Latest Flexibits Podcast Episodes

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 24: Golden Master (Is Best)

Identical Cousins - December 10, 2013 20:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 6 December 2013. You can download the m4a file. This is the last episode of Identical Cousins. Thank you so much for listening! We had a great time, and we loved hearing from people who enjoyed the show. This episode is sponsored by Oxygene from the super-awesome RemObjects Software...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 23: Still Number One

Identical Cousins - November 05, 2013 19:15 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 1 November 2013. You can download the m4a file. In this episode we talk about the release of Fantastical 2 for iPhone. And stuff. This episode is sponsored by Oxygene from the super-awesome RemObjects Software. See remobjects.com/oxygene and use the discount code ID13 for 20% off. ...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 22: It’s Raining in Seattle, Michael

Identical Cousins - October 01, 2013 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 23 September 2013. You can download the m4a file. In this episode we talk about new iPhones, iOS 7, 64-bit support, and app upgrades. Some things we mention (or just felt like linking to): PBS pbs(8) Phosphate Buffered Saline Phish Touch ID 64-bit The Bugs iOS 7 Fantastical...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 21: $500?! Fully Subsidized!?

Identical Cousins - August 27, 2013 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 23 August 2013. You can download the m4a file. In this episode we talk about Steve Ballmer’s retirement, Tesla, iPhone rumors, iOS 7 design, and Glassboard. This episode is sponsored by RemObjects’s Oxygene for Cocoa. Use the coupon code ID13 for 20% off. From the website: Oxygene ...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 20: Brent’s Grandmom

Identical Cousins - August 06, 2013 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 2 August 2013. You can download the m4a file. In this episode we talk about Brent’s Grandmom, Apple developer center down time, iOS 7 and OS X 10.9, and product websites. Watch this video — it’s funny. We Are Sinking. Some things we mention: Bridgeton, NJ Apple Developer Center ...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 19: We Are Syncing

Identical Cousins - July 02, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 28 June 2013. You can download the m4a file. In this episode we talk about iOS 7 and about syncing. This episode is sponsored by Igloo Software. Igloo is an intranet you’ll actually like. You can share content quickly with built-in apps: blogs, calendars, file sharing, forums, Twitt...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 18: I Took a Lickin’ from a Chicken

Identical Cousins - June 18, 2013 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 7 June 2013. You can download the m4a file. In this episode we talk about Vesper, Chatology, and WWDC. But note that this was recorded right before WWDC. So we don’t actually talk about anything announced at WWDC. We know nothing. Note: there is some echo in the audio in this episod...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 17: WWDC Pre-Crime

Identical Cousins - May 28, 2013 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 24 May 2013. You can download the m4a file. Brent and Michael talk to Jonathan Deutsch from Tumult Inc., which makes Hype. Which is awesome software. This episode is sponsored by CheckBook Pro from Splasm Software, Inc. It’s a personal finance manager for Mac OS X — with an iOS app ...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 16: Red Herring

Identical Cousins - May 14, 2013 19:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 26 April 2013. You can download the m4a file. Brent and Michael talk to Chris Liscio, author of the amazing audio apps Capo, FuzzMeasure, and TapeDeck. This episode is sponsored by FastSpring, the easy-to-use payment processing system that makes headaches go away. Create a custom or...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 15: I Got Nothin’

Identical Cousins - April 23, 2013 18:36 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 19 April 2013. You can download the m4a file. Brent and Michael talk about feedback from testers, Siri and privacy, using open source code, Summly, and iSteve. This episode is sponsored by Windows Azure Mobile Services. Learn how easy it is to get started by watching the videos (at ...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 14: Partners in Crime

Identical Cousins - April 09, 2013 18:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 5 April 2013. You can download the m4a file. Brent and Michael talk to Nick Bradbury, author of HomeSite, TopStyle, FeedDemon, and Glassboard. This episode is sponsored by Windows Azure Mobile Services. Want to provide syncing and web services for your iOS apps? Check out Mobile Ser...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 13: Bespoken Word

Identical Cousins - April 02, 2013 18:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 29 March 2013. You can download the m4a file. We talk about Google Reader, iCloud, Microsoft, Dave Morin, and Summly. This episode is sponsored by Windows Azure Mobile Services, a high-level component of Azure that makes it easy to write back-end services for iOS apps. Write code in...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 12: What the Hell Were You Thinking, Michael?

