Bitsplitting

Bitsplitting

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Bitsplitting episodes

  • Season 1 Closing Message
    This marks the end of the first season of Bitsplitting. After 10 episodes with 10 great guests, Daniel has decided to take a break. You can learn more at bitsplitting.org/break.
    1 min
  • Season 1 Closing Message

    This marks the end of the first season of Bitsplitting. After 10 episodes with 10 great guests, Daniel has decided to take a break. You can learn more about the Bitsplitting Podcast hiatus on the Bitsplitting blog. Thank you for for listening.

    1 min
  • Episode 10: Jason Snell
    Daniel is joined by Jason Snell of IDG and The Incomparable podcast.
    Jason is the Editorial Director at IDG, overseeing the publication of Macworld, PCWorld, and TechHive. He has previously served as the Editor in Chief for Macworld, and was a contributor to MacUser Magazine before it merged with Macworld. Jason is also a long-time fiction writer, and serves on the board of NaNoWriMo.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 10: Jason Snell

    Daniel is joined by Jason Snell of IDG and The Incomparable podcast.

    http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode10.mp3

    Jason is the Editorial Director at IDG, overseeing the publication of Macworld, PCWorld, and TechHive. He has previously served as the Editor in Chief for Macworld, and was a contributor to MacUser Magazine before it merged with Macworld. Jason is also a long-time fiction writer, and serves on the board of NaNoWriMo.

    • @jsnell – Jason’s Twitter account.
    • The Incomparable – Jason’s panel conversation podcast about various geeky topics.
    • Snell-o-vision – Jason’s personal blog.
    • InterText – Archives for Jason’s online fiction magazine 1991-2004.
    • Macworld – The popular Mac and iOS-oriented print and web publication.
    • The Magazine – The electronic magazine founded by Marco Arment and published by Glenn Fleishman.
    • How He Met My Mother – Jason’s article for The Magazine.
    • Chevy Corvair – The car that Jason’s mother and Daniel each owned at one time.
    • Columbia Union School District – Jason’s grade-school from Kindergarten through 8th grade.
    • West Coast Computer Faire – The San Francisco conference Jason attended as a child with Crispin and Chuck Holland.
    • UCSD Guardian – The newspaper Jason worked at as an undergraduate.
    • 209 BBS List – Historical list of BBSes in Jason’s 209 area code.
    • Revelle College – Jason’s school at UC San Diego.
    • Sonora Union Democrat – Jason’s home-town newspaper, where he worked for a summer after earning his B.A.
    • Mac Publishing, LLC – The joint-venture between IDG and Ziff-Davis that combined Macworld and MacUser.
    • NaNoWriMo – An organization for encouraging aspiring novelists to make progress towards that goal.
    • Chris Baty – The founder of NaNoWriMo.
    • No Plot? No Problem! – Chris Baty’s book of advice for aspiring novelists.
    • On Writing – Stephen King’s book of advice for writers.
    • App Camp For Girls – The non-profit dedicated to teaching girls to write iOS apps.
    • The Ihnatko Almanac – Andy Ihnatko’s podcast on the 5by5 network.

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      1 hr 16 min
    • Episode 9: Jean MacDonald
      Daniel is joined by Jean MacDonald of App Camp For Girls. Jean is also a partner at Smile Software, makers of popular Mac and iOS applications including PDFpen and TextExpander.
      1 hr 29 min
    • Episode 9: Jean MacDonald

      Daniel is joined by Jean MacDonald of App Camp For Girls.

      http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode9.mp3

      Jean is also a partner at Smile Software, makers of popular Mac and iOS applications including PDFpen and TextExpander.

      Additional links:

      • @macgenie – Jean’s Twitter account
      • Jean MacDonald – Jean’s LinkedIn profile.
      • App Camp For Girls – Jean’s non-profit programming camp for girls.
      • Smile Software – Jean’s software company.
      • Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp For Girls – The music camp that helped inspire App Camp For Girls.
      • Ladies Rock Camp – The Rock Camp spinoff for grown women.
      • Systematic #28 – Episode of Brett Terpstra’s podcast featuring Jean.
      • @UIPopTart – Twitter account of Natalie Osten, App Camp’s lead developer.
      • @verso – Twitter account of Kelly Guimont, an App Camp volunteer.
      • @maia_olson – Twitter account of Maia Olson, App Camp volunteer and Jean’s colleague at Smile.
      • Momoko Saunders – Volunteer at App Camp and a Portland-based bike collective.
      • Big Nerd Ranch – The “vacation programming school” near Atlanta, GA.
      • Title IX – The US education reform that ensured equal funding to girls’ sports programs.
      • altWWDC – The conference where Jean recently spoke about indie marketing tips.
      • The Frankfurt Book Fair – The publishing-industry event that captured Jean’s young imagination.
      • Farrar, Strauss and Giroux – Jean’s former employers in New York City.
      • Blue Lake Children’s Publishing – Jean’s sister’s publishing company, where Jean also worked.
      • Geekcorps – Non-profit educational organization that Jean volunteered for.
      • Ethan Zuckerman – Co-founder of Geekcorps.

