Less apps is more
Tim Nahumck: I always try to reduce the number of apps that I use at any given time and cutting the reliance on multiple services when and where possible. This sounds a…
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Goodbye Google Instant Search
Barry Schwartz for Search Engine Land re: Google killing Instant Search: Now as you type, you will only see search suggestions and then be able to click on those suggestions to see…
I can work on anything I want
One of the most enjoyable aspects of working on your own project is that there is so much to do. That may seem strange, why would I want to have so much…
Central Railroad of Pennsylvania and New Jersey Freight Station, Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA – July 2017
Central Railroad of Pennsylvania and New Jersey Freight Station, Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA – July 2017 I captured this one on a recent afternoon constitutional. I hate seeing buildings like this waste…
Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017
Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017 – ★★☆☆☆ Eliza and I dropped in and sampled a few brews at Beach Haus Brewery in early July. Unfortunately, I didn't find…
Observations on using the iOS 11 Public Beta
The iOS 11 Public Beta is the first beta OS I've installed from Apple. I did so in part because I want to help improve the OS by providing feedback and analytic…
9th Ave Pier, Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017
9th Ave Pier, Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017 Earlier this month Eliza and I ate dinner at 9th Ave Pier in Belmar, New Jersey. It was an interesting experience. At 9th…
Diversity vs. Inclusivity
Estelle Weyl: Interviewing diverse candidates will not create a diverse environment. While the above organizations may have filled that diversity pipeline, that pipeline is full of leaks. Diversity recruiting is really only…
Goodbye Google.com
BBC: Google is adding a personalised Facebook-style news feed to its homepage – Google.com -to show users content they may be interested in before they search. End of an era.
Apple Machine Learning Journal
Apple: Welcome to the Apple Machine Learning Journal. Here, you can read posts written by Apple engineers about their work using machine learning technologies to help build innovative products for millions of…
Franklin Court, Scranton, PA – July 2017
Franklin Court, Scranton, PA – July 2017 I hastily snapped this walking back to my car from July's NEPA JS after-gathering at Ale Mary's.
Gardening is a violent act
Harold Jenkins: I've long wanted to do a piece on the subject of gardening as violence. Gardening is an extremely violent act. To start a garden you must first kill whatever is…
Bank Towers, Scranton – July 2017
Bank Towers, Scranton – July 2017
Glass Enterprise
Jay Kothari, Project Lead for Glass: Now the Glass product team is back at X, and we’ll be collaborating with the Google Cloud team and our partners to help customers across a…
Spine Magazine
Spine Magazine: Spine was founded in 2014 by Emma J. Hardy, and covers creative and production aspects of the book publishing industry with a primary focus on book cover design. Its mission…
Transmit 5
Panic: With one massive update we’ve brought everyone’s favorite file-transferring truck into the future with more speed, more servers, more features, more fixes, a better UI, and even Panic Sync. Everything from…
White Oak Pond – July 2017
White Oak Pond – July 2017 (click to zoom) On Saturday I drove passed White Oak pond to check on its status. You might remember this post as to why it has…
Caiman, Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey – May 2017
Caiman, Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey – May 2017
Colin Walker on macOS software
Colin Walker: Using OSX can be more intuitive at times but it is visually inconsistent. It may have been through various aesthetic revisions but it can feel old. I think Microsoft has…
Mumford & Sons concert, Camden, New Jersey – May 2017
Mumford & Sons concert, Camden, New Jersey – May 2017
Presenting at the July NEPA.js Meetup
Earlier this week my Condron Media cohort Tucker Hottes and I presented at the July NEPA.js Meetup. Our presentation was about automation and all of the things we can automate in our…
Belmar Marina, overlooking the Shark River – July 2017
Belmar Marina, overlooking the Shark River – July 2017
Observations on building my first iOS app in Swift
In early June I decided I wanted to learn iOS app development using Swift. I've made a lot of progress over the last month, building two apps that I can use on…
Shark River Inlet, Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey – July 2017
Shark River Inlet, Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey – July 2017
Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017
Belmar, New Jersey – July 2017
Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia – June 2017
Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia – June 2017
Their own technology
Garrett Sloane for AdAge: Apple News will let top media partners use their own technology to fill the ad space in their content, becoming more of an extension of the publishers' own…
What I saw this week #46: July 7, 2017
I don't have a good list this week since I spent most of it staring at my toes in sand. WSJ iPhone video interview – Similar to last week's link is this…
Ben Brooks on Hello Weather
Ben Brooks reviewing Hello Weather: This app is without a doubt, my favorite weather app. Not just now but of all the apps I’ve tried over the years. Well done. Ben's enthusiasm…
Top of the World, Dunmore Pine Barrens – June 2017
Top of the World, Dunmore Pine Barrens – June 2017