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philgr··on Wire – Modern Communications Network
I think Telegram is the best messaging app out there.
philgr··on Dash now available on iOS
I like the idea of using the iPad as a second screen while I develop, keeping Dash at arm's reach all the time.

If you don't find the necessity for that on a Mac (or if your desk is short of space), use the OS X version, if you're on Windows, I suggest you take a look at Zeal (http://zealdocs.org).

philgr··on Show HN: DropSubs – Download subtitles for video files
I use Subtitles for months and it has been pretty good. I wonder what's the parameter to select the best subtitle for the release, I'd suggest that the user badge is more important than the number of downloads.

Lately I've been using Subtitles a bit less because I got a VIP subscription on OpenSubtitles, so when I download from the site I skip ads. Would be incredible to download the subtitles as VIP on Subtitles though.

philgr··on Whats Wrong with Markdown
He lost me in this paragraph:

> The original purpose of .MD is that it can be read without converting it to another format like HTML (...) .MD is designed not to be rendered for display, it is meant to be the display.

And this is the first paragraph from Markdown's introduction[1]:

> Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

Keywords here: "for web writers" and "convert it". Let me say it again: this is the first paragraph you read when you look for Markdown.

[1]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/

philgr··on The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper
This podcast is fantastical.
philgr··on Sketch 3 released
I was actually referring to the actual price ($80) and the introductory price ($50). Remember Coda 2? Everyone with Coda 1 had to pay 50% off to upgrade. "Half" is a common upgrade price, 62.5% isn't. This example may not convince you, but I'm sure you can find others more fit.

Weeks before the release they had to reply tweets regarding if it would be a paid upgrade and they said "they would only know in the release". This bothered me the most, we could all be told previously that it would be a paid upgrade at least.

Also, their reply doesn't sound like they had a solid business strategy at all.

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Of course, I already bought Sketch 3, it doesn't mean I can't be frustrated by how they handled the whole thing. I just hope they learn the lesson for Sketch 4.

philgr··on Sketch 3 released
They'll keep updating, OK. But there's no backwards compatibility in the new format.

Sketch 2 can't open Sketch 3 files.

Somehow you're forced to update if you intent to keep using Sketch.

philgr··on Sketch 3 released
Astonishes me they couldn't even give 50% off as introductory price.
philgr··on Macaw V1 Released
Is Macaw targeted to designers who don't know how to code?

I recall reading one of the branches from that "responsive sites are all lookalike" thread from last week which stated that one of the problems is that the design was thought out by developers. Agree or disagree, the other way around that would be the target audience for Macaw?

How does it stands against RapidWeaver for the casual user? The price tag is challenging.

philgr··on Macaw V1 Released
Antetype for Mac => http://www.antetype.com/

May solve your problems.

philgr··on Zynga Lays Off 15% of Its Workforce
Woah. I'm surprised they still have a workforce.
philgr··on Show HN: Help me build a better alternative to basecamp
As soon as you develop it to a proper level, please let me know. It would be my pleasure to review it.
philgr··on X-callback-url: a list of apps
Skip the first paragraphs if you don't know portuguese, they're solely introductory. In this article you'll find a more updated list of apps that support x-callback-url, as I believe the one held at http://x-callback-url.com/apps/ is drastically outdated. Hope it helps you out.
philgr··on Why startups should care about App.net
But there is. It is quite clunky, that's why they don't expose it. You must get in touch to them for instructions.

PS: Sorry for the late reply.

philgr··on Why startups should care about App.net
Actually, there's a way to purchase through Paypal, but only for the yearly plan (: