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Topics include:

• Photo Tape
• TRAnimation Library
• TRCustomListBox
• WWDC

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Topics include:

• Xojo Team
• New Xojo Documentation
• Xojo 2022 Release 1 Release Notes

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Topics

• Xojo 2020r2 Download
• Xojo 2020r2 Release Notes
• Xojo Team
• Windows & Linux on M1 Macs

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Topics

• Xojo 2020r1 Download
• Xojo 2020r1 Release Notes
• Xojo Team

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Topics

• GraffitiSuite
• Anthony on Twitter (@GraffitiSuite)
• Migrating from Visual Basic
• 2019 Xojo Design Award Winners
• Dark Mode Support
• XOJO.CONNECT 2020
• The Expanse

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Show Notes

• tvOS 13
• iOS 13
• iPad OS
• Mac Pro
• MacOS Catalina
• Xojo iOS Dark Mode Support

Check the points in bold under each podcast to see what its focus is.

Syntax – Tasty Web Development Treats

Web Dev * Tips & Tricks

Syntax is a fun — and sometimes funny — podcast for web developers hosted by Wes Bos and Scott Tolinkski, two independent full stack developers who create online training courses. In each episode Scott and Wes break down topics to provide applicable tips and nuggets of information to help Web Developers in their careers.

Under the Radar

Indie App Development * Marketing * Design

From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It’s never longer than 30 minutes and is hosted by David Smith and Macro Arment.

Learn to Code With Me

Learning * Citizen Developers * Newbies * General Coding

The Learn to Code With Me podcast, created by Laurence Bradford, is for aspiring techies and self-taught coders looking to transition into the tech industry.

CodeNewbie

Newbie * Dev Stories * Citizen Developers

Stories from people on their coding journey. New episodes featuring stories from CTOs to indie developers, published every Monday.

Coding Blocks – Patterns, Architecture, Best Practices, Tips

Tips & Tricks * General Coding 

A podcast for software developers and computer programmers to educate on-the-go. It’s presented by Allen Underwood, Joe Zach and Michael Outlaw, professional programmers who were frustrated by the lack of quality programming podcasts.

Core Intuition

Indie App Development * Apple

A podcast about indie software development for the Mac, iOS and other Apple technologies hosted by Daniel Jalkut and Manton Reece.

XojoTalk Podcast

App Development * Dev Stories * Citizen Developers * Newbies

Paul Lefebvre talks with members of the Xojo community about how they use Xojo, technology in general and so much more.

What are your favorite tech-related podcasts?

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Show Notes

• Axis Direct
• Xero online accounting
• Wayne’s posts on Medium
• Axis Direct Xojo videos on YouTube
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
• Xojo 2017r2 Override Class Default Values feature
• Raspbian Stretch
• Great Lake Taupo, New Zealand
• XDC 2018

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Show Notes

• Softbase Development
• A modern alternative to Visual Basic
• Migrating from VB to Xojo
• AlgoRhythms

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Show Notes

• Four square
• Work interruptions
• Xojo on Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn (also Xojo Developers group), Google+
• XDC 2018 in Denver, Colorado
• The Magicians
• Sense8
• The Night Manager
• Firefly return?
• Clash Royale (join the Xojo clan)

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Show Notes

• XDC 2016
• Geoff plays the drums on American Girl with Skyrocket
• macOS Sierra
• iOS 10
• iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
• Airpods
• New Macs predictions
• Optimus Popularis keyboard

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Show Notes

• Apple File System WWDC 2016 Presentation
• Advanced Revelation
• PowerBuilder developers may want to try Xojo
• Introduction to Programming with Xojo book
• Working from Home
• Contact Paul to join his fantasy baseball league
• Atari 8-bit
• Atari ST
• XDC 2016

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Show Notes

• Beyond the Chaos
• Favorite SaaS tools
• Improving your sales process
• Value Pricing

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Show Notes

• BKeeney Software
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft SQL Server on Linux
• Navicat
• Data Definition Language
• Tree swing Requirements
• ActiveRecord

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Show Notes

• Light Blue Software
• Xojo Download
• Forebears: Surname Research
• Atari ST
• BBC Micro
• Xojo Developer Conference

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Show Notes:

