WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:19.779 The Weekly Thing, issue 10. Weekly Thing for July 15, twenty seventeen. Published July 15, twenty seventeen. By Jamie Thingelstad. In this issue: Scheduling secrets, bullshit detection, Caddy HTTPS server, OmniGraffle 3.0 for iOS, Scapple, DRM toxic to culture, microservices design patterns, Acorn 6. 00:00:20.379 --> 00:00:38.814 This week was absolutely bananas!  One of those weeks where you just hold on tight and manage to the end as best you can. Don't get me wrong, all good stuff, just a lot of it! Some sugar on top of it all -- Minnestar launched a brand new website, and we had another great Minnedemo event this week! 00:00:39.314 --> 00:00:56.480 This week brings a brand new section to the Weekly Thing, a highlighted iOS application. I will use this to share a recent iOS application that I have found valuable and why. I think this will be a lot of fun. I’m always trying out new applications and I’m looking forward to sharing them. 00:00:57.880 --> 00:00:59.191 Now, the Photog section. 00:00:59.791 --> 00:01:10.008 Minnedemo happens at a wide variety of venues, but it’s always a lot of fun to have it in a busy place like Downtown Minneapolis and to see the event name 'up in lights'! 00:01:10.508 --> 00:01:18.313 July 13, twenty seventeen, 6:53 PM 730 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis‎ MN‎ 55403 United States. 00:01:19.713 --> 00:01:21.044 That's the end of Photog. 00:01:22.444 --> 00:01:23.683 Now, the Links section. 00:01:24.283 --> 00:01:31.840 Link one. Eleven Experts Share The Secrets of Scheduling Everything in Your Calendar, The School for Scheduling Everything. 00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:52.334 Managing your calendar is an important task most of us. I was also excited to see my friend Garrick Van Buren in here! I've thought a lot about calendaring methods and tools. The one outcome I have so far is it is very personal and has to be appropriate for your demands. One size certainly does not fit all in this area. 00:01:53.234 --> 00:01:57.369 Link two. Introductory bullshit detection for non-technical managers. 00:01:57.869 --> 00:02:06.105 Good article that, by the way, isn't just for non-technical managers. I've seen many technical managers get sidelined working through projects. 00:02:07.005 --> 00:02:09.621 Link three. The Learning Water Meter, FLUID. 00:02:10.121 --> 00:02:21.811 I saw this Minnesota-made product at Minnedemo this week and it looks great! There are a number of devices like this for electricity, but I hadn't seen one for measuring and monitoring water use. 00:02:22.711 --> 00:02:26.383 Link four. Caddy, The HTTP/2 Web Server with Automatic HTTPS. 00:02:26.883 --> 00:02:40.793 I hadn't heard of this web server but it looks fabulous! Every feature looks great and it looks super simple to run. I’m trying to not run any of my own infrastructure, but apps like this make it compelling and really easy if you do. 00:02:41.693 --> 00:02:47.261 Link five. OmniGraffle 3.0 Brings the Power of Its macOS Counterpart to iOS, MacStories. 00:02:47.761 --> 00:03:11.777 It’s great to see what OmniGroup is doing with there applications on iOS. They are innovating in user experience, capability and business model. If you are wondering how professional software will look in 10 years, look at OmniGroup. I’m also very excited about the launch of Omni Automation, their Javascript automation framework here. I can’t wait to see that appear in OmniFocus. 00:03:12.677 --> 00:03:16.917 Link six. asocialfolder, Markdown-based, Dropbox-enabled website hosting. 00:03:17.417 --> 00:03:27.909 What a cool concept, use Dropbox to put static markdown files in and publish them right away to the web. For simple sites this would be a very easy way to get content online. 00:03:28.809 --> 00:03:33.057 Link seven. Going beyond the basic checklist, Next Action Associates. 00:03:33.557 --> 00:03:38.086 Nice summary of a book I think everyone should read, Checklist Manifesto! 00:03:38.986 --> 00:03:45.975 Link eight. prooffreader.com: Graphing the distribution of English letters towards the beginning, middle or end of words. 00:03:46.475 --> 00:03:51.892 Fun data analysis of english text. I like the use of sparklines to show small multiples. 00:03:52.792 --> 00:03:54.449 Link nine. Network Effects. 00:03:54.949 --> 00:04:12.292 Very well done overview of network effects by Andreessen Horowitz Anu Hariharan. Great introduction of what network effect is, what the different classifications and terms are and how to think about it. I love the definition of platform in network context here. via @skshivani. 00:04:13.192 --> 00:04:15.584 Link ten. Scapple for macOS and Windows. 00:04:16.084 --> 00:04:22.628 Ran into this application and was intrigued. It seems like the easiest tool to make Wardley Maps that I've seen. 00:04:23.528 --> 00:04:27.040 Link eleven. DRM Is Toxic To Culture, Meshed Insights Ltd. 00:04:27.540 --> 00:04:29.561 More on how DRM is bad for everyone. 00:04:30.461 --> 00:04:34.264 Link twelve. Processing Points, Why We Need Them, MyProductiveMac. 00:04:34.764 --> 00:04:39.409 I don't use this term of 'processing points' very often but I like the concept. 