress
The European Commission wants to impose USB-C on most mobile devices
Apple Watch release cycle: Fancy new features vs. incremental improvements
Does the algorithm work for you, or do you work for the algorithm?
Browsing the web in 2021 is a terrible experience
My favourite thing about the Mac
My CSS stylesheet is now less than 1kb and it makes me happy
The Macalope on the Washington Post’s article about Pegasus & iPhone
Jerry Saltz: “My only work is to write for the reader”
On the new Safari (which I like very much)
Finally a folding phone review worth watching
Nine quick thoughts on WWDC 2021
There is no place like home: Why I love to blog
Another area where Clubhouse is failing: blocking
The smartest new product coming from Twitter in a long time?
Why the iPad Pro needs its own “iPadProOS”
The drop-in audio feature looks like it can succeed with or without Clubhouse
Medium joins the new publishing platform battle for independent voices
The implicit and recent differences between the meanings of “follow” and “subscribe”
The quest for the perfect writing tool
A tool kit for the conspiracy-curious
Platforms are now mimicking the way we share content on platforms
How I use Drafts as my text editor
What’s on my Mac — 2021 edition
What is the biggest threat to Clubhouse: Twitter, Facebook, or Clubhouse itself?
If you decide to join Clubhouse, avoid sharing your contact list
The little problems of the big 432 Park Avenue building
The best explainer of what Apple is doing with the new iOS privacy-related feature
“Twitter’s ban of the president is proof of the company’s unprecedented and unaccountable power”
When software speaks its mind (sort of)
A ranking of all 118 sweaters seen on Twin Peaks
Looking back at my short list of Apple wishes from April
Nobody gives a crap about Google’s monopoly on search, not even Google
Samsung commits to deliver three years of Android updates for its phones
“The canary in the coal mine about the corrupting power of the App Store”
Point of entry, browser & advertising: Google pretty much owns the web
Microsoft Surface Duo first impressions: first-gen device, immature vision
“You should not undermine how quickly people can change their ideas”
Scary heatwave in Siberia is scary
Missing the point reviewing the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
“I would love to ignore racism and focus all my attention on climate. But I can’t.”
Beautiful illustrations and a peculiar Instagram description
UK National Parks photography competition shortlist
When your PR services appear to be like the devices you sell: refurbished
On decision, perfection, and better translations
List of 68 unsolicited tips to improve your life
Beautifully written story about the closure of a famous New York restaurant
How a new keyboard made me buy the 2020 MacBook Air
MacBook Air 2020: Thoughts from an average user
Logos, memory, accuracy: pick two
The iPhone SE, the irregular iPhone
iPhone SE: great for buyers, even better for Apple
Another advantage of the iPhone SE to consider for Apple
Why there are no software equivalents of Rolex
“I’ve fallen in love with blogging again”
Things I want Apple to adopt rather sooner than later
Why it makes sense for news orgs to remove their paywalls during the coronavirus crisis
The challenges of translating a video game into 17 languages
Zoom isn’t trust-worthy, but sadly their recent success may already protect them
What’s on my Mac — 2020 edition
If coronavirus was covered the same way American media covered Ebola
Now that commuters are staying home, what does it means for podcasts?
What is it like to be a copywriter in a company
How to install an AppleScript and save a lot of time writing blog posts
Be ready for what is coming on LinkedIn, or don’t
Apple has underestimated what the iPad can do for too long
On finding the perfect text editor: the one that’s right for you
A new way to interact with the iPad
Gorgeous photographs of empty, usually busy streets
Moving a blog from Squarespace to Blot
The right price to pay for your main computer camera and much more
Samsung unveils its second modern-era folding device
Where to eat good tapas in Madrid, and more
Planting trees is great. For PR.
