Episode 341: This Went Pretty Viral

Daniel and Manton follow up on RapidWeaver 8 shipping without Mac App Store support. Daniel talks about his recent work on FastScripts, and they talk about the sometimes surprising value of “less successful” apps. They react to Marco Arment’s announcement that Overcast will support podcasts embedding a “payment” tag in show notes, and indulge in a little analysis of Twitter’s handling of the fiasco around Alex Jones.

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Links:

  • RapidWeaver 8 – Blog post from Realmac software, announcing the new version of their Mac web authoring software.
  • FastScripts – Daniel’s script management tool for macOS.
  • Micro.blog – iOS app for Manton’s micro-blogging service.
  • appfigures – Activity reporting service for app sales, reviews, etc.
  • Next Version of Overcast – Marco Arment tweets about the forthcoming rel=”payment” support in Overcast.
  • Podcaster Information – Informational page about how Overcast manages podcast feeds and presents information to users.
  • Core Intuition Membership – Our optional, but very appreciated, listener donation page.
  • rel-payment – Microformat documentation about the rel-payment pseudo-standard.
  • Good Morning! – Shannon Coulter presents her novel option to block some of Twitter’s most important advertisers.
  • #DeactiDay – Mashable story about the movement to deactivate Twitter accounts starting Friday, August 17, 2018.
  • Micro.blog – Manton’s microblogging service.
August 20, 2018 at 2:25 pm.

Episode 340: Going Back To Blogging

Manton and Daniel react to sandboxes woes for RapidWeaver 8 on the Mac, and speculate about changes coming in Mojave that might have enticed Panic and Bare Bones to return to the Mac App Store. They talk about Twitter’s continued support for Alex Jones, and the resulting backlash that is driving some users to Micro.blog and to MarsEdit. Finally, they make a philosophical analysis of the state of social networks, and evaluate their feelings about Twitter’s struggle to maintain community standards.

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Links:

  • RapidWeaver 8 vs. Mac App Store – Dan Counsell laments the app review rejection of RapidWeaver 8’s sandboxing entitlements.
  • Clipstart – Manton’s Mac-based video organization app.
  • Transmit 5 in the Mac App Store – Tweet from Panic celebrating the return of Transmit to the App Store.
  • Don’t Have any Details – Panic responds to a request for public documentation about the changes that enticed them back to the App Store.
  • Big Red Button – Daniel’s 2012 blog post about the Sandbox Policy Language (SBPL) that supports low-level, specialized entitlements.
  • Apple Kicked Alex Jones Off – BuzzFeed reports on Apple’s decision to remove Alex Jones from Apple Podcasts, and the subsequent decision by other companies to do the same.
  • He Hasn’t Violated Our Rules – Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends his decision to sustain Alex Jones.
  • Back to Blogging – Matt Haughie’s shell of a Twitter account has an inspiring bio.
  • Whole Lotta Nothing – Matt Haughie’s long-standing personal blog.
August 11, 2018 at 9:44 pm.

Episode 339: Now’s The Time To Do It

Daniel and Manton react to Apple’s latest earnings announcement, on the eve of the company reaching a $1 trillion valuation. They assess the company’s rising services revenues, and how it relates to Apple’s 30% App Store cut, and stingy pricing for consumer-facing cloud services. Daniel reports on his resumption of iOS development and the feelings of being a relative newbie on the platform. Finally, they talk about the importance of focusing on a smaller number of features that you know you can follow through on well.

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August 3, 2018 at 9:45 am.