Daniel and Manton talk about the 2019 Mac Pro and the shocking price of high-end configurations. They debate whether the company who makes “the computer for the rest of us” should be selling $50K computers, or if it risks taking focus away on selling products for “everyday people.” Finally, Manton takes stock of the challenge of meeting his microblogging book deadline, and Daniel tries to convince himself to postpone the deadline.
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- Mac Pro – The high-end computer is finally available.
- A Perfect Wheel – Jason Snell joins John Gruber for a discussion about Mac Pro and other topics.
- WordPress VIP – High-end WordPress hosting from Automattic.
- Indie Microblogging – Outline and link to pre-ordeing page for Manton’s forthcoming book.
- Shape Up – Book by Ryan Singer of Basecamp.
- Merlin Mann – Another smart writer who faced the challenges of trying to finish a book.
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December 27, 2019 at 6:17 pm.
Manton and Daniel celebrate episode 400 by inviting Oisín Prendiville to join them for a conversation ranging from Oisín’s podcasting app Castro and the virtues of selling it to Tiny, to the state of the podcasting industry, to a story of bicycle theft and recovery.
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December 20, 2019 at 5:12 pm.
Daniel celebrates the successful launch of Black Ink 2.0, while Manton acknowledges the two year anniversary of Micro.blog’s public debut. They talk more about the virtues of setting deadlines, and about setting goals and meeting them as a way of meriting your own work more. Next they consider the difficulty of putting on a confident marketing persona, and the pleasure of being able to honestly claim superiority in some market niche. Finally, Manton gives us a progress report on his goal to finish his microblogging book, and we compare several expressions that effectively mean “it is what it is.”
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- Black Ink 2 – Daniel’s freshly-updated crossword-solving app for the Mac.
- Into the Unknown – Manton’s Timetable podcast episode acknowledging two years of Micro.blog.
- AppleVis – Community site dedicated to empowering blind and low-vision Mac and iOS users.
- The Fastest Way to Blog – Manton’s blog post from earlier this year focusing on a key benefit of Micro.blog.
- Elf – IMDb entry for the popular holiday comedy.
- Indie Microblogging – Home page for Manton’s book.
- NaNoWriMo – Non-profit dedicated to inspiring people to write novels.
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December 5, 2019 at 1:51 pm.
Manton talks to Daniel about embracing the power of deadlines as he reviews his success in “meeting with his boss.” They compare the strategy Daniel is using to more formalized methodologies such as Agile and their use of “sprints.” Manton talks through his excitement and anxiety over meeting the January 2 deadline for his Indie Microblogging book. Finally, they talk about various scenarios where “getting it good enough to ship” helps to both get the job done and edit a potentially oversized project.
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- Black Ink 2 Public Beta – Daniel’s blog announcement announcing the Black Ink 2 Beta.
- Agile Sprints – Atlassian offers a synopsis of the meaning of “Sprints” in this context.
- The Six Week Cycle – Bascamp shares their strategy for breaking work down into 6-week stretches.
- Indie Microblogging – Manton’s Micro.blog site dedicated to his forthcoming book.
- NaNoWriMo – National novel-writing month, an organization dedicated to helping people tackle writing a novel.
- Just Enough Objective-C – Daniel’s 20-minute dotSwift talk from early 2019.
- Inessential – Brent Simmons’s personal blog.
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November 27, 2019 at 5:15 pm.
Daniel and Manton talk about Manton’s newly announced ship date for the Indie Microblogging book, on the anniversary of his original Kickstarter. Daniel looks at refining his plans for Black Ink 2’s freemium pricing approach. Finally, they look forward to episode 400 and wonder if they should shake things up with the podcast for episodes 401 and beyond.
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November 21, 2019 at 10:51 am.
Manton and Daniel rejoice in Apple’s announcement of an all new 16″ MacBook Pro, and look forward to a bright future for Mac portables. Daniel catches Manton up on the latest meeting with “his boss”, and the resulting deadline he has agreed to in order to get Black Ink 2 shipped. Finally, Manton shares that he has also given himself a deadline to ship the microblogging book he started writing almost three years ago!
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- The Best for the Brightest – Apple’s promotional page for the all-new 16″ MacBook Pro.
- Marco’s Review – Marco Arment writes about his early access to the portable computer.
- Happy 20th! – Brent Simmons celebrates 20 years of writing for his blog.
- Black Ink 2 Beta – The blog post 1.5 years ago that kicked off the long public beta of Daniel’s crossword app.
- Did You Know? – Daniel’s announces his intention to ship Black Ink 2.0 by December 1.
- Indie Microblogging Kickstarter – Manton’s campaign to kick off funding for Micro.blog and the affiliated microblogging book.
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November 14, 2019 at 1:49 pm.
Daniel and Manton try to take stock of long-term personal goals, thinking of how they align with and overlap with money-making goals. Manton reports back after watching Matt Mullenweg’s “State of the Word” talk at WordCamp US. Manton reflects on the important of simplicity for Micro.blog in contrast to WordPress, while Daniel considers that MarsEdit also serves as a more complex interface to Micro.blog. Finally, they digest the latest Apple announcements, focusing on the merits of the new AirPods Pro, and whether Apple TV+ is a justifiable pursuit for the company.
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- The Theme System – Personal productivity system from Myke Hurley and CGP Grey.
- Black Ink 2.0 beta – The neverending beta…
- WordPress.org – Open source project behind the popular web publishing technology.
- WordCamp US 2019 – Home page including the State of the Word video by Matt Mullenweg.
- Ghost – Web-publishing software that takes a different tack than WordPress.
- ClassicPress – Branch of WordPress that rejects the Gutenberg block-based editor.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s web-based blog-publishing service.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-based blog authoring application.
- Ulysses – Popular writing app for the Mac and iOS.
- iAWriter – Another writing app for Mac, iOS, Windows, and Android.
- WordPress Desktop Apps – Electron-based “native” apps.
- AirPods Pro – Apple’s latest edition of their wireless headphones.
- Apple TV+ – Apple’s subscription video streaming service.
- The Morning Show – One of Apple’s new Apple TV+ shows.
- Disney+ – Forthcoming streaming service from … Disney.
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November 9, 2019 at 8:19 am.
Daniel reports back after his first meeting “with his boss,” deciding he’s a little strict, but not too bad. They talk about the goals of trying to be more accountable even if you’re working for yourself, and adding structure to an indie business plan. Manton shares details about the new Micro.blog feature supporting easy domain name registrations.
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- FastScripts 2.8 – Daniel’s blog post announcing the new update to his Mac scripting utility.
- Register Your Domain Name – Manton’s blog post about a new registration feature of Micro.blog.
- Name.com – Domain registration service which Manton uses to implement the feature on Micro.blog.
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November 2, 2019 at 6:56 pm.
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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- 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.
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.
