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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Daniel and Manton discuss the temptation to conserve money when outsourcing could save precious time, the challenge of resisting the attraction of doing everything on one’s own, and the many advantages of running a dedicated build & release server.

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• SpamSieve – Powerful Mac-based spam filtering app from C-Command Software.
• MailRoute – Exceptional (so far!) server-side spam filtering service.
• Marco on MailRoute – The sponsorship blurb that pushed me to try it.
• BareMetrics – The $69/month service that Manton insists is worth the dough.
• FastMail – A popular email hosting service that is not Google.
• iOS Build Infrastucture – The engineers at Square share their dedicated build server approach.
• Riverfold – Manton’s full-time self-employer.

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Daniel and Manton acknowledge celebration as a survival tactic, discuss the urgency of making ends meet as an indie, and examine changes underway at Twitter with interim CEO Jack Dorsey.

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• Overcast – iOS podcast listening app whose developer knows how to celebrate.
• Two Weeks Notice: Accounting – Manton’s blog post about keeping track of revenues, profits, and paying himself.
• I Just Emailed Twitter – Kim Kardashian West files a feature request with Twitter.
• Great Idea! – Twitter interim CEO Jack Dorsey responds.
• The Case for Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO – Ben Thompson argues that Mr. Dorsey is the man for the job.
• One Of Our Strategic Errors – Twitter co-founder Evan Williams mea culpas on behalf of Twitter’s API restrictions.
• Today’s Twitter Ecosystem – 2012 post by Twitter’s VP of Product at the time, Michael Sippey.
• Hatching Twitter – Book about the evolution of Twitter, recommended by Manton.

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Manton and Daniel discuss Manton’s big decision to quit his job and go full-time indie. They also discuss the challenges of freeing up one’s mind to focus on work, the freedom of indie development, and the psychological benefits of a dedicated workplace.

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• The First Weekend – Manton breaks the news that he will be quitting his job and going full-time indie.
• Full Time Indie – Daniel responds to Manton’s news.
• Riverfold Software – Manton’s Mac, iOS and web software company.
• VitalSource – Manton’s employer of 14 years.
• We Work – Co-working space with offices available in Austin, TX, among other places.
• Capitol Factory – Austin-based co-working space.

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Daniel and Manton talk about customer support attitudes & techniques, sustainable pricing as a pre-requisite to providing good support, and more generally to supporting the kind of company you want to run or work for.

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• FogBugz – Email-based support and ticket-tracking system from Fog Creek.
• Zendesk – Another popular email-based support and ticket-tracking system.
• Great User Support – Daniel’s talk from NSConference about customer service.
• Omni Support Lab – The Omni Group’s adventures in face-to-face support (and free usability testing!).

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