Episode 252: A Little Bit Unique

Daniel and Manton talk about the Release Notes conference, which Manton is attending. They commiserate on the challenge of digging oneself out of software release rut, and take stock of the ups and downs each has had over the years. They talk about Twitter’s acquisition rumors, and ponder which acquirer would cause the best outcome for the company and its users. Finally, they talk about Daniel’s consideration of a hybrid subscription and flat-payment freemium approach to selling software, and the benefits and challenges therein.

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September 30, 2016 at 7:58 am.

Episode 251: Part Of The Community

Manton and Daniel react to macOS Sierra, and enjoy a brief discussion about the user-facing presentation of file systems on macOS and iOS. They talk about Scott Stevenson’s “Thanks, Daniel” project, acknowledging the community contributions of Daniel Steinberg. Finally, they indulge in a little speculation about Apple’s car project, and the recent rumors of a related acquisition.

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  • Fabric, Twitter’s mobile SDK: Leverage the power of Crashlytics, Twitter and MoPub to help you build the best mobile apps.
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September 22, 2016 at 2:42 pm.

Episode 250: The Advantage Of Buttony Buttons

Daniel and Manton talk about Daniel’s decision to buy an iPhone 7 after all, critique Apple’s decision to ship Jet Black phones in spite of their proneness to scratching, and question whether it’s worth shipping a product whose defects will garner ridicule. They talk about the new Messages features in iOS 10 and how well or poorly those features downgrade on other platforms. Finally, they talk about the presence of features (such as drawers in OS X) that stick around even though “everybody” knows not to use them.

Many thanks to our sponsors this week:

  • Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
  • Bugsee: Free crash and bug reporting for iOS, with synchronized video, network and logs.

Links:

  • iPhone 6 Trade-ups – Round up of US carriers offering generous trade-in valuations on iPhone 6 and 6S phones.
  • 60% Charge Limit – News report about Samsung’s short-term fix for its exploding batteries.
  • Iconfactory Stickers – The venerable icon design company debuted several new sticker packages for iOS 10.
  • iOS 10 Review – Federico Viticci of Macstories tackles the release.
  • Button-y Buttons – Direct link to the section of the review discussing buttons design changes in the OS.
September 16, 2016 at 9:45 am.

Episode 249: Little Phrases And Taglines

Manton and Daniel discuss announcements from the Apple iPhone 7 event, including the new hardware and anticipated Mario runner game from Nintendo. They also talk about the lack of wisdom in Daniel’s annual iPhone buying plan, the removal of the headphone from the iPhone 7, and Apple’s recent promise to start clearing out crufty apps from the App Store.

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September 8, 2016 at 12:01 am.