Release Notes

We continue last week’s discussion of changes that we’d like to see in iOS 8 from our perspective as developers and business owners. We look at what we’d like to see change with App Store ratings and search results,

In this episode, we begin making a wish list for iOS 8. First up: Problems that we experience as users. We share tales of woe connected to the keyboard, autocorrect, music player, and Siri. Then we take a broad look at some rough edges that were never ...

Today we’re talking about beta testing. We start with the beta strategy that Bombing Brain Interactive is using for their upcoming release of Teleprompt+ 3.0, and discuss the merits of giving a testing checklist to members of your beta pool.

We continue our conversation on discretionary spending by taking a closer look at conferences and other sorts of social events. We calculate the real cost of attending WWDC, and look at a few conferences that we recommend if you can’t bankroll a trip t...

Today we begin a conversation about expenses, particularly discretionary expenses, and how we justify them. We start by discussing the value of travel and socializing, and the sometimes intangible benefits that we derive from them.

Today we look at the controversy surrounding the game Threes! and the many inferior clones of that game that have appeared in the App Store. We start with a brief recap of the Threes! saga to bring those listeners who may not be familiar with the contr...

Today we have a wide ranging discussion about collecting customer data. We talk about privacy policies, whether anyone actually reads them, and Apple’s sensitivity to privacy issues. Then the conversation turns to a discussion of what kind of informati...

We’re joined again by special guest Justin Williams of Second Gear Software for the conclusion of our conversation about his acquisition of Glassboard and his experience as an indie software developer. We talk about making data-driven decisions and his...

This week we’re joined by special guest Justin Williams of Second Gear Software, purveyor of fine software products like Glassboard and Elements. We cover a lot of topics this week, starting with Justin’s experience with selling entire software product...

Today we explore in a little more depth the dangers of relying on third party dependencies. Specifically, we discuss the problems that Charles has been dealing with as he prepares for the shutdown of his backend provider, StackMob.