Using MacBooks Like Fiends
Highlights and Show Notes
After touching upon some items of interest like Apple Watches, the guys discuss the virtues and pitfalls of technology for writing. Our special guest, John Saddington, the professional app developer behind Desk the writing app, explores with the guys where writing can be reinvented and reinvigorated.
Show Notes & Links
Ready Player One, the upcoming movie directed by Steven Speilberg
Anxious Machine podcast, by Robert McGinley Myers
Humans Need Not Apply, video by CGP Grey
Becoming Steve Jobs, the biography — available for the Kindle and in audiobook
Video games of the past, like Super Mario Bros. 3, with their pipes
Visual Basic software programming
The “#1” in online World of Warcraft dating sites today
The Iron Yard, 12-week course for software development
The Verge’s video review of the Apple Watch
Fitbit activity tracker devices
The Apple Watch will not be available April 24th for in-store pick up
The new MacBook that John is interested shopping for
Comes in silver, gold, and space gray
Joshua likes his 2014 11-inch MacBook Air
Markdown syntax at Daring Fireball
MarsEdit 3: Another desktop publishing client
Daniel Jalkut, app developer of MarsEdit
Evernote, the notes app that John and Joe aren’t excited about