Some of y’all noticed that Micro.blog

Some of y’all noticed that Micro.blog was slow or not responding this morning. Sorry! I explain why on today’s episode of Timetable.

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Thanks everyone for the congrats and feedback about the last year of Micro.blog!

Thanks everyone for the congrats and feedback about the last year of Micro.blog! Coming up today, another post in our 12 days of microblogging series. Also a chance that the new iOS version is approved.

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Having fun wrapping up the next iOS version of Micro.blog

Having fun wrapping up the next iOS version of Micro.blog with @cheesemaker 3–4 new features that add up to a very nice release. I’d love to ship it Monday for the official 1-year anniversary of the public launch of Micro.blog.

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Great to see Apple Music coming to the Echo (noticed via MacStories).

Great to see Apple Music coming to the Echo (noticed via MacStories). This is kind of an “iTunes on Windows” moment. Makes business sense, but still surprising.

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With the midterms and now the near-daily Mueller investigation news, I’ve fallen back into…

With the midterms and now the near-daily Mueller investigation news, I’ve fallen back into reloading The New York Times home page throughout the day for no reason. Gotta stop this. I already see everything in my RSS reader or Micro.blog timeline.

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Sunlit 2.3.1

Sunlit 2.3.1 is now available in the App Store. If you’re interested in posting more photos to your own blog, check it out. It’s a free app and works well with Micro.blog.

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There’s a nice feature on RSS apps (best viewed on iOS) in the App Store today.

There’s a nice feature on RSS apps (best viewed on iOS) in the App Store today.

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Posted a new Timetable with a few updates on Sunlit, the updated help.micro.blog

Posted a new Timetable with a few updates on Sunlit, the updated help.micro.blog home page, and when to upgrade servers.

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Haven’t actively used EC2 in a while, but wanted to check out the pricing after this week’s…

Haven’t actively used EC2 in a while, but wanted to check out the pricing after this week’s announcement that Amazon is making their own CPUs. On first glance, the “a1” instances don’t look cheaper. Maybe it’s not right to compare them directly to comparable “t3” instances?

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Hi Austin!

Hi Austin! NSDrinking is tonight, 8pm at Radio. Join us for a chat about Apple development over a coffee or beer. ☕🍻

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Sent the latest Sunlit 2.3.1 build to beta testers. Anyone can now join the beta with this link.

Sent the latest Sunlit 2.3.1 build to beta testers. Anyone can now join the beta with this link.

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There’s a really good follow-up about the App Store monopoly in today’s Stratechery daily update.

There’s a really good follow-up about the App Store monopoly in today’s Stratechery daily update. Focusing on in-app purchase (digital goods) paints a very clear picture of why Apple’s rules need to change.

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Good news for Sunlit users: @cheesemaker tracked down that crash that had been eluding us and we…

Good news for Sunlit users: @cheesemaker tracked down that crash that had been eluding us and we have a fix ready to go this week. Waiting for Apple to approve it.

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Testing.

Beto has a new blog

I wish it wasn’t hosted on Medium, where you can’t even use your own domain name, but I’m glad to see some long-form posts from Beto O’Rourke after the election. It shouldn’t surprise anyone who has heard Beto speak that he is also a great blogger: I walked over to the north wall and read Lincoln’s second inaugural address. My body warm, blood flowing through me, moving my legs as I read, the words so present in a way that I can’t describe or explain except that I’m so much more alive in the middle of a run, and so are the words I was reading.

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Test photo.

New version of Sunlit is out today with a couple improvements and especially a focus on stability.

Hello photos from Instagram.

Testing.

Portland Trip

2018-06-25 Walking through the park. 2018-06-26 Morning keynote at IndieWeb Summit and then meetup after the first day. 2018-06-28 My Airbnb was perfect. One block away was a great coffee shop. Also a shot here over the bridge.

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