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davelevy

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Instapaper's free version goes on extended hiatus, dev explains why (TUAW.com)

Apr 29th 2011 12:03PM @laughton
Gruber totally has a man crush on him.

Thanks for making me laugh out loud when I read that.

The app only makes sense for those who have time or need to read AWAY from connectivity. If you're in an always on environment the utility is far lower.

Instapaper's free version goes on extended hiatus, dev explains why (TUAW.com)

Apr 29th 2011 12:00PM Couple of things that I think are important:

1. Marco mentions that the free version had an in-app upgrade, that wasn't really being used. If that switch were being used more, I think he would have put the free version back into the store.

2. He says that he has no way of tracking people who buy the paid version separately from the free version. Meaning that if you tried the free version and then bought the Pro version separately he doesn't have good info on that.

3. He has a specialty app that has a good word of mouth. If he hadn't have had the free app he probably wouldn't have gotten to this point. But the negative feedback on the free product from people who thought the paid product should be free was distressing to him and potential purchasers. Pulling the free app removes the negativity because who's going to spend five dollars to complain that the app should be free?

Discalaimer: I'm biased because I think it is one of the most useful apps on my wi-fi iPad.

TUAW Giveaway: Scrivener 2.0 (TUAW.com)

Apr 8th 2011 10:16AM Want it. Can't afford it. If I won it ==> :)

World Backup Day: 1 TB hard drive giveaway from OWC (TUAW.com)

Apr 1st 2011 2:42PM beep beep beep

b a c k i n g u p . . .

World Backup Day: Turn, turn, turn + more giveaways (TUAW.com)

Mar 31st 2011 6:37PM Crash plan Pro for offsite with multiple onsite backups of main info.

Of course more and more my main info is in the Cloud...

MacUpdate Spring Bundle details and giveaway (TUAW.com)

Mar 26th 2011 5:14PM Divvy because it's no longer available as part of the bundle. :)

Padprop giveaway: the iPad knee stand (TUAW.com)

Feb 11th 2011 4:11PM a comment

Enter to win a copy of the Sparrow email client for Mac (TUAW.com)

Feb 10th 2011 10:17AM Interesting because my mail.app seems to take forever to get started. Would love to try sparrow. But is it an African or European swallow?

and how many times has that joke been used?

Vintcase giveaway: Your chance to win this sexy iPad case (TUAW.com)

Feb 1st 2011 6:09PM Last Crusade was my favorite, with Raiders a close second. The best thing out of Temple of Doom was Short Round and we never find out what happens to him. Crustal Skull was OK but it seemed more like a TV episode.

Noteshelf wants to give 10 TUAW readers a free license (TUAW.com)

Jan 21st 2011 8:00PM I want to take meeting notes more efficiently. Breaking out the keyboard gets in the way and is too distracting.