Manton and Daniel talk more about the forthcoming Setapp Mac software subscription service, and compare notes on ambitions for major software software releases they plan to make in early 2017.
Many thanks to our sponsor this week:
- Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
Links:
- Setapp – Forthcoming subscription software service for the Mac.
- CodeRunner – Mac text editor with support for executing code directly.
- Screens – Edovia’s screen sharing app for Mac.
- RapidWeaver – Realmac’s Mac web design app.
- Oleksandr Kosovan – Release Notes podcast interview with the CEO of MacPaw, the company behind Setapp.
- Not Just A Normal Day – Our previous episode in which we discussed Setapp.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s blog editing app for the Mac, which may see a major update in early 2017.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s forthcoming microblogging service.
December 22, 2016 at 9:50 am.
Daniel asks Manton for the latest on his Micro.blog Kickstarter plans, discuss the merits of waiting to ship until after the holidays, and the discipline that waiting requires. They go on to talk about macOS 10.12.2 and the challenges that even minor OS updates can bring when maintaining existing apps.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
- Fabric, Twitter’s mobile SDK: Leverage the power of Crashlytics, Twitter and MoPub to help you build the best mobile apps.
Links:
December 16, 2016 at 3:15 pm.
Daniel and Manton talk about coping with disappointment of failing to achieve goals in an expected length of time, recognize the differing demands of building software for different markets, and talk about tricks for managing lack of enthusiasm for finishing projects. Finally, they answer a listener question about how to get started with consulting, and planning for maintaining a suitable income when you “quit your day job.”
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
Links:
- FlexTime – Daniel’s productivity timer for macOS.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s nascent microblogging service.
December 8, 2016 at 11:57 am.
Manton and Daniel discuss whether it’s really possible to make millions on Mac software, examine the pros and cons of package managers, and talk about Manton’s registration of Micro.blog and his renewed enthusiasm to “bet everything” on this pursuit.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- Fabric: Twitter’s mobile SDK: Leverage the power of Crashlytics, Twitter and MoPub to help you build the best mobile apps.
- Bugsee: Crash and bug reporting for iOS, with synchronized video, network and logs.
Links:
- Still Make Millions – Denys Zhadanov of Readdle talks about his company’s success on the Mac App Store.
- PDF Expert – Mac based PDF management app from Readdle
- Spark – Mac and iOS Mail app from Readdle.
- CocoaPods – Popular Mac-based package manager.
- Carthage – Another popular Mac-based package manager.
- AFNetworking – Open source networking library for Mac and iOS.
- Sparkle – Open source software update framework for Mac.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s delightfully focused new domain name.
- Today’s Social Networks are Broken – Current redirect from Micro.blog to Manton’s blog.
- How I Built This – NPR podcast featuring interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
December 1, 2016 at 11:32 am.