00:04:40.309 --> 00:04:43.282 Link thirteen. Eight Years of Victory (Pinboard Blog). 00:04:43.782 --> 00:04:55.728 I like how Maciej of Pinboard is very open about the key metrics of Pinboard. Another view of the indie software world as a business and how they can slowly build and become nicely profitable. 00:04:56.628 --> 00:04:58.764 Link fourteen. Acorn 6 Released. 00:04:59.264 --> 00:05:10.981 I use Acorn and love what Gus Mueller is doing with this. It’s also fun to watch as an indie developer goes right at Adobe Photoshop -- one of the largest, most established pieces of software. 00:05:11.881 --> 00:05:16.057 Link fifteen. The Future of Operations: A Developer, Forrester Blogs. 00:05:16.557 --> 00:05:23.564 Good article on the blurring that is occurring in traditional roles between what has been operations and development. 00:05:24.464 --> 00:05:28.808 Link sixteen. Design patterns for microservices, Blog, Microsoft Azure. 00:05:29.308 --> 00:05:36.176 I've always admired Microsofts architecture guidance. Nice to see them doing this work for microservices as well. 00:05:37.076 --> 00:05:43.964 Link seventeen. The W3C has overruled members' objections and will publish its DRM for videos / Boing Boing. 00:05:44.464 --> 00:06:03.580 A few years ago it felt like our industry had pushed DRM back a bit and it was receding. In music DRM was all but gone after Apple forced the industry there. Now with the move to streaming music everything is DRM blocked again. The role of the W3C with DRM is a sticky one, but this doesn't look very good. 00:06:04.980 --> 00:06:06.227 That's the end of Links. 00:06:07.627 --> 00:06:09.872 Now, the Highlighted iOS App section. 00:06:10.472 --> 00:06:11.439 Better by Ind.ie. 00:06:11.939 --> 00:06:12.509 by Ind.ie. 00:06:13.009 --> 00:06:26.116 Better is a web privacy tool for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from tracking and behavioural advertising on the web by enforcing the principles of the Ethical Design Manifesto (ind.ie/ethical-design). 00:06:26.616 --> 00:06:53.836 The web has (sadly) evolved to a place that you need to defend yourself against malicious and predatory activity. These days you would never use email without spam filters and blockers, truthfully the same is true for the web. I can’t recommend using a blocker enough, and if you are using a free ad blocker you are being duped. I like Better for it’s great design, built by an indie developer team and no malicious master plan. Ethics for the win! 00:06:54.336 --> 00:06:57.403 4 dollars and 99 cents 4.5/5 stars. 00:06:58.803 --> 00:07:01.022 That's the end of Highlighted iOS App. 00:07:02.422 --> 00:07:04.428 Now, the Microblog updates section. 00:07:05.028 --> 00:07:12.130 First, it was great to see so many friendly new and familiar faces at #minnedemo tonight! I love our tech community! 00:07:12.630 --> 00:07:13.566 Second, look up! 00:07:14.066 --> 00:07:15.050 Third, minnedemo. 00:07:15.550 --> 00:07:18.514 Fourth, excited for another great #minnedemo tonight! 00:07:19.014 --> 00:07:22.710 Fifth, love my presenter page on the new @minnestar website! 00:07:23.210 --> 00:07:28.268 Sixth, signing off from the twenty seventeen Winnipeg Folk Festival! Will be back! 00:07:28.768 --> 00:07:36.368 Seventh, peter Yarrow leading a workshop and the crowd in a rendition of Blowin’ in the Wind. I’ll take that for my finale! 00:07:36.868 --> 00:07:41.620 Eighth, richard Inman on Little Stage in the Woods. Winnipeg Folk Festival. Great! 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:49.842 Ninth, peter Yarrow: “I changed the ending of Puff the Magic Dragon. You want to know why? … Cause I can!” Puff doesn’t die anymore. 00:07:50.342 --> 00:07:57.967 Tenth, peter Yarrow blew us away. Playing the family tent, pure folk music. A high point of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Legend. 00:07:58.467 --> 00:08:02.450 Number 11, parachute at Winnipeg Folk Festival family area. 00:08:02.950 --> 00:08:11.333 Number 12, peter Yarrow called all the kids on stage to sing Puff the Magic Dragon with him. Mazie and Tyler to his right. So great! 00:08:11.833 --> 00:08:17.209 Number 13, awesome to see Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, playing at family tent! 00:08:17.709 --> 00:08:23.815 Number 14, this giant sandpit / beach area is a great idea for Winnipeg Folk Festival kids area. 00:08:24.315 --> 00:08:29.285 Number 15, kids made finger puppets at the Winnipeg Folk Festival kids tent. 00:08:29.785 --> 00:08:37.517 Number 16, my Mom has been embroidering on this Folk Fest chair for over a decade. She adds new things every year she comes. 00:08:38.017 --> 00:08:44.811 Number 17, what reward is on my ankles that makes this fly risk his life repeatedly to obtain? #camping. 00:08:46.211 --> 00:08:48.417 That's the end of Microblog updates. 00:08:48.917 --> 00:08:55.990 Thank you for subscribing to the Weekly Thing! If you know of people that would like the Weekly Thing please forward it along! 00:08:57.390 --> 00:09:04.087 That brings us to the end of the Weekly Thing, issue 10. 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