iPhone apps S/D

for whatever reason i've never used pocket. i'm a marco fan though.

honestly markers, some people who like to blog are good software developers but that's not really a good correlation

how often do you run into problems with pocket?

i'd also be interested in hearing why you think instapaper is dated

it's true that it seems like he's not devoting much time to improving it now that he's got the magazine. the last major revision was fall 2011

pleco, skritter, evernote, mail (ugh), zing, riposte, tweetbot, foursquare, patter, reeder, icab, pocket weather, google, google maps

instapaper is about to get a major update (and new app, therefore new fee)

where did you see that?

marco

i follow him on twitter, read his blog, and listen to his podcast, and i hadn't heard that

but good news, so thank you for letting me know

pocket has a good default view (really nice on iPad), seems to have better html/article parsing, and does better with images. not tagging as much, but I've liked the flow of it.

at some point i may need to check it out. thank you.

I actually used passbook for real flights lately! It's still only marginally useful though

xps i'm pretty sure he mentioned it on his blog but i can't find it

let's pray that it eventually takes off

he said he's got a load of ideas he's building into the new instapaper, and that he'll be charging again because of that. it's not on his blog so assuming it was an interview. annoyed i can't find the bloody thing.

thank you for looking though.

Pocket is awesome. So is Omnifocus.

Flipboard is pretty great.

Someone explain to me why Path is so great.

can't

also, the UI on Path is overrated. That wheel sucks.

Path is the epitome of an app that exists simply because it can, i.e. there were a bunch of sucker investors involved.

no one actually uses Path

acquisition target

sort of acquisition that would either spell the end of the app or its being changed into something different perhaps

but yeah what mh said

"acquihire", another bad joke perpetuated by the SV press/VC industrial complex.

It has no business model and only 5mm "users". Ergo, it is a platform for serving ads on an app where you're supposed to have a less polluted newsfeed.

In other douchebag founder related news, Dennis Crowley wears his twitter handle on his race number.
http://instagram.com/p/YJGujKGvvC/

get a brain Morins

the path guy is also a massive wanker

am i the only one who hates fake-newspaper view in readers, flipboard, etc?

i haaated flipboard, lasted 10 minutes before I deleted it

The thing that drove me away from iOS Mail is that when you delete the message you're reading, it goes to the next message instead of back to the inbox (diligent googling didn't turn up a solution). Also, not being able to attach stuff to a message.

I switched back to Instapaper from pocket after one too many badly-parsed multi-page articles. It's a much nicer app though, for sure.

I use readability.

marco is a dick and pocket is much nicer to publishers so

IDEOLOGICALLY i go w/ pocket. dont think instapaper is a bad app or dated tho; its a little ugly but who cares

also who cares if sparrow will never get updated, its a great app for gmail

if you dont use gmail then mail.app is fine

i mean that w/r/t desktop, i dont use sparrow for iphone

sparrow in all things

I actually used passbook for real flights lately! It's still only marginally useful though

― Dr. Adorbius (mh), Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:25 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what does this mean? did they nearly not let you on the plane?

guys I didn't mention my app shame:
- Foursquare
- Facebook Messenger
- Simple (ok, not so bad, but I use an online-only bank so I am a nerdo)

caek, some airports mysteriously don't allow you to scan a phone as a boarding pass. So I was able to do so in friggin Des Moines, Iowa, but the San Francisco airport insisted on a paper ticket

Also, it's only marginally useful in that a one-stop clearing house for passes, tickets, and coupons is only a little more helpful than going to individual apps, and you pretty much have to go to those apps and select "send to passbook" at some point anyway.

drafts, fantastical, omnifocus, ebay (so much better than the website), tripit, night sky, exoplanet

fantastical? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsmqrk7Wgsk

i fly a lot and i've never had a problem with phone boarding passes fwiw

also i fly enough and on enough different airlines simplifying the # of boarding passes and apps i have to deal with at the airport is a big thing, and having direct access to the pass on the lockscreen is very useful for me.

like it's not going to change the world, but it's an improvement.

oh yeah, I just started using Drafts, it is cool

also FIFA

Been hearing about Drafts, haven't dled or had a look yet. Been getting really into Cotton, which is outlining done cleverly.

Fantastical is the business.

I use these the most: Evernote, Mailbox (work and personal both use gmail), Instagram, Camera, 1Password, Fantastical, Tweetbot, Drafts (a little), Plex, biteSMS, Moves, Envelopes, Google Maps, Transit, TAG Taxi (awesome but limits to MTL I think), New Yorker, Instapaper, Pocket, Reeder, Instacast, Rdio, Music

fantastical iphone app is GREAT except for 3 things

1) calendar alerts still take you to calendar--i know this is not fantasticals fault and theres nothing they can do
2) no reminders support, which is annoying b/c i use the desktop fantastical for reminders
3) the icon doesnt show the date