Daniel and Manton talk about Daniel’s somewhat-impulsive Black Ink beta release, and the merits of maintaining a diverse lineup of apps to provide varying technical challenges. They talk about the increasing challenge of attracting attention to indie software and other pursuits. Manton introduces Wavelength, a new Micro.blog app for creating micro-podcasts on iOS. Finally, Daniel talks about his recent rant about not being featured in the blogging section of the Mac App Store, and where that went.
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Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
Links:
- Black Ink 2 Public Beta – Daniel announces a new beta release of his Mac-based crossword app.
- Clarion – Daniel’s music-interval quiz app, which has been around for 20+ years!
- Swift Integration Traps – Daniel’s blog post about issues with adopting Swift and supporting macOS system plugins.
- Rogue Amoeba – Canonical example of a company that iterates on one area of expertise over multiple apps.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s microblogging service.
- Stay Social – Cult of Mac post about leaving Facebook and Twitter, including a mention of Micro.blog.
- Sunlit – Micro.blog’s photo-blogging app.
- Micro Monday – Podcast about the Micro Monday effort to promote new microbloggers.
- Wavelength – New app from Micro.blog for creating short-form podcasts on iOS.
- #JustPlay – 30-day music playing challenge from Samuel Goodwin.
- Overcast – Popular iOS podcasting app.
- Castro – Popular iOS podcasting app.
- Apple Should Be Helping – Daniel rants about wanting more support from Apple in the Mac App Store.
- Brad Ellis – Designer of the MarsEdit 4 icon.
