Hey devs, you might remember the survey conducted by MacPaw last year to ascertain what marketplace (MAS, direct, third-party platforms) developers were choosing and why. It’s time to update the stats for 2017. The results were enlightening to a lot of us last time around, so I’m excited to see if things have shifted. Join in and take the survey, and share the link around!
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First, thanks to everyone for the continuous support of The Lab, whether by donation, subscription, or supporting my products. It’s meant more to me than you know, and I plan to keep bringing you the kind of crazy tools and tricks you’ve clearly come to expect. As a thank you, I’ve set up a promo code to get you free shipping on your order: .
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Pi Fest starts today! It’s a software sale event geared toward researchers, scientists, and students. Developers from around the world have teamed up for this 10-day promotion. These are all high-quality apps that make work easier and faster, and with sustainable discounts that mean your purchase is supporting some great developers, too.
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I have a couple of podcasts (Systematic, Overtired) that I do my own editing on. To save Moises over at ESN some time, I’ve been tagging the MP3 files. Not surprisingly, I decided I wanted to automate this process.
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Ok, so I promised this rundown of some of my favorite iOS apps at the end of the last “Best of 2016” post, which was weeks ago. Sorry about that. The sheer length of this list made it a bit of an overwhelming project.
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I have a guest post from Ben Elijah, author of The Productivity Habits. He writes at Ink and Ben, and you can also find out more about him by listening to Systematic Episode 155, where he was a gracious guest.
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