Archive for March, 2010
17. Pricing, running out the clock, and the iPad
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This week’s topics:
- Follow-up on our previous pricing discussion
- Running out the clock
- iPad vs iPhone app versions
- iPad predictions
Links
- Planet Comicon
- Dominion card game
- App Store review payola
- iTunes Affiliates
- MindMeister iPhone app
- Pomodoro Technique
- iPad pre-order estimates
- iPad usage survey
- Big Omaha
- Rework
The music for this podcast, used by permission, is by Pretty Lights (intro) and Avi Ghosh (outro). The transition music is from Nine Inch Nail’s Ghosts I-IV album, a Creative Commons 3 licensed work.
16. Estimating projects, collaboration tools
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This week we’ve started using a more structure format and pre-planned segments. Consider it Creating and Uproar 2.0! Topics this week include:
- The new format
- The 3 ways to estimate work
- Collaboration tools we find useful
Links to stuff mentioned in episode 16:
The music for this podcast, used by permission, is by Pretty Lights (intro) and Avi Ghosh (outro). The transition music is from Nine Inch Nail’s Ghosts I-IV album, a Creative Commons 3 licensed work.
Episode 16 delayed
Episode 16 has been delayed, but we’ll be back next week!
15. Disagreements Between Business Partners
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We start off discussing the latest on the Windows Phone 7 Series and its integration with the XBox. Next, we follow up from last week’s podcast episode and answer a listener comment.
On disagreements with business partners:
- 4 day work week? Opinions from 37signals and Ryan Carson
- Jason Fried of 37signals
- The Omni Group
- Droplr
- CloudApp
The music for this podcast, used by permission, is by Pretty Lights (intro) and Avi Ghosh (outro). The transition music is from Nine Inch Nail’s Ghosts I-IV album, a Creative Commons 3 licensed work.
14. Paying for Reviews, Mentorship
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We start off discussing the recently announced Windows Phone 7 Series.
Regarding iPhone biz, we discuss our thoughts around pay-for-review sites (that often mask this by calling it an ‘expedited review’)
- http://apprebates.com/
- http://www.appcraver.com/
- http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/
- MobileCrunch catches PR firm writing app reviews for their clients
…which then led into a discussion on Apple’s recent banning of ‘sexy’ apps from the store
- NY Times on Apple’s ban of ‘sexy’ apps
- http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/412064300/not-in-their-front-yard
- Apple yanked StoneLoops! based on a copyright complaint
On mentorship
And finally, Rick’s Garfield poster memories from 5th grade.
The music for this podcast, used by permission, is by Pretty Lights (intro) and Avi Ghosh (outro). The transition music is from Nine Inch Nail’s Ghosts I-IV album, a Creative Commons 3 licensed work.
