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Local bands are revitalizing a niche community by adapting to the local music scene

Click to watch talk. Getting the middle finger from your audience isn’t typically a desired outcome for a talk, but it was exactly the type of reaction I…

The actor who played the geeky kid in ‘About a Boy’ is now a bone fide star

It'll save your data usage and ensure you have a map of your location in case of an emergency.

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are defined by their refinements: a lighter body made from titanium, a USB-C port for charging and fast data transfers, a processor capable of console games and, on the Pro Max, a new 5x telephoto zoom camera.

Sony pushes its main phone aimed at creatives to the next level.

The heartbreaking true story.

A lesson Apple keeps having to learn.

The Devil appears in a number of country tunes, continually shapeshifting from an imposing caricature – horned and crimson – to something more human. Here, Holler explores the Devil's role in the genre.

Mastodon Rules: Characterizing Formal Rules on Popular Mastodon Instances is a recently published research article that compares and characterises the rules of the most popular Mastodon servers. The researchers find that “Rules on Mastodon often pay particular attention to issues of harassment and hate — strongly reflecting the spirit of the Mastodon Covenant. We speculate […]

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It's impossible to declare any particular notes app to be the best. What matters more is picking the one that suits the way you think and work.

The podcast industry faced numerous challenges this year, including layoffs, the end of big celebrity mega deals, and an overall contraction.

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Right alongside the ability to tag your notes in Apple Notes is the ability to create smart folders. Smart folders are tags and folders on steroids — you can build out entirely custom ways to unearth and organize your notes.

I’ve created a forum for discussing all things nerdy, the BrettTerpstra.com Forum. I wanted a place to have conversations about my various projects, but also to allow more interaction with my…

A long time ago I published a tool called iTunesIcon that would grab an app icon from iTunes. It worked well in its time, but has been mostly broken in recent years. It was designed mostly for…