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Greg Gardner

@gregggreg.bsky.social

Founder, Cromulent Labs. Indie iOS developer. Creator of Launcher, Articulate AI Language Tutor, and most recently WalkStar. https://cromulentlabs.com/

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Let Down by Easy Star All-Stars on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 2006 Β· Duration 4:44

And as a bonus, here are links to the also excellent Let Down cover by the late, great Toots & The Maytals. RIP Toots.

Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/let...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/09GSwI...

SongShift: songsha.re/open/3790823...

22.08.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let Down by Vitamin String Quartet on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 2001 Β· Duration 4:20

It's been over 20 years since I last listened to this Vitamin String Quartet cover of OK Computer so I had forgotten how excellent their cover of Let Down is.

Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/let...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/345cqK...

SongShift: songsha.re/open/3790823...

22.08.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SF Beer at Zeitgeist Β· Luma https://www.yelp.com/biz/zeitgeist-san-francisco

Join us on the patio this Wednesday lu.ma/1pnrvtsy #sfbeer

18.08.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of my cat sleeping on my MacBook Pro

A picture of my cat sleeping on my MacBook Pro

Came back from the bathroom to this. #IndieLife #Cats #CatLoaf

25.07.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can change the content within the accessory when the tab changes, including hiding/showing it. But, yeah, Apple designed it to be a system-wide thing like the Now Playing accessory in Apple Music. Search in the Tab Bar is also similarly designed which makes tab-specific search difficult too.

18.07.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the meantime there are several shows in the Apple TV+ list that I've never heard of and have no idea what they are. Some golf show with Owen Wilson? WTF is The Buccaneers? A pirate show? I guess I'll never know.

17.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some marketing person at Apple TV+ is looking at the wrong metrics. Pretty sure I'm not going to finally decide to go see that movie on the 87th viewing of that same preview.

17.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The preview shown before you watch a show on Apple TV+ is the same F1 Movie ad every single time for the last month or so. It's gotten to the point where I sigh and say "Hi Sonny" every time I hit the play button.

17.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Matt, can you explain how this works exactly? Are there any blogs or posts you can point to? I'm very interested in this since I use docker for Swift on Lambda quite a bit and it is a bit of a pain.

13.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from a support request asking "when will you be releasing a new updated version that fits nicely with the ios26 update?" on July 1, just a few weeks since the first iOS 26 beta was released.

Screenshot from a support request asking "when will you be releasing a new updated version that fits nicely with the ios26 update?" on July 1, just a few weeks since the first iOS 26 beta was released.

Have any other developers received questions like this yet?

02.07.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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People are complaining about the Finder icon while the TestFlight icon is out here looking like this

27.06.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see the problem!

21.06.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@matthewskiles.com

23.05.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SF Beer A monthly social for Swift developers. Or anyone really. To drink beer. Location changes every month.

Join us on Tuesday at Cityscape. See the website for the details.
www.beerbeerbeer.me/sf/

12.04.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cityscape - San Francisco, CA Specialties: Cityscape Lounge is the tallest skybar in San Francisco and offers stunning 360Β° views of the City by the Bay. Photo-worthy cocktails and breathtaking landmark views make the lounge a bucket-list destination for those visiting the Bay Area. The bar's impressive beer, wine, and spirits menu also makes it a popular spot for locals to host business clients, enjoy a date night, or celebrate special occasions. Cityscape's ambiance changes by the hour, as the sunset transitions to dusk and dusk eases into nighttime. No two visits to Cityscape are the same, making it the perfect spot to experience again and again.

Next week we are heading to Cityscape. Date will be set soon. Subscribe to the calendar. #sfbeer
www.yelp.com/biz/cityscap...

11.04.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fair point

10.04.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone please take the Sharpie away from grandpa.

10.04.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ForEach will crash if you have duplicate ids in the array. I would look into whether or not that is a possibility.

08.04.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I ran into this as well years ago. I ended up replacing the album art with stock photos that looked like album covers. Nowadays you could just use ChatGPT created images that look like album covers for free. I'm not sure that sneaking in real album art is worth it.

29.03.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure lawyers in Cupertino are currently gearing up for all of the class action lawsuits on behalf of iPhone 16 users for all of the Apple Intelligence ads for features that won't be out until after the iPhone 17 is available. I look forward to my $5 payout 7 years from now.

08.03.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You’re invited to β€œSF Beer” Open the invitation to see details and reply.

Join us Tuesday at Mission Bowling Company. #sfbeer

www.icloud.com/invites/0a4j...

07.03.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes it is possible to do with XCUITest, but takes quite a bit of time to work. You can have the test launch your app but then have it hit the "home button" and then get a handle to Springboard and do all the swipes and taps needed on the Home Screen to install and configure a widget.

08.03.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WalkStar Provides the Perfect Motivation to Keep Moving The app automatically stops the music is you aren’t walking or running.

WalkStar Provides the Perfect Motivation to Keep Moving. appadvice.com/post/walksta...

06.02.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! It's from the one and only @matthewskiles.com

05.02.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

05.02.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€ŽWalkStar: Move & Groove β€ŽGet motivated to move with the app that plays music only when you’re walking or jogging! If you stop, the music stops, so keep moving to continue the grooving. With a retro design and delightful sou...

I just released my latest app, WalkStar, today. It motivates people to move by only playing music if you are walking or running. It has a fun, retro skeuomorphic design that was fun to build. Let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/walks...

04.02.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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WalkStar - Get motivated to walk: If you stop, the music stops | Product Hunt Get motivated to move with the iPhone app that plays music only when you’re walking or jogging! If you stop, the music stops, so keep moving to continue the grooving. With a retro design and delightfu...

It's also on Product Hunt today if you could be so kind as to check it out
www.producthunt.com/posts/walkst...

04.02.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walkstar is a new iOS app that pauses songs when you stop moving | TechCrunch There are plenty of pedometer and step-counter apps in the world, but this new app has a fun twist. Walkstar, which launched Tuesday in the App Store, Walkstar is a newly launched iOS app that enhance...

techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/w...

04.02.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello fellow indies. My latest app is now available in the App Store! πŸŽ‰

WalkStar is the first app to motivate you to move by only playing music when you walk or run. If you stop, the music stops, so keep moving to continue the grooving.

Let me know what you think.

apps.apple.com/us/app/walks...

04.02.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You may be the only person in the world reading Daring Fireball on an Android tablet

23.01.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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