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        1 hr 29 min
      • Episode 8: Marco Arment
        Daniel is joined by Marco Arment of Marco.org. Marco also founded The Magazine and Instapaper, each of which he sold off earlier this year. Previously, he was the co-developer and first employee of Tumblr.
        1 hr 39 min
      • Episode 8: Marco Arment

        Daniel is joined by Marco Arment of Marco.org.

        http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode8.mp3

        Marco also founded The Magazine and Instapaper, each of which he sold off earlier this year. Previously, he was the co-developer and first employee of Tumblr.

        Additional links:

        • @marcoarment – Marco’s Twitter account.
        • marco.org – Marco’s personal site.
        • Accidental Tech Podcast – Marco’s podcast with Casey Liss and John Siracusa.
        • I’d Tumbl For You – My October, 2008 post lamenting Tumblr’s inadequate API.
        • Marco’s Apology – Marco responds to my blog post with a brief, professional apology.
        • Marco’s 2006 Resume – Marco’s recent post linking to his 2006-era resume.
        • 3-2-1 Contact – PBS program and affiliated magazine from which Marco learned Basic programming.
        • QBasic – Microsoft’s Basic programming language.
        • BMW Welt Delivery – Program through which Americans can purchase and pick up a new BMW car in Germany.
        • Allegheny College – Marco’s alma mater.
        • Phi Delta Theta Allegheny – The fraternity chapter that Marco helped to revive.
        • IBM Infosphere – The current incarnation of Vivisimo, the Pittsburgh company where Marco started his career.
        • Davidville – Remnant of David Karp’s company, now Tumblr.
        • Ultimate Bulletin Board – The bulletin board software Marco enjoyed with his friends in high school.
        • Daring Fireball – John Gruber’s site.
        • Neutral – The twelve-episode car-oriented podcast.
        • Core Intuition 91 – Episode where Manton Reece talks about leaving Heroku for a more portable, affordable server solution.
        • The One-Person Product – Marco reflects on the history of Tumblr and what the sale means to him.
        • Stripe – A payment processing company with great developer-oriented technology and policy.

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          1 hr 39 min
        • Episode 7: Buzz Andersen
          Daniel is joined by software developer Buzz Andersen, who worked for Apple, Square, and Tumblr before recently founding Brooklyn Computer Club with Phillip Bowden. Previously he developed the popular Mac iPod utility PodWorks, and the groundbreaking iOS Twitter client Birdfeed.
          1 hr 29 min
        • Episode 7: Buzz Andersen

          Daniel is joined by software developer Buzz Andersen, who worked for Apple, Square, and Tumblr before recently founding Brooklyn Computer Club with Phillip Bowden. Previously he developed the popular Mac iPod utility PodWorks, and the groundbreaking iOS Twitter client Birdfeed.

          http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode7.mp3

          Other Links:

          • @buzz – Buzz’s Twitter account.
          • Sci-Fi Hi-Fi – Buzz’s main blog.
          • Modern Classics – Buzz’s cocktail blog.
          • Cocoa Radio – One of the earliest podcasts focused on interviewing Mac community members.
          • Apple Employee Silence By Self – Daniel’s 2005 article whining about Buzz’s decision not to appear on Cocoa Radio.
          • Enter Magazine – Children’s programming magazine from the Children’s Television Workshop.
          • Rocky’s Boots – Educational game released by The Learning Company in 1982.
          • Robot Odyssey – Programming robots with another educational game from The Learning Company.
          • Computer Chronicles – The PBS television show about personal computing.
          • Hypercard – Apple’s groundbreaking visual programming environment.
          • How to be a “Woman Programmer” – Essay in the New York Times mentioned by Buzz.
          • University of Denver – Buzz’s alma mater.
          • Nyx – Andrew Burt’s public access unix server.
          • OLGA – The On-line Guitar Archive wikipedia page.
          • NCAR – The National Center for Atmospheric Research.
          • Ridiculous Fish – The home page of Peter Ammon, one of Buzz’s early Apple co-workers.
          • Hype – HTML5 content creation app by Ryan Nielsen and Jonathan Deutsch.
          • Neven Mrgan – Designer of Birdfeed for iOS.
          • Secret Clubhouse – Buzz’s co-working space in Brooklyn.
          • Matt Hackett – Buzz’s friend who was cited as prescribing a Hollywood model for software.
          • Ed Nacionale – The designer who will be producing Brooklyn Computer Club’s logo.

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            1 hr 29 min

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