Release Notes

Episode 450! Today we announce that this will be final episode of the Release Notes podcast. We talk about what led to this decision, what comes next, and we take a look at the journey we shared for the last 8+ years. releasenotes.tv/450-finale/

It's the end of 2021, so today we look forward to 2022 and what we hope to achieve. Joe talks about the upcoming inflection point he faces with his current long-term contract, and Charles discusses his marketing and technical goals for the upcoming year. releasenotes.tv/449-i-feel-lik…

Today we continue with our look at how we did living up to the goals that we set for ourselves in 2021. Last week we focused on Joe. This week it's Charles' chance to be in the hot seat as we evaluate his progress in 2021. releasenotes.tv/448-more-to-th…

As is our tradition, today we start taking a look at how we did living up to the goals that we set for ourselves in 2021. In today’s episode we review Joe’s goals and get caught up on how he did this year. releasenotes.tv/447-more-like-…

Thanks to @appfigures for sponsoring today's episode. If you sell your product through an app store, Appfigures provides the ASO tools, analytics, and app intelligence tools you need to improve your app store ranking and better understand your business. appfigures.com

Today we discuss Charles' ad campaigns in 2021 and look forward to 2022. We talk about why RelaNet's final advertisement in 2021 was rejected, risks that this cancellation have revealed in RelaNet's marketing plan, and RelaNet's advertising plan for 2022. releasenotes.tv/446-smallest-f…

In today's episode, Charles talks to Joe about some problems he’s dealing with: a long overdue feature update, how to push a contractor to make more progress, and an issue with Charles’ e-signature tool that could be catastrophic if it's not quickly fixed. releasenotes.tv/445-not-javasc…

Thanks to @appfigures for sponsoring today's episode. If you sell your product through an app store, Appfigures provides the ASO tools, analytics, and app intelligence tools you need to improve your app store ranking and better understand your business. appfigures.com

Today we discuss the recent court order denying Apple's motion to delay removal of the App Store anti-steering provisions, what Apple’s next move might be, and we consider how the court might respond to Apple's possible changes to App Store rules. releasenotes.tv/444-hundreds-a…

Today we discuss how we can plan ahead to have more relaxing vacations. We talk about doing pre-work to minimize interruptions, why we both do at least some work while on vacation, and the inevitable catch-up that is required once you return to the office. releasenotes.tv/443-sort-by-re…

Today we discuss the recent Apple Event and the new line of laptops that Apple announced. We talk about Apple’s new CPUs, the return of ports on MacBook Pros, and why Joe isn’t as thrilled with the announced changes as everyone else seems to be. releasenotes.tv/442-love-lette…

We're joined again today by @jdrhyne CEO & Co-Founder of @PSPDFKit, which just took its first round of funding. Today Jonathan continues addressing the question Charles and Joe were both asking: “Why take funding now, after so many years of bootstrapping?” releasenotes.tv/441-jonathan-r…

Today's episode is sponsored by @appfigures. If you sell your product through an app store, Appfigures provides the ASO tools, analytics, and app intelligence tools you need to improve your app store ranking and better understand your business. appfigures.com

We're joined today by @jdrhyne, CEO & Co-Founder of @PSPDFKit which just raised its first round of funding. Jonathan gives us an overview of PSPDFKit and then starts to tell us why they decided to take funding now, after so many years of bootstrapping. releasenotes.tv/440-jonathan-r…

In this episode Charles shares how he can't get Apple to quit sending him money. Charles hasn't had an app for years, and yet he hasn't found the magic incantation that is required to cancel all auto-renewing subscriptions. Until today that is. (Maybe.) releasenotes.tv/439-locked-in-…

Release Notes two years ago now. Simpler times.

In today's episode, Joe talks about dumping the Apple Card and selecting a new credit card, we discuss the differences between personal and business credit cards, and then Charles shares the story of a customer that he fired after only one day. releasenotes.tv/438-a-series-o…

Today's episode is sponsored by @appfigures. If you sell your product through an app store, Appfigures provides the ASO tools, analytics, and app intelligence tools you need to improve your app store ranking and better understand your business.

Today we look at the recent JFTC/Apple settlement that will allow reader apps to direct customers to outside payment methods. We talk about what's been announced, what the rules will actually be, and how developers can take advantage of this rule change. releasenotes.tv/437-definitely…

In today's episode we talk about the recent Apple event, and the hardware that was introduced. We discuss the trouble that Joe ran into ordering his new iPhone, all the new hardware that was announced, and which iPhone Charles is going to order this year. releasenotes.tv/436-photos-of-…