Apple's EU Antitrust Investigation is Long Overdue
The EU opened formal antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store rules. My take on why the scrutiny is long overdue.
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Book Notes: Dreaming in Code
I finished this book over the weekend. Here were a few highlights.
Video: How I Use OmniFocus to Track Tasks (12m)
A 12-minute video on how I finally made OmniFocus work for my weekly task list, not just the long term projects.
How Much Does It Cost to Build an iOS App?
Most quality iOS apps cost between $100,000 and $1,000,000 to build. Where that range comes from, and what moves you inside it.
Video: Accountability via Masterminds (4m)
It can be hard to keep the momentum with a long term side project. I've found accountability help recently through a mastermind group.
Clubhouse Roadmap Tour
I'm using a public Trello board to keep track of my Clubhouse project's roadmap. Check it out. Feedback on the roadmap style and content itself very welcome.
Personal Lockdown Update
· Series: Journals
A lockdown check-in. I am thankful for savings and privilege, and mindful that this relief program is reaching nobody yet.
Video Book Review: Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro (5m)
A five-minute video review of Ruined by Design, Mike Monteiro's case that designers are responsible for what they build.
My Favorite TextExpander Shortcut Snippets
I added a new one today, for the common need to convert a title-like string into a filename-friendly one.
Video: Nurturing Your Community During Lock Down (7m)
A seven-minute video with ideas for keeping a meetup group connected while everyone is stuck at home.
Video: How I Decided to Build Clubhouse (6m)
A six-minute video on how I landed on Clubhouse as my side project, and what made the meetup problem worth solving.
Video: Quick Thoughts on User Testing (5m)
A five-minute video on running cheap, do-it-yourself usability tests, plus the script I used on my own project.
Clubhouse Public Alpha
After more than a year of side project nights, the first public alpha of Clubhouse, my IndieWeb-minded alternative to Meetup, is out.
Baseball
With the season on hold, I have been working through Ken Burns' Baseball documentary. The passage that opens it still gets me.
April Book Update
Three books worth your time, from a slow reader: Snowden's Permanent Record, Swift for Good, and Mike Monteiro's Ruined by Design.
Video: An Introduction to Elixir
Talk video and slides introducing Elixir, covering the language basics, what it is good for, and why it fits certain problems well.
Putting Zoom in Quarantine
An update on my hunt for a Zoom alternative, including how Jitsi and Whereby actually fared with my Elixir meetup group.
Swift UInt vs Int
Why I am tempted to return Swift's UInt for values that can never be negative, even though the community leans on Int.
Open Office Hours
I am opening free one-hour office hours for casual consults on Swift, Elixir, testing, CI, and static sites. Grab a slot.
Meetup Finds New Owners and I Welcome the Competition
Meetup has been sold again. Why I welcome the competition, and how it relates to the IndieWeb-minded alternative I am building.
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