Friday Finds #7 — tools and links for your weekend
A batch of links, apps, and tools I've found recently that you might like. Mostly web, Mac, and iOS apps that are well designed and helpful.
Has the business world gone mad?
A few tweets that made me ponder the world of business today, courtesy of HubSpot
The eternal conflict of satisfaction and ambition
Is it ever possible to be both ambitious and truly happy?
Sign language on Apple TV
A new accessibility feature that shows Apple at its best.
Distribution is everything
The hard lesson for anyone building.
The touch screen MacBook Pro
A few quick thoughts after trying Apple’s first touch screen Mac
Zero bugs policy
Why Linear’s zero bug policy is rare and inspiring.
Friday finds #6 — tools and links for your weekend
A batch of links, apps, and tools I've found recently that you might like. Mostly web, Mac, and iOS apps that are well designed and helpful.
Bonfire night and sustainability
The conflict I can’t resolve between our inherent fascination with fire and the desire for sustainability.
Selling advice from Ryan Serhant
Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone with free sales advice from a Netflix-famous real estate mogul.
Is writing the least impressive skill of AI?
AI can do so much incredibly well, so why does it still struggle with writing?
We'll decide later
Almost all decisions can be delayed. But what's the cost? It's usually rather hidden, and larger than you think.
Granola voice typing
The winner in the battle between voice-to-text transcription services just got decided (for me)
Is it too easy to build?
With the right AI tooling, it can be so easy to build software. But sometimes, the right answer might be to hit pause.
Friday finds #5 — tools and links for your (spooky) weekend
Links, apps, and tools I've found recently that you might like. Mostly web, Mac, and iOS apps that are well designed and helpful.
Boredom breeds creativity
Reflecting on my most creative periods and how they often follow moments of boredom.
Buy the why
People don't buy what you do they buy why you do it. Or so the saying goes. So where is the "why" in so many new products?
If you get the eyes right, nothing else matters
The marriage of art, history, and cutting-edge computational science: ten years on from the introduction of Portrait Mode on iPhone.
Be the best customer of the day
Seth Godin on hospitality and why we should all want to be better customers.
25 years of the iPod
Apple's fun Easter egg to celebrate iPod's 25th birthday.
Thoughts on iPhone Duo
My quick take after trying the iPhone Duo for the first time at the Apple Store in Covent Garden, London.
Friday finds #4 — iPhone Duo edition
Tools and links for your weekend. This week, featuring a slew of great apps designed for the new iPhone Duo.
A Vonnegut errand
We are here on earth to fart around.
Invert, always invert
The smart yet simple words of Charlie Munger and how they can help you achieve more of what you desire
Infinite dopamine-fuelled todo lists
Social media feeds will eat up every last morsel of our time until we view them for what they really are.