Episode 208: Crazy And Doomed To Failure

Daniel and Manton celebrate Manton’s new Pencil, discuss the iPad pro as a sleeper hit, and talk about the marketing value of supporting the latest and greatest Apple technology in your apps. They also talk about changes at WordPress and the implications for Daniel and MarsEdit.

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November 27, 2015 at 11:47 am.

Episode 207: Pretty please, Apple?

Manton and Daniel discuss Apple’s acknowledgement of “MASpocalypse,” Manton’s continued waiting for an iPad Pro Pencil, sideloading iOS apps, and whether the iPad pro’s sophistication demands a “Gatekeeper for iOS” or Xcode for the iPad Pro.

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November 21, 2015 at 9:00 am.

Episode 206: They Kinda Messed Up Here

Daniel returns from Amsterdam to find Mac App Store issues abound. Manton buys an iPad Pro but has to wait for the Pencil. The two discuss the Mac App Store’s 6-year failure to evolve substantially, and dig into the emotional highs and lows of enjoying and surviving Apple’s platform constraints.

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November 13, 2015 at 3:00 pm.

Episode 205: I Like Being On Stage

Daniel frets more about public speaking, while he and Manton talk about taking inspiration from brilliant apps, and share impressions of the Apple TV now that it’s public.

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  • Acorn – Gus Mueller’s image editing app for Mac.
  • Sketch – Vector editing app for Mac from Bohemian Coding.
  • Pieter Omvlee – Founder of Bohemian Coding and nice guy.
  • Release Notes – Recent conference at which Pieter Omvlee spoke.
  • Under the Radar – New development-focused podcast from David Smith and Marco Arment.
  • ATP – Marco’s popular tech podcast with Casey Liss and John Siracusa.
  • The Talk Show – Guy English joins John Gruber for a discussion of Apple TV.
  • Amazon Echo – An amazing voice recognition device enjoyed by the Reece household.

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November 6, 2015 at 12:20 pm.