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iPad Diaries: Using a Mac from iOS, Part 1 – Finder Folders, Siri Shortcuts, and App Windows with Keyboard Maestro

 iPad Diaries: Using a Mac from iOS, Part 1 – Finder Folders, Siri Shortcuts, and App Windows with Keyboard Maestro

iPad Diaries is a regular series about using the iPad as a primary computer. You can find more installments here and subscribe to the dedicated RSS feed.

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The Apple Watch Is the Best Smartwatch for iPhone Owners

 The Apple Watch Is the Best Smartwatch for iPhone Owners

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I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

 I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

Goodbye Big FiveReporter Kashmir Hill spent six weeks blocking Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from getting her money, data, and attention, using a custom-built VPN. Here’s what happened.

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I Cut Apple Out of My Life. It Was Devastating

 I Cut Apple Out of My Life. It Was Devastating

Goodbye Big FiveReporter Kashmir Hill spent six weeks blocking Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from getting her money, data, and attention, using a custom-built VPN. Here’s what happened.

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How to Set Up Your MacBook From Scratch

 How to Set Up Your MacBook From Scratch

Can you remember the last time you wiped your MacBook and reinstalled everything? I’d guess somewhere around “never,” but there are plenty of reasons you might want to Exterminatus your system, ranging from the serious (a major error with macOS) to the so-so (your system feels sluggish after a

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7 steps to building an engineering competency matrix

 7 steps to building an engineering competency matrix

Every engineer deserves a clear growth path so they can understand, plan, and execute on meaningful career growth.

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I Cut Microsoft Out of My Life—or So I Thought

 I Cut Microsoft Out of My Life—or So I Thought

Goodbye Big FiveReporter Kashmir Hill spent six weeks blocking Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from getting her money, data, and attention, using a custom-built VPN. Here’s what happened.

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Spotify’s grand plan for podcasts is taking shape

 Spotify’s grand plan for podcasts is taking shape

In the month since Spotify announced plans to spend up to $500 million on podcasting, it’s homed in on exclusive content plans, hinted at ongoing work to improve discovery, and broadly started to construct a picture of how it views the future of podcasts.

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Testing with Jest: from zero to hero

 Testing with Jest: from zero to hero

I’ve been a regular user of Jest for quite some time. Originally, I used it like any other test runner but in some cases, I used it simply because it’s the default testing framework in create-react-app. For a long time, I was not using Jest to its full potential.

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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will shift to emphasize encrypted ephemeral messages

Facebook will increasingly shift its focus away from public posts to encrypted, ephemeral communications on its trio of messaging apps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today in a significant new blog post.

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Hey Siri, what's my blood sugar? Learning to Code with Apple's iPhone Shortcuts

 Hey Siri, what's my blood sugar? Learning to Code with Apple's iPhone Shortcuts

Bear with me here. Apple Shortcuts (free on the App Store) is extraordinary and you shouldn't sleep on it. In fact, you should use it and explore it as it's amazing. I would go even further and say it could be a great place to learn to code!

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Lyft’s S-1, Demand > Supply, Lyft Concerns

Stratechery.com is supported by subscriptions to the Daily Update. The Daily Update consists of substantial analysis of the news of the day (~1800 words) delivered via three daily emails in addition to the free weekly article (four total articles per week).

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Changes at HBO, AT&T’s Strategic Rationale, HBO’s Differentiation

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An Update on the Battle for the Home, Apple’s Strategy Credit — and Tax, The Data Strategy Credit

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Amazon Abandons New York, The Upside of Amazon’s Decision, Waymo and Disruption

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Amazon Acquires Eero, Owning the Home, Amazon’s Earnings

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Race Across The World hits the screens

As Race Across The World hits our screens, the 1st Option Head of High Risk Services, Chris Lawton, who led on the security and safety support for the production, gives 5 of the fundamentals to supporting such an ambitious production. A lot of effort went into reconnoitring this production.

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EditorConfig code formatting from the command line with .NET Core's dotnet format global tool

 EditorConfig code formatting from the command line with .NET Core's dotnet format global tool

If you're a .NET developer like myself, there's a ton of great .NET EditorConfig options you can set to ensure the team uses consistent Language Conventions, Naming Conventions, and Formatting Rules. If you're using Visual Studios 2010, 2012, 2013, or 2015, fear not.

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A report describes high turnover and toxic workplace culture at finance startup Revolut

 A report describes high turnover and toxic workplace culture at finance startup Revolut

A pair of reports last week painted a negative picture of UK-based finance startup Revolut.

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How to Streamline Every Area of Your Life

 How to Streamline Every Area of Your Life

Errands:Keep a running to-do list for errands. Sounds very basic but most people don’t have a separate to-do list for their admin tasks. Instead, they try to remember it, write it on post-its or set random reminders. Save yourself some time and start to manage your errands properly.

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Exponent Podcast: Valuing Value Chains

On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss The Value Chain Constraint. Listen to it here.

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Exponent Podcast: Why Exponent Isn’t On Spotify

On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play. Listen to it here.

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