Since launching 1997.chat this past week to bring some connection and nostalgia to the socially isolated, nearly 2,000 buddies have signed up, Nylon Magazine published a thing, and now, a Mac app has appeared. The Mac app brings even more of the classic IM experience. You get notification sounds all the time, a bouncing icon dock when you receive messages, and an easier way to manage all your chat windows.

Last week, with many headed into social isolation, a thought occurred to me: AIM should come back. After a few more thoughts occurred to me, outlined below, I went ahead and built it. 👉 Want to jump right into it? Head to 1997.chat on your desktop to get your screen…

The newly released SwiftUI allows you to write your interface declaratively. And with the new data flow mechanisms, you can write your data flow declaratively as well — and everything will update as you would expect it to, automatically. The concepts are powerful, but they can be a little confusing. …

You come up with a brilliant idea, you obsess over it, you Google some info, and on your screen lies your idea, being done by someone else, for the last two years. You’re all too familiar with that sinking feeling in your stomach that follows. …

Just as I was getting close to recording a video on Mail Pilot Discovery Edition’s new keyboard shortcuts, I noticed something horrifying. They were a little… sluggish. The Problem When you’re scrolling around the Mail Pilot Discovery Edition interface, with all of its rendered email previews, the interface is buttery smooth despite…

Friends, family, and followers: we’re excited to finally begin sharing our adventures with you. On September 3, 2018, our lives changed forever when we picked up our RV in Greer, South Carolina. …

Today has been years in the making. We’ve got a few major things to share with you — from the free Mail Pilot 3 Public Preview, to the opening of the Yacht Club community, and more. So, let’s get started. Jump straight to the Yacht Club preorder page » Jump…

In 2011, I had a weird idea. But I was obsessed with it, and I thought others might be, too. In 2012, it made over $54,000 from over 1.6k backers in a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. It did even better in subsequent launches that year. In 2013, we launched an…

A while back, I floated an idea by Mail Pilot’s fans. The response was even better than I expected. Now, I’d like to introduce you to the Mail Pilot Yacht Club. Here’s what Mail Pilot Yacht Club members get: Access to the Mail Pilot Discovery Edition for Mac.A special version…