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jerrell
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About jerrell
Contact me at christopher at sonictruths dot net
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Comment #10519516
I've been using SendOwl for a few years now to sell music education eBooks and albums directly through my website. I can't recommend it highly enough. Here are a few things I like:…
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Comment #10226288
There's a wide variety of tests and information about "tone deafness" out there. This NIH one is actually one of the better tests, though it does suffer from the problems mentioned…
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Comment #3608321
Wow. I cannot believe the pettiness of comments here. VLC is a fantastic media player, and I'm quite appalled to see the conversation here dominated by such little gripes. VLC play…
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Comment #3299096
Seems like the modularity would help on the marketing side: people will be much more receptive to BERG Cloud product #2 if it connects to a device already in their living room. I t…
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Comment #3219468
I was immediately won over by "FLAC", "Scrobbling" and "Speedy"! I've been struggling with iTunes and Songbird for a while now on OS X, and a replacement would be very welcome. I'v…
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Comment #2183150
Really interesting idea. One issue I was conscious of while reading the description: I'm not sure the intersection between the early adopter cohorts for different markets would be …
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Comment #1782717
That's a nice idea! To be honest though, my concern about bookcases is more about accessibility and DRM than it is about the physical and aesthetic value. There is something specia…
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Ask HN: Why did nobody bid on this job spec?
I've been using an online outsourcing site successfully for a large number of projects over the last year, and almost always had plenty of bids and interest in the projects I put u…
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Comment #1518088
Heading to a gig for 7:30 so can't stay long - but looking forward to it!
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Comment #1493581
I'm surprised not to see anybody mention Nozbe. It's been around quite a while as a web app, and does a great job of balancing simplicity with functionality and features. The web i…
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Comment #1490629
I very much like the idea of producing webapps rather than iPhone apps in my business, and I think they could probably provide all the functionality I require. For me the catch is …
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Comment #1487793
AppMiner.com and iApper.com are both showing listings. A Google search shows up some other sites, but the mentions seem to have disappeared now.
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Comment #1487715
I have submitted a bug report, but I'm not sure if I can expect much response. As far as I know, these sites are already 'misbehaving' by scraping the App Store info, and Apple see…
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Warning: App Store scrapers can discover apps before their release
I just received a startling email from a user of my company's first iPhone app, informing me that they'd learned of our new app on AppMiner and wanted to know why it was only avail…
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Comment #1470895
Like a lot of Tim Ferriss' advice, this is superb - with a pinch of salt. The core message is inspirational and, I think, a good one. But it's up to the reader to decide how best t…
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Comment #1460301
a) Published: 2 b) Paid/Free: 1 paid, and a free 'lite' version of it c) Marketing: Fair bit of effort (AdWords, AdMob, traditional + web PR, social media). Have seen little measur…
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Comment #1366834
There are some App Store sales advantages which stem from simply having sold a large number of copies. For example: 1. More ratings (shown as numbers next to 1-5 star ratings) - He…
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Comment #1298211
Definitely have to agree with those saying "get out" - obviously we don't know all the circumstantial details and it may not be practical to leave immediately, but if you're somebo…