Daniel and Manton talk a bit more about WWDC announcements, and about having the discipline to put off playing with shiny new technologies while focusing on making progress with current projects. They talk about the practicality of adopting Catalyst in the short term, while SwiftUI may still be best to put off. They react to the Mac Pro and debate the merit of Apple selling to such a high end segment of the market. Finally, Manton admits that he’s trying again to embrace direct email marketing to his customers, and Daniel agrees it’s time he finally got on board as well.

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Links:

• WWDC 2019 Wrap-up – Manton’s blog post reviewing his experience at the conference.
• Mac Pro – Apple’s latest swing at a computer decidedly not for the rest of us.
• Micro Monday – Jean MacDonald’s Micro-blog-focused podcast.
• Micro.blog Weekly Newsletter – First edition of Manton’s new weekly email to customers.
• MailChimp Pricing Plans – MailChimp’s pricing for new customers as of May 15, 2019.
• Still Want Emails? – Panic’s blunt question at the top of their June, 2017 newsletter.

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Manton and Daniel catch up after WWDC. Daniel’s talks about coming to terms with Apple’s size and power after visiting Apple Park. They revisit their opinions about San Jose as a city for conferences, and agree the electric scooters are a nice touch. Finally, they get into the keynote announcements, mostly focusing on SwiftUI and Catalyst.

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Links:

• Apple Park – Apple’s newish Cupertino headquarters.
• Guadalupe River link – The waterway that passes through San Jose, near WWDC.
• WWDC 2019 Keynote – Watch the video on YouTube.
• SwiftUI – Documentation on Apple’s new Swift-based, declarative UI framework.
• SwiftUI by Example – An impressively quickly created book of examples from Paul Hudson.
• Legit Question – Drew McCormack wants to know why people are so excited by SwiftUI.
• NewNewsWire on GitHub – The iOS project is switching to SwiftUI.
• It’s Time – Marco Arment tweets about finally learning Swift.
• SwiftUI Tutorials – Excellent SwiftUI tutorials from Apple, including sample projects.

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Daniel and Manton celebrate 11 years of publishing Core Intuition. They recall the earliest years, and answer listener questions pertaining to the anniversary. The discussion includes wondering how they’ve lasted this long, examining the ways they’ve influenced each other over the years, and what it would take for them to abandon Apple’s platforms. Finally, they look forward to traveling to San Jose next week for WWDC!

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Links:

• Two Voices – Episode 1 of Core Intuition.
• Steve Scott (Scotty) – Former organizer of NSConference, and traveler to Oxford for a pub visit with Daniel.
• Mike Abdullah – Another pub visitor.
• Graham Lee – And another pub visitor!
• Twitterrific – One of the first iOS apps.
• Craig Hockenberry – Developer of Twitterrific for iOS.
• Tweet Marker – Manton’s erstwhile Twitter timeline syncing app.
• The Talk Show – The rare podcast that has lasted as long as ours.
• Play.date – Forthcoming gaming device from Panic.
• Micro.blog – Manton’s micro-blogging service.
• The Third Era of WWDC – Manton’s 2014 about coming changes to WWDC.

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Manton talks with Daniel about Micro.blog’s mention in The New Yorker, which leads into a discussion about being on the lookout for PR opportunities, and “answering every call” even if you don’t particularly feel like talking to the press. Daniel reviews his experiences with Setapp, one week into listing MarsEdit on the subscription service, and the two reflect on the virtue of investing in multiple sales channels as a way of diversifying the opportunity for lucky breaks.

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Links:

• Can Indie Social Media Save Us? – Article in the New Yorker featuring Manton’s Micro.blog, among other services.
• Cal Newport – Author of the New Yorker article.
• New Yorker Fact Checker – As it happens, they’re got a job listing.
• Setapp – Subscription software service for the Mac.
• Timing – Mac-based time-tracking app that is featured in Setapp.
• Daniel Alm – Developer of Timing.

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Daniel talks to Manton about his experience adding MarsEdit to the Setapp subscription software service, and connects it to a general thrust of trying new things to expand his indie business revenues. They talk through a number of issues relating to Setapp, and delve again into questions about balancing efforts invested into development vs. other activities such as marketing.

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Links:

• Setapp – The macOS app subscription service that Daniel recently listed MarsEdit with.
• Dan Counsell – Founder of Realmac Software and early booster of Setapp.
• Reach is Overrated – Seth Godin argues that reaching the right people is more important than reachin the most.

