🔗 Google's new icons are good, actually https://birchtree.me/blog/googles-new-icons-are-good-actually/

🔗 + Underwater https://birchtree.me/blog/underwater/

🔗 OS 27's best small update https://birchtree.me/blog/os-27s-best-small-update/

Hell yeah, after being behind my target pace all year, I'm back to on track to hit my 365 miles run goal this year 💪🏻

🔗 Apple's OS blender https://birchtree.me/blog/apples-os-blender/

Comfort Zone's WWDC episode is out now, and Chris/Niléane made a mistake by letting me edit this episode 😂 Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/... Watch youtu.be/7zFzl1Y3HPs...

It’s somehow comforting to know that the iOS 27 developer beta continues the decades-long tradition of making my phone run *hot*.

Am I doing this right?

🔗 Touch Macs are already here https://birchtree.me/blog/touch-macs-are-already-here/

Yes yes, Android has had this for years, but one of the best small updates to iOS 27 is that it suggests pasting text and images for a bit after you copy them.

It's not the most exciting thing, but I'm so glad Apple has added a background to the toolbar again in OS 27. Yes, it's just going back to how things were before last year, but it is a small thing that makes a big difference. Been using it on my Mac for a few hours and it's a relief.

🔗 The first "Quick" app wasn't Quick Reviews https://birchtree.me/blog/the-first-quick-app-wasnt-quick-reviews/

What are we doing today? The same thing we do every year, Pinky…fuck up all our Apple devices with developer beta 1.

I wrote about how embarrassed gamers make me feel to be a "gamer". TLDR 22% of the top single player games form 2020-2025 "force" you to play as a female protagonist, and some weak ass men can't handle it. birchtree.me/blog/gamers...

🔗 Gamers make me embarrassed to be a gamer https://birchtree.me/blog/gamers-make-me-embarrassed-to-be-a-gamer/

Getting real Widow's Bay vibes from today's outing.

🔗 Loupe https://birchtree.me/blog/loupe/

No, I’m not at WWDC, but do they have these domes at WWDC? Didn’t think so 😛

🔗 Best-o-Masto comes to the web https://birchtree.me/blog/best-o-masto-comes-to-the-web/

🔗 Welcome to the new Quick Tier List! https://birchtree.me/blog/welcome-to-the-new-quick-tier-list/

The title is sarcastic, but I genuinely think that a good set of keyboard shortcuts for your screenshot app are something everyone who takes a buch of them should set up. birchtree.me/blog/the-be...

🔗 The best CleanShot keyboard shortcuts that will change your life or whatever https://birchtree.me/blog/the-best-cleanshot-keyboard-shortcuts-that-will-change-your-life-or-whatever/

Adding a bit of pride back to Birchtree for the month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🔗 The tech behind NBA broadcasts https://birchtree.me/blog/the-tech-behind-nba-broadcasts/

Quick Tier List got a few nice updates this week! 1. Added an F tier, and you can only put one thing down there. 2. Updated the drag behavior so that when sharing a Chrome tab, others will see your drag, not just your mouse cursor. quicktierlist.com/

🔗 + My religious Belle & Sebastian experience https://birchtree.me/blog/my-religious-belle-sebastian-experience/

Well played, Google 👌

I haven’t seen them yet myself, but Backrooms and Obsession winning the weekend handily, and apparently both showing strong numbers among younger moviegoers makes me happy.

Still loving Forza Horizon 6 ❤️

Just added a nice little animation to page changes on Quick Reads.

Went on a wonderful walk in the woods. Sherman loves all the smells.

After a really rough April, I ran like crazy in May. 53 miles, and nearly 3x what I had done at this point last year. Honestly feeling kind of incredible about this!

He’s just a dang cutie ❤️

Oh my god, I thought I was about to stumble upon my first password-less, passkey-only login in the wild. “Passkey is preferred over password? Cool!” *seconds later* “We’ll literally pay you $5 to create a password” The passwordless future seems no closer to reality in the passkey world.

🔗 Some Quick Reads text-to-speech updates https://birchtree.me/blog/some-quick-reads-text-to-speech-updates/

🔗 Metal Gear Solid 2’s source code leaked https://birchtree.me/blog/metal-gear-solid-2s-source-code-leaked/

🔗 The 4 day work week dream https://birchtree.me/blog/the-4-day-work-week-dream/

🔗 Who's getting wealthier in America? https://birchtree.me/blog/whos-getting-wealthier-in-america/

🔗 Overworld is your landing page for video game news https://birchtree.me/blog/overworld-is-your-landing-page-for-video-game-news/

🔗 The Steam Deck starting price is 2x what it was a year ago https://birchtree.me/blog/the-steam-deck-starting-price-is-2x-what-it-was-a-year-ago/

🔗 9 years since the last Dragon Quest game…they just started over https://birchtree.me/blog/9-years-since-the-last-dragon-quest-game-they-just-started-over/

Forza Horizon 6 goes hard, god damn.

🔗 Micro app 17: Next Up https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-17-next-up/

Okay, Forza Horizon 6 is sick. I played *a bunch* of 4, didn't really vibe with 5 for whatever reason, but 6 has its hooks back in me ❤️

Starting a new book today, which after the first few pages I can tell you is adorable and gruesome…more gruesome, though 😅

🔗 + Three things watching The Crow made me think about art and artists https://birchtree.me/blog/three-things-watching-the-crow-made-me-think-about-art-and-artists/

🔗 Google suspended Railway's account, taking down their entire platform for hours https://birchtree.me/blog/google-suspended-railways-account-taking-down-their-entire-platform-for-hours/

🔗 Quinn Nelson on the MacBook Neo https://birchtree.me/blog/quinn-nelson-on-the-macbook-neo/

🔗 I said I'd destroy humanity and take their jobs, and I wonder why they don't like me https://birchtree.me/blog/i-said-id-destroy-humanity-and-take-their-jobs-and-i-wonder-why-they-dont-like-me/

🔗 The best way to publish to Ghost from Obsidian https://birchtree.me/blog/the-best-way-to-publish-to-ghost-from-obsidian-2/