Release Notes

Today we talk to Allen Pike of Steamclock Software about how he started Steamclock Software, building a music app that refuses to play Nickelback, what to do when Apple’s API is insufficient, and selling into a semi-pro market. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and […]

Today, just in time for the end of the year, we discuss end-of-year activities that we should be undertaking in order to wrap up 2016 and prepare for 2017. We talk about taxes, planning, setting goals, and more. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and […]

Today we’re continuing our list of gift ideas for you and the geeks in your life. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and iOS development than we have time to discuss on the show. If you’d like to receive our monthly newsletter with the best […]

Need a last minute gift idea for the geek in your life? We’ve got you covered. And best of all, all these gift ideas are still easily gotten in time for Christmas. (Unlike the NES Classic. 😥 ) Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and […]

On today’s show we talk about our computer setups and how Apple’s release of new MacBook Pros has affected our computing choices. We talk about what computers we are or are not buying, the reasons behind our choices, and our experiences with using Apple Store business representatives for hardware purchases. Mailing List Every month there […]

Today we discuss Setapp, MacPaw’s new Netflix-like service for high quality Mac apps. Last week (episode #184) MacPaw’s CEO Oleksandr Kosovan talked to us about the service. Immediately after that interview, Charles and Joe discussed what we heard, and shared our immediate, and pretty different, takes on whether or not this is a service that […]

Today we talk to Oleksander Kosovan, founder and CEO of MacPaw, makers of products like Devmate and CleanMyMac. Today we talk to Oleksander about a new product called Setapp. Setapp gives its customers access to dozens of high quality apps for a low monthly price. Aleksandr tells us about his start with MacPaw, the concept […]

Today Charles interrogates Joe about his recent experience porting his iOS app X2Y to macOS. We talk about Joe’s reason for taking X2Y to the Mac, similarities and differences between UIKit and AppKit, Mac App Store versus self-distribution, pricing, and more. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business […]

Today we continue our conversation with Elia Freedman of Infinity Softworks, and talk about how he transitioned his mobile software business from the PalmPilot days to the iPhone. We talk about lessons learned, lessons forgotten, and how he had to change his business model to adapt to the new marketplace. Mailing List Every month there […]

Today we’re joined by Elia Freedman of Infinity Softworks. Elia has been building and selling mobile software since the days of the Palm Pilot, and has learned a lot about the business of selling mobile software along the way. We talk to Elia about his history of mobile software and how he has had to […]