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?
I gave my 3D print log a new look and tore out the duct-taped CMS stack behind it. Here's why I moved MattMakes3D onto EmDash, self-hosted on Cloudflare.
Read more →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.
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