Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
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24: Double Meta
Non-developers might want to skip the first 35 minutes: a technical discussion of FMDB, SQLite, and implementing your own generic "model" class. Plus: Casey finally gets to talk about .NET. (Note from Marco: The day after recording, I rewrote my model class to rely on KVC instead of runtime tricks and reflection. Please email Casey.) The types of programmers who can and should write their own low-level classes. Casey's app, Fast Text, and why he wrote it in 2010. John's unfulfilled app idea and name. Getting yourself moving on an iOS app. Victory Lap for Ask Patents. A 29-minute after-show extravaganza about lazy input sanitization and parameterization, extremely difficult games, eggs, and beaches. Sponsored by: Hover: High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. 23andMe: Order your 23andMe DNA kit today for just $99. Become a member!
23: The X Or The X
FU: iSCSI and network Time Machine. iFixit teardown of the new AirPort Extreme. Apple's extended Developer Center downtime. (Note: we recorded this before we knew why it was down.) _DavidSmith on Logic X's pricing and what this might indicate for future App Store upgrades. Whether upgrade pricing is best for consumers, and the upgrade-pricing train. iOS developers acting like the RIAA in 2002. The complexity of modern software business models. The Wal-Martization of app pricing and how Marble Madness formed the modern Marco. Are Apple's policies really at fault for falling app prices? Sponsored by: Drafts: Where text starts on your iPhone or iPad. Squarespace: Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP7 for 10% off. Become a member!
22: Full Brichter
Marco's new-new app, Bugshot, and some of its design decisions. Cutting features from 1.0 and trying to keep Bugshot from taking too much time. Bugshot gets the John Siracusa treatment. Exploring NAS options and initial impressions of the Synology DS1813+. Economics of FreeNAS or Mac Mini alternatives. iSCSI on Macs: the free $89 globalSAN initiator and the $195 ATTO initiator, which comes recommended by storage expert Dave Nanian. NAS backup options, since Backblaze doesn't do network drives: CrashPlan (with widespread upload-speed issues), or Arq (with potentially expensive Amazon Glacier or S3 costs). Backing up Mac filesystem metadata, Backup Bouncer, and current scores of online backup apps. Data hoarding and falling into John's backup vortex. The Apple Keynotes podcast feed. Sponsored by: Mind Blitz: An action-puzzle twist on the classic memory matching game. Transporter: Private cloud storage. Use coupon code atp for 10% off. Become a member!
21: The Transitive Property of Nerdiness
iWatch follow-up. Alex Eckermann on Bluetooth Low Energy and iWatch. Eric Welander's thoughts on Siri for iWatch. iWatch as a means of identity. How regular people use iOS devices, as witnessed by John. Multitasking-switcher implications in iOS 7. iCloud's priority within Apple. Dropbox Datastore API, including its JavaScript API. Does the Datastore API obviate the need for a web service? Nerd-targeted products. Sponsored by: Transporter: Private cloud storage. Use coupon code atp for 10% off. Audible: The leading provider of downloadable audiobooks. Become a member!
20: A Box and a Strap
Apple's Yves Saint Laurent hire and the difficulty in predicting an "iWatch". Technological Conservatism. Panic's Lightning-to-HDMI-cable discovery. Chris Harris on iOS 7 icons. "Free-to-play" games. Coding for practice, and learning new APIs or languages. Overly specialized apps. Glympse (Casey's road-trip-tracking app). Feed Wrangler by _DavidSmith as a Google Reader replacement that's compatible with Reeder for iPhone. Lex Friedman's RSS-sync roundup. ReadKit for Mac as a potential NetNewsWire replacement. Dr. Drang's branch of Marco's RSS-subscriber-count script. Why is OS X version adoption slower than iOS, and could Mavericks be free? Sponsored by: Optia: A beautiful, intuitive iOS puzzle game about reflecting light. Hover: High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Become a member!
19: Designed by App in Cal
John's review progress and show-duration predictors. The WWDC 2013 intro video. (Siri's WWDC 2012 intro) Apple's "Making a Difference, One App at a Time" video. "Designed by Apple in California". "Jobs" (Ashton Kutcher) trailer. Why developers should (or shouldn't) require iOS 7 this fall. "The Transporter" series. iOS 7 Calendar app UI. Cool-looking vs. well-designed. Our iTunes reviews. "Better" and "worse" programming languages. Sponsored by: Audible: Download a free audiobook and start your 30-day trial. Transporter: Private cloud storage. Use coupon code atp for 10% off. Become a member!
18: Aluminum-Colored Aluminum
Casey's fans at WWDC. Mac Pro followup. (John's halo-car post) The Xbox 180. Revisiting the potential for a larger-screen iPhone after having seen iOS 7. Predicting iOS 7 adoption. Neven Mrgan on iOS 7's icon grid and a rebuttal. New Mac Pro appears in Geekbench parallelize.c/xargs parallel processing Sponsored by: Squarespace: The all-in-one platform that makes it easy to create your own website. Use coupon code ATP6 for 10% off. An Event Apart: The design conference for people who make websites. Become a member!
