Author: David Demaree

  • ‘Geriatric Millennials’

    There’s a lot to unpack in this post by Erica Dhawan, and it took me a minute to decide which parts to excerpt. This passage, though, captures both her thesis and most of what’s wrong with it: For organizations that are divided across generational divides between baby boomers and Gen Z, it’s beneficial to call…

  • Panic’s ‘Code Editor’, and the Lack of Pro Apps for iPad

    Panic’s ‘Code Editor’, and the Lack of Pro Apps for iPad

    After nine years, Panic has discontinued Code Editor, the iOS version of their web development app combining a text editor, file transfer client, and terminal. They blame poor sales — the app wasn’t selling enough copies to fund its continued development, which was also the case for Panic’s now-discontinued Transmit iOS and Status Board apps.…

  • The Full Coinbase

    The Full Coinbase

    A step-by-step guide to making any workplace crisis about you.

  • The ‘Rework’ Podcast Goes Dark

    Sorry, one more Basecamp link: Jason Fried and DHH (and other 37signals/Basecamp folks, allegedly) wrote a book called Rework about “the better way to work and run your business,” which has a spinoff podcast covering a mix of Basecamp behind-the-scenes and overall thought leadership, hosted by Wailin Wong and Shaun Hildner. It’s basically a nice…

  • What really happened at Basecamp

    In response to the Basecamp partners’ “full Coinbase” heel turn that I wrote about yesterday, Casey Newton spoke with Jason Fried, DHH, and numerous employees and reported on what’s been going on behind the scenes: The controversy that embroiled enterprise software maker Basecamp this week began more than a decade ago, with a simple list of customers.…

  • Back to Basic at Basecamp

    Back to Basic at Basecamp

    The company that wrote “It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work” responds to craziness at work

  • Thoughts on Apple’s “Spring Loaded” Event

    Thoughts on Apple’s “Spring Loaded” Event

    If you were hoping for Apple to sell you a $350 keychain, I have good news!

  • How To Blog

    How To Blog

    Sometimes I wonder if I’ve simply forgotten how to blog. Little (shit)posts about whatever interested me used to come so easily — I’m sitting on over 1,000 entries from 2002-2008, from my original Movable Type blog, along with a few hundred from my old Tumblr. Most of those were gushing about some tech company or…

  • Let Me Tell You About My Boat

    Let Me Tell You About My Boat

    More than you ever wanted to know about my WFH setup.

  • Where The Web Fonts Go

    Where The Web Fonts Go

    Some simple best practices for self-hosting web fonts in the cloud