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by markchristian 14y ago
Good point on Xcode as a good use case: I use DragonDrop all the time when I'm working on other projects, and miss it like crazy when I'm working on DragonDrop itself. :)
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by markchristian 14y ago
Update: Aptonic Software is headed by @JohnWinter.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Cool, reading now! MacHeist is the only other bundle I've really had much interest in so far. I love the goofy narrative.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Someone on Twitter once described DragonDrop as a "wormhole", which I found pretty delightful. :)
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by markchristian 14y ago
Well, we could, but $4.99 is the price point we're comfortable with. We're trying this promotion as an experiment — TwoDollarTuesday helps get the word out, so hopefully, we'll end up selling enough extra copies to compensate for the tempor
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Ask HN: my Mac app is part of a bundle What do I do now?
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by markchristian 14y ago
I launched a Mac utility app called DragonDrop ( https://shinyplasticbag.com/dragondrop/ ) that got a lot of pretty good press (including getting fireballed — here's the HN discussion http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3946404 ).
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by markchristian 14y ago
That's a great idea — I just did. Thank you.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Try drawing circles with your mouse, rather than shaking it — some people find that easier to do on trackpads. Does that help? RE: showing up when you show the desktop — this is a good feature request, and I will see if I can make it happen
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by markchristian 14y ago
Especially on iOS.
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by markchristian 14y ago
It's a shame that Apple doesn't open up the App Store to things like preference panes and Automator workflows. Good luck with your project!
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by markchristian 14y ago
Hrm -- oddly enough, I can picture that working really well. I may try that next time. :)
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by markchristian 14y ago
Thanks, Graeme. The free trial is actually an entire non-App Store version with its own in-app purchase -- I chronicled the experience at http://writing.markchristian.org/2012/03/30/make-your-own-ap... in the hopes of sharing the knowledg
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by markchristian 14y ago
My work on DragonDrop is far from done, but I do have a few more ideas. Stay tuned. :)
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by markchristian 14y ago
It means that the window will be centered under where your cursor currently is. If you're having trouble activating it, try drawing small circles with your cursor, rather than just shaking back and forth. Some people find that easier. (That
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by markchristian 14y ago
Right now, the two versions are identical (although their version numbers differ). I hope to keep it that way, but it may change once I submit a sandboxed version. In general, the sandbox doesn't cause us any problems, because we already wr
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by markchristian 14y ago
Oh, thanks for the reminder: I cleared out some old stuff and forgot to redirect. Fixed. Also: RSS where?
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by markchristian 14y ago
I just Tweeted, and more importantly, managed to get some trustworthy tech folks to help out. One thing I can offer as a word of advice is to try to find smart users who aren't developers -- they're the perfect beta testers.
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by markchristian 14y ago
I posted a screenshot of my Google Analytics elsewhere on the thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3946765 Anything else you'd like to know about the traffic? Open kimono. Cheers.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Yeah, that's me — and a very high-end microphone that I managed to borrow from someone. ;) The mic made all the difference.
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by markchristian 14y ago
I'm sorry, my server metaphorically melted due to the traffic. :( The site's back up now, and here's the screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0PAiiJLlo
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by markchristian 14y ago
To everyone who checked out my app: I am humbled and proud, and I thank you for your support. Your feedback (and reviews/ratings on the App Store, if you roll that way) are welcome.
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by markchristian 14y ago
It's going to a good home, I promise. :) Thank you.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Not directly -- I never had the pleasure of using NeXTSTEP. To be honest, this idea has been in my head for a long time, just waiting for me to come up with a proper interaction modality. I'm my own app's #1 user. :)
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by markchristian 14y ago
Thank you kindly. :)
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by markchristian 14y ago
If you're feeling adventurous, I've heard success stories from people manually hacking the Info.plist on the direct download version. It currently doesn't require any Lion specific APIs, but I plan on updating it in the future to make use o
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by markchristian 14y ago
Follow-up: another great sleep sound is Stauff's “Come baaaaaaaack” from the 7th Guest, for those of you old enough to remember double speed CD-ROM drives being exciting.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Sure, here's a screenshot of my hourly report for the past day. Note that the site hasn't gotten much traffic in general since most people come to it directly through the App Store — that is, despite pretty decent sales, the site has histor
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by markchristian 14y ago
Yes, please.
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by markchristian 14y ago
Eep — traffic it seems to come in spurts. I've got a RewriteRule to send people to the App Store when I notice it being particularly bad, but I prefer to keep the site up so people can see the video and try the trial. Thanks for posting thi

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