Daniel and Manton discuss the Release Notes Conference, the value of getting feedback from people in real life, Daniel’s Apple TV rejection, and Twitter’s apology to developers.

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• Release Notes – Indianapolis business of software conference, just concluded.
• David Smith – One of many speakers at Release Notes.
• A Great Developer… – Manton’s thoughts on the “that’s fine for” dismissal of developer success.
• Release Notes 2015 – Manton’s follow-up blog post from the conference.
• Rob Rhyne – Speaker at Release Notes who discussed accrual accounting method.
• @riverfold – Manton’s indie-software business Twitter account.
• Is It App? – Daniel compares gatekeepers at Apple to those who would judge e.g. art.
• Craig Hockenberry – One of the early developers of Twitter client apps.

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Manton and Daniel discuss the paralysis of choosing what to work on as an indie, Manton’s mysterious Kickstarter campaign, and the allure of company stickers and other marketing stuff.

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• Release Notes Conference – Indianapolis conference about indie software business.
• Kickstarter – Crowdfunding site on which Manton will soon launch a campaign.
• MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-based blog editing app.
• Why can’t it be like email? – Brent Simmons’s original notes about the design of MarsEdit 1.0.
• Studio Neat – Austin based product design company.
• Obi – In-progress Kickstarter from Studio Neat for a “smart laser toy for cats.”
• Thoroughly Considered on Relay.fm – Podcast from the Studio Neat folks.
• Indie Go Go – Kickstarter alternative that lets you keep the money regardless of turnout.
• Patreon – Crowd-sourced patronage contribution service.
• Typed: A Better Blog Platform – Indie Go Go page for Realmac’s blogging service.
• Manton’s New Stickers – Mysterious star-based logo for a forthcoming product.
• StickerMule – Really nice folks who make really nice stickers.

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Daniel and Manton discuss Manton’s search for indie development contracts, the market in general for iOS and Mac contracts, and the range of options for obtaining free and low-cost SSL certificates.

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• Let’s Encrypt – A “free, automated, and open certificate authority.”
• Namecheap – Low-cost reseller of SSL certificates from more reputable sounding vendors.
• StartSSL – SSL certificates that are free at the lowest level.

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Special guest Marco Arment joins Manton and Daniel for a lively, longer conversation about his enthusiasm for keeping the podcasting market diverse, hints about progress towards Overcast 2.0, and his atypical approach to customer support. The three also talk about the value of non-monetary priorities in development, and the pros and cons of “scratching one’s itch” in software pursuits.

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• Marco.org – Eponymous blog of our special guest, Marco Arment.
• Accidental Tech Podcast – Podcast hosted by Marco, John Siracusa, and Casey Liss.
• Top Four – Marco’s podcast with Tiffany Arment on Relay.fm.
• Worst Weezer Singles – Marco and Tiff select four Weezer songs they deem ill-suited as radio singles.
• Bitsplitting Episode 8 – Daniel’s interview of Marco Arment on the Bitsplitting podcast.
• Overcast – Marco’s iOS podcast-listening client.
• Instapaper – Marco’s “read later” service and app, now developed by betaworks.
• The Magazine – Marco’s iOS-based magazine, later run by Glenn Fleishman.
• Pocket Casts – A well-liked podcast client for iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
• Howl – A “Netflix for podcasts.” Ad-free podcasts from … an ad company.
• Happy Birthday Grandma – One of the many business ideas Marco has but probably won’t get to.
• Perfect Table Planner – Dedicated software for seating at weddings and other special events.
• Successful Software – Andy Brice’s blog, developer of Perfect Table Planner.
• Discontinued – Home page of Vemedio, the former makers of Instacast.

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Manton buys a “new” iPhone and Daniel buys a modern one. They discuss the new U.S. phone-financing payment programs, Apple’s rumored new car coming in 2019, and Manton’s plea to listeners to understand his argument for web access on Apple TV.

