Installer | The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2026-04-18T11:05:56+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/installer-newsletter/index.xml https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 David Pierce <![CDATA[The AI apps are coming for your PC]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=914429 2026-04-17T16:35:23-04:00 2026-04-18T08:00:00-04:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 124, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, send me your Coachella fits, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about restaurant bread and GLP-1s and Lenny Rachitsky and Artemis II fashion, watching the new boy band doc because I will always watch a boy band doc, also watching every clip I can find from Justin Bieber's Coachella set, filling the Schitt's Creek-shaped hole in my heart with Big Mistakes, getting increasingly excited about The Mandalorian and Grogu, and watering my new lawn so it …

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 123, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, which Artemis photo did you make your wallpaper, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about Sam Altman and Satoshi Nakamoto and chess drama and Iranian shitposters, buying the stuff I need to mod an old iPod, making videos with the clever new DualShot Recorder, watching Crime 101 now that it's streaming, finally getting my Stream Deck Mini to control all my office lights, revisiting the incredible 17776 series from our friends at SB Nation, moving a …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[The app for tracking TV, movies, podcasts, and everything]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=906873 2026-04-13T12:40:49-04:00 2026-04-04T08:00:00-04:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 122, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, go 'Zona, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about early Apple employees and weather apps and one-page productivity systems, watching Avatar: Fire and Ash on my phone in installments the way James Cameron intended, trying and failing to find a better Gmail address than the dumb one I picked 20 years ago, watching the Artemis II launch because space is awesome, buying a new mug that was too expensive but is extremely awesome, replacing my work soun …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[The must-have app for frequent flyers]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=902558 2026-04-05T08:50:29-04:00 2026-03-28T08:00:00-04:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 121, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, good luck in the Elite Eight, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about Will Wright and sync music and the smartphone theory of everything, picking up The Soul of a New Machine again after hearing that Tracy Kidder died, adding SNL UK to my weekly YouTube clip rotation, watching all my favorite things collide when Hilary Duff went on Hot Ones, moving all my music into Parachord, playing with the NewsBlur Android beta, listening to the new podcast f …

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 120, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, get ready for Pen Opinions, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about Banksy and music apps and influencer agents, watching Netflix docs about the manosphere and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, marveling at Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco writing songs, enjoying Young Sherlock more than I expected, instantly subscribing to Joanna Stern's new tech channel, using the Sleep With Me podcast to fall asleep, and making a lot of brownies with the unbeatable Costco …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[Wordle’s creator made a fun new puzzle game]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=894586 2026-03-21T14:09:22-04:00 2026-03-14T08:00:00-04:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 119, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your agents are well, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about Pixar's future and flight MH370 and sports gambling and YouTube Face, finally digging into Dungeon Crawler Carl after you recommended it so many times, hoping Rooster keeps being as good as its premiere, buying a MacBook Neo I definitely didn't need, redesigning my Obsidian setup to James Bedford's specifications, testing the Fairbuds XL headphones, and putting away all my winter …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[Apple’s cheap laptop looks like a winner]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=890785 2026-03-17T11:06:40-04:00 2026-03-07T08:00:00-05:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 118, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please take my Switch away so I can get some work done, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about moon factories and railroad monopolies and backing into parking spots, finally digging into the Acquired podcast archives, taking tons of notes on Michael Pollan's new book about consciousness, watching everything Look Mum No Computer has ever made, breaking my computer trying to get the Obsidian CLI to work for me, giving the Zen Browser another try a …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[A legendary weather app makes a comeback]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=886462 2026-03-05T13:51:15-05:00 2026-02-28T08:00:00-05:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 117, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please send Android tips, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about Eileen Gu and Ozempic and fancy grocery stores, trying out the beautiful Shiori bookmarking app, trying to temper my expectations for the Scrubs reboot, continuing my test of the Pixel 10 Pro, building my dream to-do list app with Claude Code (it's almost done!), enjoying the beginnings of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, recording the next season of Version History, watching a …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[How to un-Big Tech your online life]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=879114 2026-02-20T12:15:01-05:00 2026-02-14T08:00:00-05:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 116, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy National Ferris Wheel Day to all those who celebrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about Letterboxd and Mike Vrabel and AI influencers and daytime talk show economics, taking copious notes on Ezra Klein's terrific podcast on the state of the internet, buying just about every lamp in this excellent office tour, making Dot my main Mac calendar app, telling everyone I know how good Steal is, re-reading Tim Wu's excellent book The Master S …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[The best way to watch the Olympics]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=875154 2026-02-11T05:50:03-05:00 2026-02-07T08:00:00-05:00

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 115, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, go Seahawks I guess, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I've been reading about The Washington Post and the Murdochs and Polymarket and whatever a "Soho House for creators" is, watching Independence Day for the first time and Jurassic Park for roughly the 50th, bailing on everything for the next few weeks so I can watch the Olympics full-time, loving the timeline-task-manager look of Paso, learning more about Furby than I ever expected for the upcoming season of Ve …

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