Quick Subtitles, now with live activities
Quick Subtitles 1.7 is out now, and it's an especially good update for iPhone and iPad users.
Blog
Quick Reviews, now with a 5-score system
Quick Reviews 2.4 is available now, and it includes what is probably the most requested feature I've
Birchtree Productions joins the 21st century, builds a website!
Almost exactly a year ago, I officially launched Birchtree Productions, LLC. This legal entity is what I use for most
micro-apps
Micro app #2: Download folder sorter
I'm the sort of person who treats their downloads folder as a kind of purgatory for files. It&
Politics
I can't do this
I've drafts 2 versions of a post this weekend that I've ended up trashing. The second
micro-apps
Micro app #1: Yearly Run Tracker
This is the first in a series of posts about micro-apps I've built this year. I figured I&
micro-apps
2026: the year of micro apps
I'm calling it now: if 2025 was the year of "vibe coding," 2026 is going to
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Apple could do the right thing. I’m not holding my breath.
Elizabeth Lopatto writing for The Verge: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
You know what’s “offensive and sexualized,
LLMs have made simple software trivial
I was out for a run today and I had an idea for an app. I busted out my own
Apple
Ranking Apple's products (a definitive list, no one will disagree)
On a recent Vergecast episode, David Pierce, Allison Johnson, and Victoria Song ranked nine of Apple's product categories.
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+ The ROG Xbox Ally X made me appreciate the Steam Deck even more
Politics
Here we go again
Here's some news from our latest occupation:
U.S. President is reaffirming the American commitment to keeping American
NVIDIA's astounding rise sadly isn't powered by gaming
I took a look through NVIDIA's last 4 years of financial reports with a goal of understanding how
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My app defaults in 2025 (a few days late)
Robb Knight: App Defaults 2026
It's been a couple of years since my first post in this series.
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Introducing ChapterPod, now in beta
Well, it didn't take too long into the new year for me to announce a new app, huh?
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If anyone can do it in 45 minutes, it’s not special
This post on Twitter is notable:
This guy literally builds a full AI app from scratch in 45 mins
First
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Don't fall in love with the product, fall in love with the problem
Bryan Cantrill: Love your customers
At Oxide, we believe that the best companies—the most enduring ones—love their customers,
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That’s just how media discussions go
Reddit user jess77x made this comment about Pluribus:
The discourse around this show is so weird. It's either