Jordan Sheckman

Design. Code. Coffee. Film. Disney. LEGO. . Design Director at @MorningstarInc.

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

So, I'm mostly done with this website. Twitter's latest moves cutting off third party API access (without any warning for devs or users) was the last straw. https://t.co/z8fIigJgzg

[John Gruber @gruber]

Like a glass of ice water in hell compared to Twitter today:

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

@JWPascale If you ever drive through this area with Google Maps, you’ll get a barrage of “Welcome to Washington, DC” and “Welcome to Virginia” messages, without crossing a bridge.

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

The creators of Tweetbot, @tapbots, have a wonderful Mastodon app called Ivory on the horizon. The Mastodon app has replaced Twitter on my home screen, and Ivory will soon replace that. https://t.co/oswDlmugNP

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

So, I'm mostly done with this website. Twitter's latest moves cutting off third party API access (without any warning for devs or users) was the last straw. https://t.co/z8fIigJgzg

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

Strike one was the corporate and product instability. Strike two was some of my favorite content creators moving to Mastodon. Strike three was killing third party apps, in the most callous way. Tweetbot *was* Twitter for me, since 1.0 in 2011, and it died an undignified death.

[Janum Trivedi @jmtrivedi]

Netflix is really big on metrics and AB testing, and this was a really significant win across the board.

Don’t let anyone try telling you craft and quality doesn’t matter to the business.

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

“You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user”

[Mark Gurman @markgurman]

Apple is working on its first Macs with touchscreens in a major reversal. The company has teams working on a new MacBook Pro with a touchscreen for release in 2025. https://t.co/iqmjbetRAa

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

For a deeper dive into Apple product names, check out @nicolaskruchten’s amazing interactive data viz. https://t.co/AONg4QRUpG

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

Big scoop on all things 2023 for Apple. Basically, the year of the AR/VR headset, and not much else (though I’m still jazzed for the return of larger HomePod).

[Mark Gurman @markgurman]

Power On: Apple is planning to debut the Reality Pro mixed-reality headset this spring, ahead of WWDC, and ship it later in the year. The push to launch — along with the economy — will lead to an otherwise muted 2023 for Apple. https://t.co/WsByewy7hm

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

With the headset’s “xrOS”, the use of X in Apple product names continues. Here it stands for “mixed reality.” But it’s funny that there was a phone called XR and that was pronounced “ten ar.”

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

With Dark Sky going away tomorrow, quick plug for my favorite alternative: CARROT Weather. You can easily recreate the Dark Sky UI, which is still the best hourly/daily UI. Tons of other customizable features. Check it out.

[CARROT @CARROT_app]

Celebrate Dark Sky’s untimely demise by trying CARROT Weather for free, meatbags! For the first time ever, Premium Ultra is now available with a one week free trial. https://t.co/cfh5hKHfz3

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

Taylor Swift may have passed over DC, but not the ones that count. I’m all over this.

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Ben Gibbard is pulling double duty on The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie's 2023 co-headlining tour.

The bands will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their respective albums Give Up and Transatlanticism by performing them in full: https://t.co/LQ8Kv02XUL

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

@lizzo Here’s a whole bunch of them https://t.co/4dGrkrDK2s

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

Tried out @FlightyApp’s Live Activities today. It’s amazing. https://t.co/99aKUTlvFc

[Six Colors @bleedsixcolors]

Live Activities, Push Notifications, and iMessage on airplanes (Link) https://t.co/hflq2daWBO

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

Live Activities will be a game changer. There aren’t many apps supporting it out the gate, but check these out if you want a taste.

[9to5Mac @9to5mac]

Check out the first iPhone apps that support Live Activities and Dynamic Island with iOS 16.1 https://t.co/Ou4VWq151l by @filipeesposito

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

I had a great time speaking with the folks at @DesignObserver about design at @MorningstarInc. It was an honor to be featured on the latest episode of The Design of Business podcast.

[DesignObserver @DesignObserver]

Wrap up this midterm election season with Marcia Lausen, a founding member of Design for Democracy, as she speaks about trust, design, and rewiring a system with DBBD hosts @kevinbethune + @DesignArnett

https://t.co/7hUKs1tgPE

Thank you to our episode sponsor @MorningstarInc

[City of Doral @Cityofdoral]

@Cityofdoral Mayor and Council has proudly designated NW 56th St between NW 79th Ave and NW 87th Ave as “Maxwell Waas Way” in honor of a long-time member of our community that has greatly impacted our City, even before it was a City – Mr. Maxwell Waas.

[Christopher Miller @chrizmillr]

20 years ago today our first show, CLONE HIGH, debuted.
Seems about time to unfreeze the clones.
They'll be fully thawed out in 2023 on HBOMax.

[App Economy Insights @EconomyApp]

Choose your fighter
$AAPL $MSFT $GOOG $AMZN

[Jordan Sheckman @j2sheck]

This lineup is such a confusing mess. https://t.co/hKhC5ePNBH