Faraway, So Close
👋 I'm Chris. I edit podcasts and occasionally write things down. This is my blog.

Latest Posts

07
Jul
Bono holding a spotlight from the Bullet the Blue Sky live in Boston 2001 video

War Is Over, We Don't Need Your Help. America's Making War on Itself

This is America.
1 min read
07
Jul
Screenshot from the video on Anxiety showing a muppet like character in a control room

I'm Happy You're Here

One of the comments describes the first episode as "Muppets for adults" and that's pretty apt. In a good way.
1 min read
24
Jun
Threads "Share as Image" Feature

Threads "Share as Image" Feature

Threads on the desktop has a "share as image" feature.
2 min read
09
Jun
Screenshot from macOS app Game Center from a few years ago with green felt background.

My Random Notes on WWDC 2025 Keynote

I’m coming away from the keynote more excited about Apple software than I have in recent years.
4 min read
05
Jun
Screenshot of Apple Notes on macOS with a Note called "Voice Notes" open

Dictating into Apple Notes to Ghost to a Blog Post

If I write a blog post in Notes, can I copy and paste that into Ghost, my blog’s CMS, without having to do any fiddling or adjusting? Let's find out!
2 min read
04
Jun
AppleTV Gaming Hardware

AppleTV Gaming Hardware

Lots of gamers don't need a Xbox, Playstation, or especially a gaming PC that Apple could sell to at a price that is more affordable while still helping establish a Apple branded home base in front of the TV.
3 min read
04
Jun
Screenshot from the live stream conversation showing Liz and Chris chatting

Community Building with Twitch and Discord

I love getting an opportunity to play around with the tech involved in live streaming. Which is why I'm doing lazy Thursday live streams.
2 min read
28
May
Screenshot of Bono from the Jimmy Kimmel Show

Bono on Jimmy Kimmel

I reached out for God and He wasn't there. Just temporarily.
27
May
Goodbye Arc

Goodbye Arc

This post I'm writing right now doesn't exist in his vision of an AI browser. It'll just get slurped up into the machine and barfed out as part of an aggregation of "commentary in 2025 on Arc being tossed aside in favour of AI barf" question someone asks in a few years.
3 min read
12
May
Photo of someone holding an iPhone with the Brick app reading reading to scan next to a Brick hardware puck

Brick Your iPhone on Purpose

Some people claim they have no issues putting aside their devices to focus on nature—but those people are liars.
1 min read