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The MAS Crusade - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/08/14/the-mas-crusade

Aug 14, 2015. Everybody complains about it but the change didn’t happen yet. The Mac App Store (MAS) does not allow paid upgrades. Paid Upgrades are the Lifeblood for Indie Businesses. Yes, they are. You can’t count only on big launch. I believe they are lifeblood also for customers. An up-to-date app tells me that behind it there’s somebody that cares. Rdquo;. There was no technology involved. And, who knows, maybe somebody at Apple is already working on it. The iPad is not a MacBook Air.

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Alternatives to iTunes - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/08/04/alternatives-to-itunes

Aug 04, 2015. Or other services from which you could harvest cover pictures or track names were not born yet. It was manual labour. Now my library is in a perfect condition, and I don’t wanna anybody to touch it. I occasionally use streaming services like Spotify or even online radios. Lately I have been enjoying a lot the Bebop channel on RadioTunes. No matter what I. My music library with me. My main Mac is “the master”, holding the latest version of my almost 50GB library. I can stream from anywhere.

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Percentage of Apple Watch apps - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/07/01/percentage-of-apple-watch-apps

Percentage of Apple Watch apps. Jul 01, 2015. How many watch apps are there? While searching for the answer I stumbled upon this report by AppAnnie. On June 8th there were 6,352. When I found it I felt it wasn’t a lot interesting. So I came up with a different question:. In the countries in which the Apple Watch has been released, which is the percentage of apps that have a companion Watch app? I extrapolated some of the data that I have via AppVersion. And http:/ canihazawatchapp.com. It’s still e...

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iTunes parts - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/08/05/itunes-parts

Aug 05, 2015. I’d break iTunes down into the following apps:. App to buy/stream music/movies. App to buy/consume books/audiobooks. App to play/manage music libraries. App to synch data with mobile devices. I am fully aware that I don’t know what’s behind iTunes. Parts of my proposal maybe not be feasible given the current infrastructure or team organization. These are just the desiderata of a regular user that prefers small apps well done instead of a multi headed monster. Let me know on Twitter.

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My presentation at AltConf 2015 - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/07/28/my-presentation-at-altconf-2015

My presentation at AltConf 2015. Jul 28, 2015. I was honored to be a speaker at AltConf 2015. As I wrote a while ago. It was a great experience. Now the video of my presentation. Is out. Enjoy! Products I make: Podrover.

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Gratuitous Animations - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/07/24/gratuitous-animations

Jul 24, 2015. Visual flair. Like smoke on the dance floor. Would people enjoy dancing without it? Probably yes. For some type of animations, or for animations in a given context, it’s the same. The animation that makes you furrow your brow in frustration as it stands between you an your intended goal. As a designer you need to realize that your UI is not entertainment. Title} {link} by {author} {some comment of mine}. Pick ‘Tweet Link’ from the menu at the bottom. Copy title from the post. TEMPTATION TO ...

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Rob Napier on Taylor Swift and Apple - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/06/23/rob-napier-on-taylor-swift-and-apple

Rob Napier on Taylor Swift and Apple. Jun 23, 2015. The web is full of unneeded and useless words about the “Taylor Swift convinced Apple with a blog post” episode. Among all the crap I found a gem, a post by Rob Napier. UPDATE: iMore has an interesting post about this topic. But unfortunately most of the listed solutions are related to engineering problems. The only money related suggestion is reducing Apple’s cut. While it would be welcomed, I don’t feel it’s gonna solve the s...My plan for Twitter.

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My plan for Twitter - upbeat.it

http://www.upbeat.it/2015/06/22/my-plan-for-twitter

My plan for Twitter. Jun 22, 2015. Now that Dick Costolo stepped down, everybody has a plan for Twitter. So why should you read mine? Because it’s simple and effective. We (developers) made Twitter was it is because of its APIs. Remember when 80% of iOS demo apps were a Twitter client? Yes, that was PR, for free. Now Twitter does not need PR anymore but it needs tools so that people can use it in a meaningful way. So what’s my plan? Uses them again. That’s it. Get rid of the Ceremony.