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Misu App

In Mac Apps, Mac ISV, macsb on 15 March 2008 with no comments

I don’t know what this is, but I like the name:

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Interview with Pierre Bernard, Founder of Houdah Software

In Interview, Macworld, macsb on 9 February 2008 with 1 comment

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Today I am lucky to have the opportunity to interview Pierre Bernard, founder of Houdah Software, publisher of HoudahGeo and HoudahSpot. Pierre is just recently back from exhibiting at Macworld.

Pierre, how did Houdah Software get started?

Pierre Bernard

Houdah Software had a pretty slow start. At one point - while I [...]

Grease Your First 30 Seconds

In Mac ISV, macsb on 26 January 2008 with no comments

Brent Simmons details how important it is to make the first moments with an app as low friction as possible:

“This post is intended for other Mac developers. Non-programmers might also find it interesting, or insane, to see how much thought goes into what looks like straightforward, no-brainer user interface.” Subscribe to my RSS feed!

Goin Hoodie

In Apple, Mac ISV, macsb on 25 January 2008 with no comments

Jens Alfke gets linked by Fake Steve. Hilarity ensues in the comments:

“I hate people who refer to themselves as an ‘indie’.

Sounds like ‘hoodie’. “ Subscribe to my RSS feed!

Does A Free NetNewsWire Cheapen Other Software?

In Around The Web, Mac Apps, Mac ISV, Marketing, macsb on 9 January 2008 with no comments

Paul Kafasis asks if making NetNewsWire free lowers the value of other commercial Mac software: “This strikes me as an overly aggressive move by NewsGator that has (presumably unintentional) negative side effects. If developers are upset when Apple kills a market (iTunes and the MP3 market, Watson v. Sherlock, and many more), can we hold [...]

MarsEdit Keyboard Shortcuts

In Design, HIG, Mac Apps, Mac ISV, Reviews, macsb on 1 January 2008 with no comments

Although I’ve always been a MarsEdit user, I had found myself taking advantage of it less and less recently.

That all changed when Daniel Jalkut released version 2.0 this year. Now I keep it open all the time, ready to make a post (or at least start a new draft).

It doesn’t hurt that a single [...]

Interview with Kevin Hoctor, Founder of No Thirst Software

In Interview, Mac Apps, Mac ISV, macsb on 12 September 2007 with no comments

This has been a good week for Kevin Hoctor, the brain behind personal money manager, MoneyWell, and owner of Micro-ISV, No Thirst Software. Shortly after releasing MoneyWell 1.0, the app was featured on the official Apple Downloads page and users from around the globe were clamoring for date and currency localizations.

Recently I had the [...]