Podcast Episode Details

Auto-Update My Parents

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Episode 38

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• Thanks to Jim Pierce for extending John's dog. (Also mentioned: AntiCrop, Glide)
• Everpix's failure and impending shutdown:
  • The Verge's profile of the failure
  • Shutdown FAQ
  • Staff tweet about compression and average usage
  • Staff tweet about "3x userbase" needed
  • Somewhat similar services: Loom, Picturelife, Adobe Revel
• Everpix's critical strategic error, and how tech business and funding strategies should resemble Puerto Rico game strategies).
• Revisiting the challenges of online photo storage and why Apple isn't offering something like Everpix with iCloud.
• Answers to the last listener questions about John's Mavericks review.

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Published on 12 years, 1 month ago