Episode 393: Make Up Random Deadlines

Daniel returns from Amsterdam with cookies and Dutch Pokemon magazines, and talks a bit about the work-sponsored trip. Manton helps Daniel take stock of his challenges with Red Sweater, and prioritizing the right work to do given his limited time. Finally, Daniel shares his plans for a strategy to be a more effective self-manager.

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Links:

  • Stroopkoeken – A recipe for making them at home.
  • Mixed in Key – The company Daniel is working for.
  • Buffer – Company blog with many stories about running a remote company.
  • Automattic – The company behind WordPress.com, also famous for managing a large, remote workforce.

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October 21, 2019 at 9:37 pm.

Episode 392: A Very Strange Rollout

Daniel and Manton talk about the public release of macOS 10.15 Catalina, question the wisdom of Apple doing it without any warning, and wonder about why they might have done so. They talk about Manton’s experience notarizing Micro.blog for Mac, and the importance of notarizing for all Mac developers. Finally, they react to the first crop of Catalyst apps on the Mac, and guess at whether the future of the Mac will be more like iOS, or something of a compromise.

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October 14, 2019 at 12:26 pm.

Episode 391: Stuff Just Looming Over You

Daniel and Manton talk about Microsoft’s special hardware event, and the new Surface tablets they announced. They compare Microsoft and Appleā€™s modern approach to multi-platform support. Manton considers adding Search Ads for Micro.blog in the App Store, in an attempt to overcome shortcomings of App Store search results. Finally, they talk about Daniel’s efforts to fix very long-standing bugs in FastScripts, and strategize a plan for getting Manton out of customer-support debt.

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Links:

  • Surface Neo & Duo – The Verge’s take on Microsoft’s newly announced hardware devices.
  • SwiftUI – Apple’s long-term strategy for multi-platform developer support.
  • Microsoft Edge – Microsoft’s latest web browser, based on the Chromium open-source project.
  • Apple Search Ads – Apple’s solution for getting aps to the top of search results lists.
  • Getting Real – Free PDF book from 37signals/Basecamp including advice about ignoring some bug reports.

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October 5, 2019 at 8:01 pm.