Francisco Cantu

It’s been a while! I have released a brand new app called Today Notes for both iOS and Mac that focuses on what could be called ephemeral, daily notes. You can check it out here: apps.apple.com/app/id16206671… producthunt.com/products/today…

I have been trying to get an app into the Mac App Store for weeks now and I keep getting rejected because they cannot be bothered to read the app’s description, app review saying I need to put info that is already there. Then there’s this.

Today Notes (apps.apple.com/app/id16206671…) was mentioned in today’s @macstoriesnet Weekly. Thanks so much! macstories.net/club/macstorie…

Maybe my relationship with app review wouldn’t be so adversarial if most of the rejections weren’t BS but what do I know ¯_(ツ)_/¯

I think my relationship with app review has gotten so adversarial that each time I see a rejection I just feel fury without reading the reason first. This time it quickly subsided because I consider the rejection reason legit and I thank the reviewer for being clear.

Tip: you don’t need to have seen Knives Out to enjoy Glass Onion on Netflix.

@snickn It was content like this that pushed me over the edge to get one: macstories.net/stories/gettin…

@fcantu I was sold on the idea a few months back. Never could get it setup the way I felt I would use. Sadly side in a closet now. Need a stream deck for dummies wizard

I was finally sold on the idea of using a Stream Deck for productivity. I got an XL version on sale and it arrived today. I am liking it so far! I am even using it to control my office’s smart things, like the lights. Once it is fully configured to use profiles, it’s gonna soar.

It has been 0 days since I’ve forgotten that I can now just type in Swift “if let someVar {“ instead of the lengthier “if let someVar = someVar {“

The new Avatar movie was cool. A thrilling, visual spectacle. At the risk of sounding old, it’s not the same impact the first one had 10+ years ago — that one I did see in theaters four times!

I saw Black Adam on HBO Max. Honestly, expected worse based on what I’d heard about the film. Ended up being a nice way to turn off my brain on a Friday night.

I finally decided to dust off the Mastodon account I created years ago. I even set up crossposting from Micro.blog. Find me as @fcantu@mastodon.social I doubt I’ll start posting more, though 🙃

With some actual vacation travel @FlightyApp has been fantastic especially with its support for the Dynamic Island.

I still remember how hard it was to get a Wii to play the "cool" version of the game with motion controls. twitter.com/tomwarren/stat…

@mmendoza27 Loving it so far. Because I was accustomed to the series 4 I upgraded from, the (big) always-on screen is beautiful.

@fcantu I’ve been extremely happy with the Ultra. Definitely many reasons it’s worth the upgrade.

I upgraded from the series 4 to the Apple Watch Ultra. I am never going to use it to its full potential, but what sold me was the bigger screen and more rugged design. I actually agree with reviews that it doesn’t feel as big/heavy as expected.

I got my iPhone 14 Pro Max today. Initial impressions are mostly good, including the always-on display which I do like. The dynamic island stands out more than the notch, but I am waiting for 3rd party apps to make full use of it. Haven’t had a good excuse to try the camera much.

Can confirm. I was crazy enough to actually work on a gallery app for this stuff that used iOS novelties like AR. The app DIDN'T allow purchases and it took several rejections, appeals, and months to get it approved. I actually talked about that horror story at 360iDev.

iPhone 14 preorders are live in Mexico, finally. Got a space black 14 Pro Max. And with that accomplished, time to get some sleep 😴

@snickn This looks amazing. Will give it a good look tonight. Thanks for the tip.

@fcantu Tried OpenSprinkler? Ties into home assistant which a old friend (@bdraco) is quite active in. opensprinkler.com

In my search for a smarter home, I cannot recommend Rachio as a sprinkler controller. I first had a defective unit and the second did not last even a year. Their support is okay, but the hardware failures left a bad impression.