Web and iOS developer from Australia. @_matthewpalmer.
I’ve created a new app called Screenshot Text Editor AI that lets you edit text in screenshots and product demos. Get Started with Screenshot Text Editor AI here Why use Screenshot Text Editor AI? Before Screenshot Text Editor AI, when I had to create screenshots for the App Store, marketing websites, platform marketplaces, and presentations, I had to set up a whole demo account with content that…
I’ve created a new app called Workout Builder that lets you easily create custom workouts that sync to the built-in Workouts app on your Apple Watch. Download Workout Builder here for free. It’s only available on iOS 17 and watchOS 10. It has great integration with the native iOS and watchOS Workouts capabilities, it’s free to download and create custom workouts, and it comes with a gallery of…
Here’s my spreadsheet of Big Thief’s unreleased tracks. This was created in February 2023, i.e. the post-DNWMIBIY period. The track list, URLs, and performance details are stored in a public Google Sheet linked here: Matt’s Big Thief Unreleased Tracks Spreadsheet As of March 2023, the list contains 23 tracks. The Google Sheet will get updated more regularly than this blog post. A Thousand Years or…
LaunchBar vs Alfred vs Quicksilver vs FastFolderFinder compared Launcher apps help you do stuff on your Mac really quickly, without taking your hands off the keyboard. Hit a keyboard shortcut to open the launchbar, search for what you want, and hit return. They make complex tasks really easy. So what’s the best launcher app for macOS in 2022 and 2023? I’ve compared Launchbar, Alfred, Quicksilver,…
I’ve built a data table showing the latest funding rate for various perptual futures across multiple exchanges – including Binance, Bitmex, and FTX. This is useful if you want to run low-risk basis trades or arbitrage based on the funding rate. View the table here It refreshes with the latest changes from each exchange every minute. Refresh your browser to see the latest rates in the table.…
Want to get more email subscribers for your site, store, or service? Generate positive word of mouth on social media? Spread organically through your biggest fans’ social networks? If so, you should run a milestone referral program. Encourage people to sign up for your email newsletter, and give them rewards for any friends they get to sign up as well. In this guide, we’re going to set up a…
In this guide, we’re going to set up a complete Squarespace affiliate marketing program using Peach’s . This tutorial takes about ten minutes – after that, you’ll have your affiliate program up and running. What is an affiliate marketing program? An affiliate program lets you reward influential people for sending customers to you. You pay a commission to your affiliates based on the sales they…
This guide is going to teach you how to set up a referral program (like “refer a friend and get $20 off your next order”) for your Squarespace store. If you’re looking to set up an Affiliate Program on Squarespace, check out my tutorial here . (What’s the difference between a referral program and an affiliate program? A referral program lets regular customers share your store with their friends to…
Uber, Dropbox, and a zillion other companies run promotions like “Tell a friend about us and get a $5 credit when they sign up.” Those programs work really well to increase sales. Those companies are smart. Turns out. But referral programs are very difficult to create and maintain yourself, especially if you’re not a software developer. Luckily, if you sell things through Gumroad (or a bunch of…
Need to quickly start a countdown timer on your Mac? Maybe you’re looking for the best free Pomodoro timer, a great minimalist countdown clock, or a productivity time tracker. Whenever I’m working, I’ve got a timer running. It’s my #1 tip for staying focused and getting a lot done in a short amount of time. This is my round up of the best four free timer apps for your Mac. 1. Horo Link : Horo…
Today I did a quiet release of thread.soy . It’s a website devoted to curating the best threads on Twitter. Users can contribute threads they like, vote on threads, and browse all-time popularity lists. It took about a week to build. In the first 12 hours, @threadsoy is up to 47 followers, and the website’s had 906 users with 1,906 page views. I’m curious to see how that grows over the next few…
I wrote a book! It’s a focused, clear introduction to Kubernetes for web developers. You can get the book from Golden Guide to Kubernetes Application Development . This post covers the behind-the-scenes of how I wrote the book. If you want to be sold on the book… click that link 👆. Workspace There’s a high table in the back left corner of the IKEA cafe that’s got this book written all over it.…
I’ve got a bucket labelled ”Figure out a use-case for this” that’s overflowing with great SaaS services. Zapier, Airtable, IFTTT, Typeform. They are powerful tools without immediately obvious use-cases. Combine these services and you can solve any business or internet problem. You just need to be able to spot the problem. Context My customer support load has been increasing over the last 18…
Even though you use a Mac every day at work, there are a tonne of secret tweaks and pro features that you don’t know about. When you watch someone else use their Mac they just seem so… much… better. This guide will take you from a basic pro (“Yeah I use a Mac”) to an old, wizened Mac oracle who people gather round to ask ”Wait… How on earth did you do that so quickly!?” It’s designed to be skimmed…
I’ve been a user of Sublime Text since… forever . I love a good IDE (having worked across various stacks I’m pretty comfortable in Xcode, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio) but when I come back to Node—and just general text editing—I always end up back in Sublime. But you know what I love more than anything? A good debugger. Debuggability is my number one priority as an experienced developer. Is this…
Side note: I make Rocket , a Mac app that gives you a really fast way to enter emoji in every application. Figuring out how to enter emoji is a pain because it changes between devices and ends up being slow and tedious. All to add a little 🌟 to your writing! Google Chrome’s working on a new feature that makes that a lot better. Soon, you’ll be able to simply right-click wherever you’re typing and…
Since they launched, Rocket and Vanilla were using the default FastSpring store style. This is—especially with the way I had it configured—an ugly theme that was losing me customers. After about a year, I was fed up. I’ve created a theme for Vanilla and a theme for Rocket that, design-wise, are a huge improvement over the default. Looking at analytics, they seem to be doing a better job of…
I just learnt about the coolest thing. Let me share it with you. Let’s say you and some friends are taking a walk through the Australian outback. Which, as we all know, is full of treasure and deadly animals in equal measure. You’ve got an image file that’s a map to some treasure, and you want to split it amongst the ten of you. While you’re hiking around, you want everyone to come together and…
I tried to install VirtualBox on macOS High Sierra, but I got an error about kernel drivers, system extensions, and kernel modules not being installed. The VirtualBox installer fails with “The installation failed” where it “encountered an error that caused the installation to fail.” This guide has been updated for macOS Mojave as well. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Click the…
At CTO Summit , CTOs, VPs, and engineering managers shared the behind-the-scenes of their companies’ engineering teams with 150 attendees. They talked through surviving rapid-growth engineering and orchestrating teams at scale. They also needed volunteers to help run the conference, which is how I got in. When I graduated high school, I plainly looked forward to seeing what was outside the tiny…