Media coverage of Kobe Bryant’s death was a chaotic mess
What it feels like to live abroad as a student
We should not learn about key iPhone features in a news report
If you want to boycott the New York Times, just subscribe to another publication instead
Using insects to feed livestock: not so simple
Twitter may succeed in building a decentralised standard for social media but probably won’t
Listening to podcasts at higher speeds
How to behave when you encounter a viral story
“I don’t want them to be independent”
Tech & lifestyle novelties of the year 2019
“Nobody recruited me”: Barbara Liskov on design, AI, and being a woman in computer science
The advantages of integration, the downsides of a monopoly
“The Queen is the only person I’ve ever been nervous of photographing”
Quick thoughts on the new Motorola Razr folding-phone
Subscription cannot be the only business model for journalism to survive
If it looks good, it must sound good right?
The Fitbit acquisition is the easy way for Google to appear relevant in wearables
Xennials/Millennials? Gen-x/Gen-Y
If you ever booked a flat on Airbnb, you should read this
Coldest decade on record may have been cause by volcanic eruptions
The best soundtrack for your work day
Media execs and poor decisions
Good bye iTunes, I owe you so much
In the Mojave desert, the dream city that was never built
When politicians try to sell you congestion and traffic as part of your identity
Time, thoughts, tools: pick two
Should you cover your PC’s webcam? No, unless you still use software from ten years ago
Moving a whole city a few kilometres away in order to keep it alive
The imminent climate change catastrophe, if not already started
Social media is not all that bad if you listen to teenagers
When you think of a pencil you probably picture it yellow: This is why
Michel Gondry: “I don’t believe in superheroes, I think it’s a worse way of being a nerd”
The definitive minimalist ressource on minimalism
An attempt at defining content
What happens to web traffic patterns when Facebook goes down
Reporters covering environmental issues are becoming more and more vulnerable
“I’m a nomad who goes nowhere” — Portrait of a young shepherd in France
European nations and their wish of not becoming digital colonies
The year 2000, imagined by an illustrator in the year 1899
What if viral content is not the best content?
Spain is switching to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2050
What will come first? USB-C iPhone or no-port iPhone? Either way, Lightning seems here to stay
What a typical afternoon spent working in a café looks like
One of the best Instagram accounts
MacBook or Mac Pro: Which will be the first Mac to fully run on Apple processors?
My phone’s homescreen, November 2018 edition
On being a boss, by Kara Swisher
On the lack of diversity in newsrooms
How good is the new iPad Pro for photographers
The effective use of satire for convincing an audience
Evolution, climate change, and long-snouted dolphins
Video of outer Shanghai shows an infinity of buildings
Cigarette filters: useless for your health, harmful to the environment
Global smartphone shipments down 60 percent
Live the internet at your own pace
The climate change catastrophe that is coming
My least favourite quote from my favourite writer
What dedicated cameras are missing to compete with phones in the future
The worst possible way to get caught forging documents
Have it in French: “je supporte la France mais la France m’insupporte”
Twitter as a tool to manipulate trolls
Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for European users due to GDPR
Finding old photographs in the attic, USSR edition
Incredible depiction of the asteroid that wiped off more than 75% of Earth species
Chilling facts about air conditioning
Musk gets closer and closer to become a typical Bond villain
Fascinating trivia from John Carpenter’s The Thing
Elon Musk gets a pass for simply being ignorant
By the end of this year Bitcoin could be using 05% of the world’s total consumption of electricity
Wasting time on the internet and digital boredom
Improving traffic in New York City
US intelligence mentions risks of buying Chinese phones, provides no evidence
Prince detailed discography as a website
Come for the rant about emails, stay for the gif
Don’t read this if you don’t want to get mad
A depressing picture of the Instagram situation
No publishing technology is eternal
Is Twitter at risk of becoming irrelevant?
How Twitter might change without the 140 characters limit
Five social media trends for brands in 2016
Focus, avoid social clutter, get your time back
Apps and services I like and use
2015 was the year of the email newsletters comeback
Twitter for power users and the other Twitter
On the latest Microsoft surface devices
iOS 9 content blocking will transform the mobile web
Using an iPod Touch as an iPhone replacement
Windows Phone is dead, this time it seems to be for real
Facebook’s Instant Articles are looking great
A good article about notifications with a poor title
Twitter is facing its end as we know it
Technology resolutions for 2015
Do not get lost following anybody on Twitter
The new Windows is probably a safe bet for Microsoft