Manton and Daniel talk about Apple’s recent stock surge and planned split, rumors about a Google-killing Apple search engine, and techniques for tracking user engagement with a product.

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• Dan Counsell – Founder of Realmac Software.
• Future History of Technology – Avram Miller’s piece about Apple’s alleged search engine plans.
• Cringley on Avram Miller – Robert X. Cringley discusses Avram Miller’s allegations.
• Bing – Microsoft’s search engine.
• Duck Duck Go – Another alternative search engine.
• Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas – Paul Graham enumerates a list of valuable challenges for entrepreneurs.
• Tracking User Activity – Marc Palmer on ADN asking Manton about his user-tracking techniques.
• Twitter Ads – Manton describes his rationale for, and initial experience with running ads on Twitter.
• Zendesk – Manton’s customer support solution, incorporating support for monitoring Twitter interactions.
• Tapstream – App install/conversion monitoring service.

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Manton buys a Drobo, Daniel buys a MacBook Pro. They discuss the merit of investing in tools and equipment, Apple’s recent environmental emphases, and Manton’s Sunlit pricing strategy.

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• Good as New – Apple’s refurbished hardware store.
• Dropbox Pricing – The cost of ubiquitous, convenient storage.
• Apple’s Green Dig – Apple’s full-page ad flaunting its environmentally friendly policies.
• Apple Hydroelectic – Apple’s own Prineville, Oregon electric station.
• Release Notes #41 – Charles Perry & Joe Cieplinski interview Manton Reece.
• Sunlit – Manton’s creatively priced iOS photo storytelling app.
• Core Int T-Shirt – Our t-shirt campaign enters its second week.
• Hypercritical – John Siracusa’s blog.
• Accidental Tech Podcast – Featuring John Siracusa, Casey Liss, and Marco Arment.

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Manton and Daniel talk about missed WWDC opportunities, Core Intuition t-shirts, responding to Heartbleed fallout, and maintaining security of self-managed servers.

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• Core Intuition T-shirt – Our first-ever t-shirt, shipped in time for WWDC.
• WWDC 14 – Apple’s annual developer conference.
• Hypercrtical – John Siracusa’s blog.
• AltConf – Alternative conference to WWDC, located across the street.
• Heartbleed – The enormous SSL security vulnerability.
• Heartbleed Statement – Daniel’s statement about the impact of Heartbleed on Red Sweater’s store.
• Duncan Davidson – Web site of our famous photographer/programmer friend.
• Wunderlist – The productivity-software company Duncan now works for.
• Private Keys Accessible – Ars Technica story on confirmation that private keys could be extracted via Heartbleed vulnerability.

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Manton and Daniel recap Manton’s speaking experience at CocoaConf Austin, and discuss this year’s WWDC ticket apportioning system, and the pros and cons of attending.

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• Building Engaging UI – Picture of Manton at CocoaConf Austin, by Conrad Stoll
• WWDC 14 – Apple’s annual developer conference information page.
• AltConf – The free alternative conference hosted in proximity to WWDC.
• Dub Dub Don’t Care – Chris Adamson argues that the makeup of WWDC attendees matters little to Apple.
• Jonathan Wight’s GitHub – Some of Jon’s open source contributions to the Mac and iOS community.

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Daniel and Manton talk about Manton’s upcoming talk, the merits of code vs. ideas in presentations, and the risk of sudden rejection on Apple’s platforms.

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• Debug #30 – Interview with Casey Liss about C# and other things.
• Accidental Tech Podcast – Podcast featuring Casey Liss, John Siracusa, and Marco Arment.
• CocoaConf Austin – The April 4-5 conference at which Manton will be speaking.
• Sunlit – Manton’s iOS photo-storytelling app.
• Marco Arment Çingleton 2012 – Marco’s talk in which he eschewed the use of slides.
• Deprecated API Usage – Screen capture from Drew McCormack highlighting Apple’s rejection of QuickTime APIs in Mac App Store apps.
• QuickTime X – Apple continues to market QuickTime even as it rejects apps that use its APIs.
• QTKit Framework – The specific QuickTime framework which Drew’s app used and was rejected for.
• FastScripts – Daniel’s scripting utility that does not fit well with sandboxing.
• Clipstart – Manton’s movie clip organizer that likewise does not suit sandboxing.

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