Identical Cousins - March 12, 2013 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 8 March 2013. You can download the m4a file. We talk about changing your mind. Fantastical adds a date badge — when Michael said he was against it. He explains why. This episode is sponsored by Windows Azure Mobile Services, which makes it easy to add a backend to your iOS app — you...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 11: Indie Life - Three Weeks In

Identical Cousins - February 26, 2013 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 20 Feb 2013. You can download the m4a file. We talk about Brent’s first three weeks of indie life. Spoiler: he’s enjoying it. Then, because Michael has a cold, we lose our senses entirely and talk for a while about the Mailbox queue. Brilliant marketing? Pure evil? Making lemons out...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 10: Indie Life

Identical Cousins - February 01, 2013 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 29 Jan 2013. You can download the m4a file. We shoot the breeze, answer a couple listener questions, and then talk about Brent going indie. Somewhere along the line, Michael coins the word fauxnoriety. Some things we mention: Renaissance Conference NAMM Rite of Spring at Univers...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 9: Working with Apple

Identical Cousins - January 15, 2013 15:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 11 Jan. 2013. You can download the m4a file. Here are some things we mention in the show: Black Pixel The Trials of iCloud (with tweets) Rogue Amoeba Ecamm Network Reflector.app

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 8: The Year Ahead

Identical Cousins - January 01, 2013 20:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 27 Dec. 2012. We make up stuff about 2013. We talk about watches, displays, Apple’s online services, and the Zuckerberg family photo. You can download the m4a file. This episode is sponsored by FastSpring. Want to sell your apps outside of the Mac App Store? You should. Use FastSpring...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 7: Number One!

Identical Cousins - December 10, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 7 Dec. 2012. We talk about the launch of Fantastical for iPhone — a little bit about marketing, but mainly about app design. You can download the m4a file. This episode is sponsored by FastSpring, the e-commerce provider favored by cool Mac shops like Flexibits and Rogue Amoeba. You s...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 6: Launching Ports

Identical Cousins - November 20, 2012 16:50 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 16 Nov. 2012. We talk about porting apps from OS X to iOS and vice versa — and about launching new apps. You can download the m4a file. This episode is sponsored by Pinbook from Albina Development. Pinbook is a Pinboard client for iOS. It’s fast, focused, and well-designed. Check it o...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 5: Autumn Changes

Identical Cousins - October 30, 2012 18:50 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 29 Oct. 2012. We talk about the departure of Scott Forstall from Apple, iCloud syncing, Letterpress, and trains. Some things we mention: Apple’s Press Release iCloud Core Data syncing Letterpress CocoaConf Çingleton The train from Seattle to Portland </ul> Download the audio fi...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 4: The Conference Theory

Identical Cousins - October 09, 2012 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 8 Oct. 2012. We talk about conferences — why you should go and why you should speak. Some conferences we mention: NSConference CocoaConf Çingleton We didn’t mention one of my favorites, but we’ll link to it anyway: 360iDev. Also, SecondConf is reputed to be awesome. Download the...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 3: UI Changes in iOS 6

Identical Cousins - September 27, 2012 19:09 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratings
“It looks like something that aliens would have used on Barney Hill.” Some pull-to-refresh links: Prior Art for Pull-to-Refresh? One More Thing Podcast episide with Loren Brichter TechCrunch on the pull-to-refresh patent Download the audio file. Recorded 21 Sep. 2012.

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 2: Everything Is User Experience

Identical Cousins - September 11, 2012 18:18 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 6 Sep. 2012. Brent and Michael talk about performance, first-run experiences, registration certificates, and RIM’s 10K guarantee. Also: Brent will be speaking at CocoaConf in Portland in October. Links: BlackBerry 10K Developer Commitment Rogue Amoeba Flying Meat (Gus Mueller) Co...

Identical Cousins artwork

Identical Cousins 1: Software Is Hard

Identical Cousins - August 29, 2012 05:03 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratings
Recorded 15 Aug. 2012. Fair warning: it’s going to take a few episodes before we’re good at this. We even forget the basics — like introducing ourselves. But still, it was totally fun to do, so we’ll keep going. :) Some things mentioned on the podcast: How hard it is for Brent to add a conta...

Related Flexibits Topics