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• iPhone 5s – Manton gets a new phone but opts to stick with the smaller form factor.
• iPhone 6s – Daniel goes for the top of the line, but stays away from plus.
• Apple Car 2019 – The Wall Street Journal article suggests Apple has 2019 as its target for shipping a car.
• Sony – A once-great electronics company that may have taken on too many industries.
• Tesla Motors – A leader in the electric car business.
• Quest for a Fantastic Future – Ashlee Vance book about Elon Musk.
• The Talk Show #131 – John Gruber and Rene Ritchie talk up Apple’s interior construction abilities.
• The Web Without HTML – Manton responds to feedback about his pro-web Apple TV stance.
• Wrap-up Thoughts on the TV Web – Manton let’s Gruber have the last word … well, almost!

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Manton and Daniel discuss the Apple TV Developer Kit, speculate about the original plans Apple had for these devices, dig into the lack of web support and whether the TV could in fact feature a great web browser.

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• Apple TV Developer Kit – Apple’s offer to developers to register for a chance to get a $1 Apple TV.
• Don’t Ship Something Before It’s Ready – Interview with Tim Cook by Fast Company.
• Everything But The Web – Daniel’s post about the lack of web views on Apple TV.
• Every Device Needs The Web – Manton’s post proposing that all devices should have a web experience.
• A World Without Web Views – Dan Pasco on the lack of web views on Apple TV.
• Apple TV Markup Language – Reference from Apple on the JavaScript based app development kit.

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Daniel and Manton react to Apple’s September 9 event, consider the iPad Pro’s potential impact on the future of the Mac, and remark on Apple’s unusual decision to provide early hardware to developers for the new Apple TV.

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• Apple Special Event – Apple’s streaming video from the September 9 event.
• Federico Viticci – Founder of MacStories and an avid iPad user.
• Apple Pencil – Apple finally releases a stylus.
• FiftyThree Pencil – Yes, they got there first, but “pencil” is probably not trademarkable.
• OS X Running on ARM – Rich Siegel of Bare Bones predicts it will happen within two years.
• VMWare Fusion – Popular solution for running Windows on a Mac.
• Apple TVML – New JavaScript based markup language for Apple TV.
• Wii Remote – Nintendo’s gaming remote, which seems to inspire some Apple TV remote features.

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Manton and Daniel talk about some of the expected products to be announced at Apple’s September 9 event, including an updated Apple TV, iPad Pro, iPhone 6S, and new iPad mini.

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• New Apple TV – John Paczkowski from Buzzfeed has the scoop on new, $149 Apple TV.
• iPad Pro – Mark Gurman from 9to5Mac says to expect a new iPad pro with a stylus!.
• iPhone Comparison – Apple’s feature comparison for the current lineup of iPhone 6 and 5 models.
• Craig Hockenberry – The only guy we know who could use an iPad mini as a phone.

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Daniel asks what it will take to get Manton back on Twitter, we discuss support for RSS as an emblem of being part of the “open web,” and we look at Apple’s new ATS requirements and what they mean for apps that must continue to access non-HTTPS and less secure HTTPS sites.

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• Manton, MI – One of Manton’s geographic namesakes.
• Manton, CA – And another!
• Manton’s Return to Twitter – Well, his blog about about what it will take!
• IFTTT – A popular site for orchestrating the interplay of data and events on the web.
• Dave Winer – Internet legend whose contributions to RSS, XML-RPC, and more are wide-reaching.
• App Transport Security – Tech note from Apple about the nuances of the new technology.
• Shipping an App with ATS – Tim Ekl of Omni writes a good summary about the technology and how to approach it.

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Manton celebrates indie life by going on vacation on day two, the taboo against “working” on vacation, and the appeal of “work-cations” as an indie developer. Apphub.io and the limits of Apple’s review guidlines, is AppHub.io the best developer experience?

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• Louvre Museum – A museum in Paris that Manton didn’t make it to.
• Franklin Park Zoo – The free Chicago zoo that Daniel may have called Franklin Park on the show.
• Vagabonding Europe – Michael Tyson’s blog about traveling Europe as an indie developer.
• React Native – Facebook’s framework for native mobile apps based in JavaScript.
• Reactive Cocoa – Not related to React Native.
• Schwa Gets Popcorn – Jonathan Wight reacts to the AppHub.io announcement.
• AppHub.io – Service promises to help React Native developers skip Apple’s App Store review.
• Riverfold – Manton’s full-time job, where he’s worked a total of two days in the past two weeks 😉

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