Daniel and Manton reflect on Manton’s successful Kickstarter, and talk about how he’s planning to move forward. They also react to Apple’s earnings, and consider the implications for Mac, iPad, Services, etc. in the future.
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February 3, 2017 at 3:32 pm.
Manton closes in on the last week of his Kickstarter, and Daniel catches up on his progress. They discuss new beta updates from Apple for both Mac and iOS. They react to Apple’s forthcoming review prompting system for iOS, and the ability for developers to respond to reviews on both Mac and iOS. Finally, they debate the merits of Siri vs. Alexa on grounds of reliability and viability as an international, long-term success.
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- iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.12.4 – Ars Technica runs down the list of changes in the forthcoming OS releases.
- Indie Microblogging – Manton’s Kickstarter.
- requestReview() API – Documentation added to iOS 10.3 SDK.
- Apple Explains… – Jim Dalrymple summarizes his impressions of the new review behavior, after a briefing from Apple.
- Additional Details… – John Gruber follows up with some additional tidbits gleaned from his own briefing.
- appFigures – A service for easily searching and monitoring app reviews (among other things).
- f.lux – Third-party screen color adjustment utility, similar to Apple’s Night Shift feature.
January 27, 2017 at 11:01 am.
Daniel asks Manton about his Kickstarter progress, two weeks in. Manton talks about marketing for the Kickstarter, how many people watch the video, and how to transition from marketing the passionate philosophical backers, to making a case for the sheer utility of the product. They talk about modern advertising technology that allows hyper-focused delivery, and follow up on Chris Lattner’s departure from Apple, and the exciting opportunities he will likely have at Tesla.
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January 20, 2017 at 12:21 pm.
Manton and Daniel react to Chris Lattner’s departure from Apple to Tesla. They ponder the consequences to Apple of having open-sourced Swift, and how important it was for Lattner to see it done before he left. They indulge in imagining what Apple might have offered to try to keep him, and how Elon Musk may have pitched him to leave. Finally, the two react to Medium’s layoff announcement, and hints of a new business model for the company.
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January 12, 2017 at 10:14 am.
Daniel and Manton celebrate Manton’s successful Kickstarter debut, speculate as to whether he should have offered higher pledge levels, and consider the benefits and challenges of receiving feedback from potential customers who don’t understand your product yet. They close the show by discussing the value of taking time to promote your work and get to know people face to face in user groups and other social settings.
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Links:
- Timetable – Manton’s short-format indie “microcast.”
- Indie Microblogging – Manton’s successful Kickstarter campaign.
- Micro.blog – The microblogging service Manton is launching soon.
- I’ve Left Twitter – Lindy West’s article about leaving Twitter because of its low community standards.
- The Crazy Ones – Jason Kottke pitches readers to support him at varying monetary ranges.
- Typed.com Campaign – IndieGoGo pitch from Dan Counsell which yielded $120K.
- 512 Pixels – Stephen Hackett blog on which Manton purchased a Micro.blog sponsorship.
- Austin WordPress Meetup – Manton’s local opportunity to meet with other blogging nerds.
- How I Built This – NPR podcast featuring an interview with children’s toy makers “Melissa & Doug.”
- IndieWebCamp – People-powered campaign to promote individual-owned web content.
January 4, 2017 at 9:37 am.
Manton and Daniel talk more about the forthcoming Setapp Mac software subscription service, and compare notes on ambitions for major software software releases they plan to make in early 2017.
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- Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
Links:
- Setapp – Forthcoming subscription software service for the Mac.
- CodeRunner – Mac text editor with support for executing code directly.
- Screens – Edovia’s screen sharing app for Mac.
- RapidWeaver – Realmac’s Mac web design app.
- Oleksandr Kosovan – Release Notes podcast interview with the CEO of MacPaw, the company behind Setapp.
- Not Just A Normal Day – Our previous episode in which we discussed Setapp.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s blog editing app for the Mac, which may see a major update in early 2017.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s forthcoming microblogging service.
December 22, 2016 at 9:50 am.
Daniel asks Manton for the latest on his Micro.blog Kickstarter plans, discuss the merits of waiting to ship until after the holidays, and the discipline that waiting requires. They go on to talk about macOS 10.12.2 and the challenges that even minor OS updates can bring when maintaining existing apps.
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- Fabric, Twitter’s mobile SDK: Leverage the power of Crashlytics, Twitter and MoPub to help you build the best mobile apps.
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December 16, 2016 at 3:15 pm.
Daniel and Manton talk about coping with disappointment of failing to achieve goals in an expected length of time, recognize the differing demands of building software for different markets, and talk about tricks for managing lack of enthusiasm for finishing projects. Finally, they answer a listener question about how to get started with consulting, and planning for maintaining a suitable income when you “quit your day job.”
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- FlexTime – Daniel’s productivity timer for macOS.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s nascent microblogging service.
December 8, 2016 at 11:57 am.
Manton and Daniel discuss whether it’s really possible to make millions on Mac software, examine the pros and cons of package managers, and talk about Manton’s registration of Micro.blog and his renewed enthusiasm to “bet everything” on this pursuit.
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- Fabric: Twitter’s mobile SDK: Leverage the power of Crashlytics, Twitter and MoPub to help you build the best mobile apps.
- Bugsee: Crash and bug reporting for iOS, with synchronized video, network and logs.
Links:
- Still Make Millions – Denys Zhadanov of Readdle talks about his company’s success on the Mac App Store.
- PDF Expert – Mac based PDF management app from Readdle
- Spark – Mac and iOS Mail app from Readdle.
- CocoaPods – Popular Mac-based package manager.
- Carthage – Another popular Mac-based package manager.
- AFNetworking – Open source networking library for Mac and iOS.
- Sparkle – Open source software update framework for Mac.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s delightfully focused new domain name.
- Today’s Social Networks are Broken – Current redirect from Micro.blog to Manton’s blog.
- How I Built This – NPR podcast featuring interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
December 1, 2016 at 11:32 am.
Daniel and Manton discuss Sal Soghoian’s sudden departure from Apple, and what it may mean for Apple’s future ambitions with automation. Then they react to Apple’s alleged decision to abandon their line of AirPort branded routers, and bemoan the loss of yet another “just buy the Apple one” peripheral option.
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November 23, 2016 at 6:26 am.
