Hello there, I'm Matt Evans.
Writing about technology, gear, and the occasional non-tech thing. Covering Apple, software, 3D printing, and whatever's on my mind. I work in tech by day and spend the rest of my time tinkering, testing gadgets, and occasionally breaking things on purpose — just to see what happens. Want to know what I'm working on now?
For the last while, my website has been held together by two different services. The blog lived in Ghost. The "data" pages — my gear list, my Now page, my projects, what's on my iPhone — all lived in Notion, pulled in through their API.
Read more →Trident Tracker is live on the App Store. It's a fast, clean companion for following the Seattle Mariners — built by a fan, for the fans. This one started small and kind of took over my life for a while. Here's the story. It began as a web app The first version of Trident Tracker was just a web app. I wanted a no-nonsense way to check the score, the standings, and who was pitching without wading through clutter. It scratched the itch, and honestly, I figured that was the end of it. Then I k
Read more →The WWDC day has a few reliable traditions. Tim says "good morning." Craig does something memeable. And every year, Basic Apple Guy drops his annual WWDC Bingo Board — a grid of predictions, hopeful wishes, and gentle jabs at Apple's stagecraft. It has become as much a part of keynote day for me as the keynote itself. His WWDC26 board is exactly what you'd want: macOS Tiburon, a Gemini-powered Siri, homeOS finally getting previewed, a memeable Federighi moment, and the eternal "(One Last) Good
Read more →If you've spent any time poking around tech news in the last few months, you've probably bumped into the name Operation Bluebird.
Read more →I owe you an apology. But before you accept it, I need you to hear the whole story — because buried inside this "I'm sorry" is also a "here's what you need to fix."
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