A yearly app round-up! The constant search for new and better apps continues. Some of these should really just be features of macOS and others are just better than the competition. Requirements To Make the List Does not require a third-party app manager (Setapp etc.) M1 Native (nothing on Intel/Rosetta 2) I use it at…

Flutter has established itself as a major player in the cross-platform space. I’ve been working on a Flutter app for the last 30 days, and here are a few things I’ve learned. Trailing Commas Are Not Optional Keyboard shortcuts are great for speeding up productivity, and I tend to spam my “format code” keybind… When…

Goodbye AirPods 3… — What are Open-Back Headphones? Open-back (as opposed to closed-back) headphones are typically over-ear headphones found in the high-end audio space that sacrifice noise isolation for a wider sound stage and better sound separation. I personally own an open-back Audio-Technica r70x headphones that I love. Sony Link Buds Enter the Sony Link Buds! They are attempting to bring…

Which game streaming service should you use? What is a Game Streaming Service? Game streaming is when you run your games on one computer/server but play them on another device. There are a lot of services out there that, for a subscription fee, will run your games on a server somewhere and cast them to your…

The question I get asked the most — You may hear it called developer relations, developer advocacy, developer evangelist, etc., but what is it really? TLDR; It depends… Developer relations can be anything from an API salesperson, public relations specialist, a developer documentation maintainer, a community manager, and pretty much everything in between. …

The hunt continues for the best 75% keyboard! My requirements have changed a bit since I previously rounded up some 75% boards, so let's take a look. Requirements 75% Layout Easily buyable (no customs or unreleased keyboards) Wireless Dedicated delete, print screen, home, and end keys (these are all keys I…

macOS gaming needs work, but… — Ways To Play There are a few different types of games you can play on an M1 Mac with varying levels of playability and expense ordered below from best to worst. Native Games These are the games that run natively on the M1 chips. They perform the best, and the only cost is the cost…

Finally a worthy screen capture tool on macOS — I have been using ShareX for a long time now in my day to day for screen captures and gif recordings on Windows. As a front-end developer marking up a screenshot, or creating a gif of what the app is doing is a great way to communicate to other developers…

One page to rule them all — I’ve seen a lot of creators setting up a LinkTree account to have one place to direct people to all their content. I thought this was a super cool idea, but as a developer, I know it doesn’t take a whole lot of code to create something like that, so…