Smart Tech Today 9: Decorate Your Smart Home for the Holidays
December 2
On episode 9 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about: Smart tech news: Now even the FBI is warning about your smart TV’s
Smart Tech Today 8: Goodnight, Sonos: Voice-Controlled Computing
November 25
On episode 8 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about: Amazon Music now free for Android, iOS, and Fire TV Amazon expands its
Automating how loud Siri replies on the HomePod
November 21
I’m a huge fan of the HomePod – after bearing the investment cost, it’s improved my daily interactions with music and opened access to controlling
Opening directly into Watch Later on YouTube with a Siri Shortcut
November 19
How to use Siri Shortcuts to open directly into the Watch Later tab in the YouTube app for iOS
Smart Tech Today #7: Make Your Smart Home Work for You
November 19
On episode 7 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about the following:
Smart Tech Today #6: Smart Tech: It’s for Everyone
November 12
On this episode of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talk about:
Smart Tech Today #5 – Hearables: AirPods Pro & Echo Buds
November 5
On this episode of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talk about:
Smart Tech Today #2: Mesh WiFi and Voice-First Computing
October 15
Mikah Sargent and I have recorded episode 2 of Smart Tech Today, this time over Skype and on the Twitch livestream. Here’s the description from
Smart Tech Today #1: Voice Assistants in Your Ears
October 8
On Monday, Mikah Sargent and I recorded episode 1 of Smart Tech Today in person at the TWiT studio. In the show, we: Attempt to
New DuetCam app shoots video with both cameras at once
October 3
Today, as first noticed by 9to5Mac, developer Marcel Schmitz launched a brand new app called DuetCam for $2.99 that takes advantage of iOS 13’s ability
Guest spot on the iMore show #674: Shortcuts!
October 2
Catch the livestream of my appearance on the iMore show, talking all about Siri Shortcuts in iOS 13. I even demo building a shortcut live – but listening along is still good too 🙂
Announcing Smart Tech Today, my new podcast
September 30
I’ll be cohosting a new show with Mikah Sargent, which will be airing on TWiT. Get all the details – it’s going to be fun!
4 types of NFC tags to buy for your Siri Shortcuts automations
September 23
In this post, I make my personal recommendations for which NFC tags you should buy to use with Siri Shortcuts in iOS 13.1.
Covering the Siri Shortcuts update for iOS 13 live on YouTube
September 23
After bugs plagued my main video, I took to a livestream to share about the updates for Siri Shortcuts in iOS 13. Make some popcorn, tune in, and learn what’s new.
Announcing my Shortcuts Library, featuring 150 Siri Shortcuts to use with iOS 13
September 19
Looking for the updated collection? Check out my Shortcuts Catalog, the announcement post, and my new membership. Now that Apple has officially released iOS 13
The Siri Shortcuts Field Guide, iOS 13 Edition (from MacSparky)
September 18
David Sparks has completely redone his Siri Shortcuts Field Guide1 for iOS 13: The new Shortcuts Field guide was shot entirely new with the new
watchOS 6: the BirchTree review | Matt Birchler
September 18
Matt Birchler on the Apple Watch’s latest operating system update: watchOS continues to grow up, and each year it gets objectively better than the year
Audible update lets you use credits to buy books in iOS app
September 16
For the first time, existing Audible credits can be applied to books from within the iOS app – no bouncing out to the website required.
13 Features of iOS 13: Shortcuts (Six Colors)
September 16
Jason Snell, giving an overview of Shortcuts in iOS 13 for Six Colors: Shortcuts just got a lot more useful if you use Siri, too.
See You Later, Nerds
September 9
Alex and Matthew talk about the close of the beta season – and the close of the show.