Manton and Daniel talk about Manton’s launch of Micro.blog to Kickstarter backers, then check in on Swift and the state of Developer Tools. Finally they talk about Apple’s affiliate program cuts, and the merits of avoiding reliance on a single platform or marketplace for a living.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- appGarten.io: appInsight, appCare, and appServices for Your App.
- Indeed Prime: Apply to 100 Top Tech Companies with 1 Application.
Links:
- Micro.blog – Manton’s new microblogging service.
- Apple Cuts Commissions – John Voorhees of Macstories responds to Apple’s affiliate commission changes.
- Killing the iTunes Affiliate – Brett Terpstra responds in no uncertain terms to the Apple affiliate changes.
- touchArcade – A business Daniel assumed might be somewhat dependent on iTunes affiliate links.
April 28, 2017 at 6:02 pm.
Daniel and Manton talk about Manton’s impending rollout of Micro.blog to backers starting next week, and the merit of picking a specific launch date and sticking with it. They respond to a listener question about accounting practices, and discuss Apple’s apparent decision to stop updating the Workflow app, and what it means for the future of such functionality on iOS.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
- Digimarc: The best mobile scanning solution today. The only solution for tomorrow.
Links:
- Micro.blog – Manton’s forthcoming microblog publishing service.
- The Gates of Chaos – Halle Winkler’s NSConference 2015 talk.
- Study Accounting – iOS app for learning the fundamentals of double-entry accounting.
- Baremetrics – Subscription sales analytics service.
- MoneyWell – Mac bookkeeping app by Kevin LaCoste.
- OmniFocus – Mac task management app from The Omni Group.
- Less Accounting – Online accounting software.
- Xero – Another online accounting app.
- No Updates Planned – Story from 9to5mac about Apple’s apparent cessation of Workflow updates.
- The Future of Workflow – Federico Viticci’s reaction to Apple’s acquisition.
- Automator – Documentation for Apple’s Workflow-esque Mac-based automation tool.
- AppleScript – Apple’s documentation about the canonical scripting language for Mac.
- Frontier – UserLand’s web-based outliner and scripting language.
April 21, 2017 at 4:26 pm.
Manton and Daniel react to Apple allegedly using private API from Clips, and what it means for their App Store apps to enjoy special privileges. They talk about Daniel’s consideration of a freemium approach for the next major release of MarsEdit. Finally they examine Apple’s new TestFlight features, speculate about the cause for a looming iTunes Connect shutdown, and follow up about the efficacy of responding to App Store reviews.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- Zendesk: Bring native, in-app support to your app.
- Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
Links:
April 14, 2017 at 12:15 pm.
Daniel and Manton react to Apple’s surprisingly transparent “roundtable” meeting with several members of the press, and celebrate the many positive signals coming out of the event. They engage in a friendly debate about the likelihood that Mac users will defect to Windows. Finally, they talk about the merits of professional software, and the negative impacts that a poor market for such software may be having on iOS as a platform.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
Links:
- The Mac Pro Lives – John Gruber writes about Apple’s special press event outlining the Mac Pro’s future.
- The Reset Button – Matthew Panzarino writes about the Mac Pro announcements.
- Osborne Effect – Age-old adage about the risks of premature product announcements.
- Workflow Acquisition – TechCrunch story on Apple’s acquisition of the popular iOS automation app.
- This Might Be Our Fault – The Connected podcast discussion of Workflow’s acquisition.
- Panic 2016 Report – Panic’s reflections on the year and its struggles with iOS app sales.
- Coda for iOS – Prime example of Panic’s professional-grade app development for iOS.
April 7, 2017 at 11:14 am.