17: Can't Innovate Anymore
Special early WWDC episode this week: Reactions to the keynote. New Mac Pro Initial iOS 7 design impressions. Sponsored by: Backblaze: Easy, unlimited online backup for just $5 per month. Windows Azure Mobile Services: Build a cloud-connected iOS app faster and easier. Become a member!
16: John, We Don't Play Games
Opening theme by Larry King (@laking). The case for a modernized AppKit in OS X 10.9 a la Chameleon/TwUI. The lack of official Apple Objective-C wrappers around old C APIs such as Keychain and Address Book. Springboard #10 SMOP Underscore Should Apple add type inference to Objective-C? Haswell Retina MacBook Pro predictions and the possibility of having only the integrated GPU in the 15". gfxCardStatus The only 15" with integrated-only GPU The first unibody 15" with high-res, matte LCD Haswell integrated GPU explained Mac Pro speculation. John on Ad Hoc Larrabee Intel's custom CPU for the first MacBook Air Thunderbolt problems on Xeon boards Marco's Mac Pro post this week Scaling down the Mac Pro/"xMac" challenges Thunderbolt 2 Asus' 4K monitor The first 27" iMac's panel economics Major iOS 7 API wishes: better inter-app communication mechanisms, "default app" associations, and periodic background updates. Quick WWDC tips. Casey's WWDC predictions Casey's WWDC tips from last year Sponsored by: Tonx: Freshly roasted coffee delivered straight to your door. New customers can get a free AeroPress by signing up for a Standard subscription by June 17. Squarespace: The all-in-one platform that makes it easy to create your own website. Use coupon code ATP6 for 10% off. Become a member!
15: Cat, Modifier Cat
Why Marco sold The Magazine. Teasing apps before they're out, building hype, and Pit Pass. Tim Cook at AllThingsD. Cook's presence and speaking style. What Cook implicitly said about future Apple products. WWDC predictions for OS X. Sponsored by: Oxygene for Cocoa: Use coupon code ATP13 for 20% off. Soulver: The essential calculator-spreadsheet-notepad hybrid. Become a member!
14: Pouring Champagne Onto Rap Stars
Marco visits Siracusa's house and the car-assaulting tree. Transcendental Money. Square Cash. B2W 120 on financial "safety nets". Tumblr, Yahoo, and not screwing it up. Cloud hosting and moving up the stack. The modern game console's role. the Xbox One's hardware design, and the messy world of TV-connected boxes. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Use coupon code ATP5 for 10% off. Windows Azure Mobile Services: Get started today for free. Become a member!
13: Animated Kale
Our theme song by Jonathan Mann -- follow his Song A Day on YouTube, and check out his site if you or your company would like a catchy, fun song. Thanks for the ATP theme song, Jonathan! Casey and Marco get deluged with to-do app recommendations. The difficulty in getting people to change to a new app, but conversely, the potential success for slightly differentiated apps in an otherwise crowded market. Google I/O keynote reactions. Localizing apps to different languages. The sad state of iTunes Connect. Staged rollouts, purchase analytics, beta testing, and the different developer attitudes of Apple and Google. Why Google is consistently able to kick Apple's butt in services (and engineering?). Google Play Music All Access, Hangouts, and the new Google Maps. Apple's Objective-C to Javascript bridge. The App Store UI. Sponsored by: An Event Apart: The design conference for people who make websites. CocoaConf: A conference for iPhone, iPad, and Mac developers. Use coupon code ATP for 20% off any ticket. Become a member!
12: Accidental Server Hardware
FU on Apple's tick-tock pattern. Marco's PHP framework and sponsor-tracking web app, and why both exist. Usability and security implications of passwordless login systems. The Mac Mini's seemingly accidental success. Podcasters who hate the word "podcast", its quality connotation, efforts to invent alternative names, and barriers to entry. Brent Simmons' 30 Minutes To Sync proposal. Building web services on Apple's infrastructure. Sponsored by: Mac Mini Vault: Colocate or rent your own Mac Mini. Use promo code ATP50 for 50% off your first three months. Hover: High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Become a member!
11: A Particularly Exuberant Adolescence
The WWDC ticket lottery and potential solutions, or a merit system. Why Marco sold Instapaper. (See also.) Prospects for replacing Instapaper's income. Speculating on today's app market. The Magazine's app and Newsstand quality. Motivation, development, and homework. iOS 7's rumored visual overhaul and other speculation. The transition away from Steve Jobs' influence. What's left for iOS 7 to add? Sponsored by Squarespace: Use discount code ATP5 at checkout for 10% off. Become a member!
10: Gradual Ramp Up To Nothing
Laptops in school. Getting a tech job with and without a college degree. Running mail servers in today's spam environment. Steve Jobs' unauthorized talking points. The WWDC announcement and trying to get tickets. Going to WWDC vs. a ticketless trip vs. watching the videos at home. Apple's Q2 earnings and hints dropped during the call. The tech industry's holding pattern with bored consumers. Marco's mom buys her first smartphone, ignoring Marco's advice. Which one did she get? Sponsored by MailRoute and Hover. Become a member!