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AirPlay for music works really well, but is hampered by a frustrating lack of compatible accessories. In particular, I'm loathe to invest in speakers that have AirPlay built-in, in case I ever decide to switch to Spotify…
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My workflow for years has been completely digital: I take notes on my Mac or iPhone using a simple text editor and draw quick mockups in Sketch on the Mac. But meetings or brainstorming sessions have always been difficul…
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Last night I gave a Lightning talk covering a few thoughts on Product Strategy Mistakes (and how to avoid them!). I covered some examples of how to make sure you're on the right track, as well as some useful tools for bu…
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Some thoughts and pics from a recent trip to Instanbul.
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I recently bought a Bose Solo 5 to use with our Samsung TV. I know I know, don't buy Bose — but I wanted something to fit the following criteria: Fit on our IKEA bookshelf, which rules out most wider soundbars. Have an I…
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The Micro Four-Thirds system has always offered a pretty decent range of sharp, fast prime lenses, and now there's a new option from Panasonic. Olympus introduced their 25mm f1.8 lens two years ago and now Panasonic is f…
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Song Exploder is a favourite podcast of mine that explores the production process of a song or piece of soundtrack music. [](http://songexploder.net/) It's fascinating to hear how parts of a song were developed, which id…
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If your camera or DSLR doesn't have built-in wifi, there hasn't been an easy way to get your pictures off your camera onto your iPhone, except by going via a Mac or PC. But thanks to iOS 9.2 and [Apple's new camera conne…
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I'm not a super heavy calendar user, but I do have 2-3 appointments in mine most days. For that level of density, the new Moleskine Timepage calendar is perfect: it offers a clean overview of your week with enough detail…
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This one's a bit obscure, so unless you happen to own a digital piano with USB connection, check out some other posts instead ;) We recently bought a [Kawai digital piano](<http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008TX51VS&tag=wh…
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The new Paper by 53 update makes fairly extensive use of gestures in its UI. With a non-obvious navigation, you have to incorporate a tutorial of some kind, to show users how to get around. Side note: It should go withou…
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I first discovered Principle in April after seeing a prototype tweeted out by Daniel Hooper, its creator. [](http://adrianthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0156.png) Daniel was kind enough to invite me into the b…
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Deign Details is a podcast by Bryn Jackson and Brian Lovin where they talk about design, careers, tools and design workflows with designers from companies you know. [](http://spec.fm/show/design-details) It's really inte…
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Runtastic's acquisition by Adidas this week is the latest in a series of fitness app purchases by sports apparel makers. It's clear that companies like Adidas, Under Armor and Nike have recognized that as lifestyle brand…
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This June, we completed our second bike tour holiday and cycled from Milan to Rome — 750km in total. A few people have asked me how we planned and organised everything, so I've put together a few things we discovered to…
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Google Photos has been widely discussed and dissected since being announced at I/O 2015, but most heated debate has been around its free price tier and the implications on your privacy and how it compares to iCloud Photo…
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One trend that struck me recently, is how many services and products are now subscription-based, rather than being one-time payments. A few years ago, we bought albums and films, now we pay for Spotify and Netflix. Inste…
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Handle is a (some might say 'yet another') iOS Gmail client, but unlike most that only really facilitate better email sorting, 'snoozing' and filtering, Handle can convert your emails into todos, calendar events or read…
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Desktop apps are often enhanced by a mobile companion app. Look at products such as Evernote, 1Password or iAWriter: Great on the desktop, but much more useful due to their mobile companion apps. In the early days of the…
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Unless you’ve got a fancy new car with Carplay support, you’ll need some sort of mount for your iPhone or Android smartphone. And since using navigation apps and playing music with the screen constantly on tend to really…
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