• # articleDec 9, 2020· 8 min

  One Year of App Pricing Experiments

  <p>One of my goals for 2020 is figuring out a financial path forward for my little software business – particularly around how I price and sell my apps.</p> <p>I've been mostly open about the fact that, for a few years, I was incredibly fortunate enough that my software business was successful enough to be my full-time job. I've also been pretty honest that sales started slipping in 2017 before cratering in 2018. The reasons for the decline are varied – some my fault, others outside of my control.</p> <p>But this post is about figuring out what can work in the years ahead. And the genesis of that experiment began last July when I started planning in earnest and setting up the infrastructure to convert my main app to a subscription model.</p>

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• # articleNov 30, 2020· 5 min

  Standup.app

  <p>Standup.app is a tiny little Mac app that I made last week because I needed it in my day job. I'm not sure what to do with it or what will ultimately become of it, but, as usual, I figured I should make the app available in case anyone else finds it useful.</p> <p>It helps facilitate the super-short standup call I run with my team every morning.</p> <p>It also serves double-duty as a weird, helpful presentation utility for the seemingly never-ending stream of video meetings I have throughout the day.</p> <p>I know there are other solutions out there, but this one is mine and built to my odd specifications.</p>

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• # articleOct 30, 2020· 1 min

  The Apple Hero 2020 Needs

  <p><a href="https://rakhim.org/">Rakhim</a> is the hero we need in 2020.</p> <p>Please don't let the comedic nature of <a href="https://twitter.com/freetonik/status/1322144670886100992?s=20">the video</a> turn you away. I'm not sure if there is a better way he could have presented this.</p> <p>Stay for the entire trainwreck so you can appreciate the focus of a two-trillion dollar company that says subscription services revenue is the future.</p> <p>He really does make some excellent observations about usability, attention to detail, care, and obviousness in software.</p> <p>I cackled for the full 18 minutes.</p>

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• # articleOct 25, 2020· 5 min

  Voxmail – Voice Email with Siri

  <p>The idea for this app started eleven months ago as a collection of PHP scripts and a giant Shortcuts.app shortcut. But I quickly realized it would be best served as a real iOS app. I've been working on it off and on since February and have teased it a few times publicly on Twitter.</p> <p>But now I think I'm ready for broader feedback from outside my small group of testers. And hope that feedback will show that it's useful to more people than just me.</p> <p>The app is called Voxmail. And (I think?) it's the first iOS email client that you can't use on your phone.</p>

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• # articleOct 24, 2020· 5 min

  Talking to OmniFocus

  <p>But one significant change I have made is to my morning routine. And it was made possible by OmniFocus' version 3.4 update last year. I'm sorry that I'm just now getting around to writing about this new workflow because it's a lot of fun. And it just might be my favorite new feature Omni has ever shipped. As a user, it's wowing me with the possibilities. And as an Apple developer, I'm amazed at how well done it is.</p>

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