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Manton checks in with Daniel’s impression of his Amazon Echo after finally cracking it open. They compare and contrast with the HomePod/Siri experience. In response to a listener question, they talk about the tradeoffs of being publicly accessible to users, and the impact that has on free time for “real work.” Finally, they talk a little bit about “bad customer behavior” when it comes to support inquiries.

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Links:

• Amazon Echo – The smart speaker that Daniel finally started playing with.
• Only Apple Devices – Confirmation that Apple’s “Wi-Fi password sharing” feature only works with their own devices.
• HomePod – Apple’s smart speaker.
• Core Int Slack – Sign-up page for our friendly online community.

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Daniel and Manton continue looking forward to expected WWDC announcements, while also keeping their hopes and dreams in check. They discuss Steve Troughton-Smith’s adaptation of several 3rd-party iOS apps to Marzipan. They explore the changes Apple might make to iOS APIs to allow for more automated compliance with Mac UI standards. Finally, Daniel still hasn’t opened his Amazon Echo, and Manton wishes he had an in-car Alexa device.

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Links:

• WWDC 2019 – Apple’s annual developer conference.
• Mixed in Key – Audio software company that Daniel is working for.
• Zero Effort – Steve Troughton-Smith looks forward to WWDC and the resulting Marzipan apps to come.
• Amazon Echo – Still in the box waiting for Daniel to open it.
• Surface Buds – Paul Thurrott reports on Microsoft’s alleged development of AirPods alternatives.
• Cortana – Microsoft’s personal assistant technology.

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Manton and Daniel talk about keeping in the indie software release habit even while much of your time is taking up by a “day job.” They discuss the merit of optimizing release workflows to remove friction from shipping. Manton talks about Micro.blog’s great new window resizing ability, and Daniel gives him an inordinately hard time about this one little limitation.

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Links:

• Fixes for Crashes and Glitches – Daniel’s blog post announcing MarsEdit 4.3.1.
• Sparkle – The open-source software update framework for Mac.
• FastScripts – Daniel’s script utility for Mac.
• Black Ink 2 Beta – Public beta of Daniel’s crossword app for Mac.
• Micro.blog for Mac – Mac download of Manton’s Micro.blog client.
• Sunlit – Micro.blog photo-bloogging app.
• Swish – Daniel’s only iOS app: a whitenoise generator.
• Fastlane – Mobile app distribution tools.
• Notarizing Your App – Documentation about the Mac app notarization process.

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Daniel and Manton react to a 9to5Mac article detailing purported changes coming in iOS 13. They weigh the significance of multi-window support on the iPad, and what it means for Marzipan and the future of the Mac. Daniel anticipates using his unopened Amazon Echo, getting the two off on a discussion about Siri’s continuing shortcomings, and whether WWDC will bring any major new updates to the technology.

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Links:

• iOS 13 Leaks: – Gui Rambo reporting for 9to5mac.
• Apple Arcade – Apple’s forthcoming subscription gaming service.
• Amazon Echo (2nd Generation) – The Echo device sitting unopened in Daniel’s office.
• HomePod – The Apple device occasionally butting in to Daniel’s family life.
• Siri Intents – Documentation about Apple’s 3rd party extension support for Siri.
• Time to Play Fair – Spotify’s complaint against Apple’s business practices.

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Manton and Daniel catch up after Manton’s road trip to the Peers Conference in New Orleans, and his simultaneous launch of a major new video upload and hosting service for Micro.blog. Daniel talks about his efforts so far to balance the time demands of his indie software development with his new full-ish time job. The two motivate each other, and everybody listening to blog more, and finally they talk about the rumors of iTunes being broken up, and apparent impact Marzipan will have on Apple and 3rd party developers.

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Links:

• Peers Conference – Developer conference in New Orleans that Manton recently attended.
• Video Hosting in Micro.blog – Manton’s blog post announcing a major new feature.
• Fairly Confident – Steven Troughton-Smith tweets that he has reason to believe iTunes will be split up.
• 9to5 Confirms – Guilherme Rambo follows up with a story verifying Troughton-Smith’s hunch with anonymous sources.
• Toggle System Grayscale Mode – Daniel’s recent blog post about hacking into the system to discover a non-obvious automation opportunity.
• Micro Monday with Jean MacDonald – Official Micro.blog podcast featuring interviews with various Micro.blog bloggers.

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