• Varsity Systems
• Regatta Manager Assistant
• Raspberry Pi GPIO Library
• Z-Wave
• DuckDuckGo
• Windows 10 Insider
• Windows 10 with Linux Bash
• EveryMac.com
• MagicJack

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Show Notes:

• AcuGraph
• CubeSQL
• Computer Science
• How one developer broke several JavaScript libraries
• LeftPad as a Service
• Source Control
• Minimum Viable Product
• Xojo Developer Conference 2016 Sessions

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Show Notes

• Sinclair ZX-81
• GW-BASIC
• OS/2 Warp
• Windows Store Desktop Bridge
• Michel Bujardet’s Apps
• Responsive Design
• RubberViews
• XDC 2016 Sessions

Being comfortable while you work is important. It enables you to concentrate better, but more critically, it prevents you from injuring yourself. From Musculoskeletal to vision and hearing problems, yes, it is quite possible to injure yourself while working at a desk!

We all know the tips to avoid chronic injury: from giving your eyes a break, to getting up every 20 minutes or stretching. But let’s look some other solutions: standing desks. These days standing desks are all the rage. Technically these are adjustable desks that allow you to vary the height so you can sit at it in a normal chair or work at it while standing, preferably mixing between the two throughout the work day. Adjustable desks can be quite expensive ($1000 or more), which often prevents people from considering them. I don’t have one myself, although I’ve been looking into options more recently. A couple that have caught my eye:

Veridesk Pro Plus ($400) is an interesting compromise. You put this on top of your normal desk and then the Varidesk adjusts up and down with your display and keyboard.

For a low-cost adjustable desk, you could go with something simple like desks at the Stand Up Desk Store. However, these desks are not easily adjustable when there are things on them, so despite their low cost are probably not suitable for most people.

MultiTable has some interesting desks ($500+) that can be customized a bit. Personally, I’d prefer one with a built-in keyboard tray but that can probably be added separately.

Our founder and CEO, Geoff, has an adjustable desk he found at Ikea. Though he’s only had it a few weeks, he’s pleased it with so far. “I like it. It only takes about 6 seconds to get it the desk standing height. An unexpected benefit I discovered was that when I’m sitting I can adjust it to exactly the right height I want” says Geoff. This is Geoff’s desk and set up:

Alyssa, who you have probably talked with in Customer Service or on Twitter, has had a Next Desk for about a year now. “The Next Desk itself is wonderful, though our desk delivery was delayed and I was less than impressed with their customer service. My husband has a bad back, so it’s important to him to be able to move between standing and sitting easily. I’ll have more space once I phase out the use of the iMac in the back!”

While my adjustable desk research continues, here is what I currently use for an office setup:

I have a simple, inexpensive glass and wood top 48″ wide desk with a keyboard tray. I like that the keyboard tray is the entire width of the desk, which allows me to spread out my mouse and keyboard.

Speaking of which, for a keyboard I use the Kinesis Freestyle 2 for Mac. This is a split keyboard which allows me to keep my wrists straight while typing. It also has many dedicated Mac keys, which I like. It is a soft, quiet keyboard not one of the new “clicky” keyboards that you hear about. For a mouse, I just use a simple wired gaming mouse (Gigabye M6800) with a scroll wheel.

For my display, I am using the 27″ Monoprice Glass Panel Pro (2560×1440). This is a great display, but I’d like to eventually replace it with a 4K display. After many years of using dual displays, I now only use a single display because I find it much more comfortable. With dual displays, I was always turning my head to look between them, which would result in neck pain.

My office does have a window, but for supplemental lighting, I use an Ott-Lite natural light desk lamp. Natural light is important in the long, dark northeast US winters so I often have this light on.

Since I have a sitting desk, I need a good chair. I’ve tried a wide variety of chairs over the years. The strangest easily being the Swing Chair. But now I am using a Tempur-pedic chair.

For webinars, podcasting and video conferences I use a Blue Yeti microphone mounted on a boom arm with a pop filter. This allows me to swing the microphone out of the way when I’m not using it.

Of course, to help me think, I keep a Darth Vader head stress ball handy.

Lastly, I like to sometimes listen to music while I’m working. For this I use the Bose Companion 20 desktop speakers because they are small and have great bass without requiring a subwoofer. They also have a really cool control pod that I keep near my mouse.

But the most important thing I do is to regularly get up from my desk to stretch, which is absolutely worth the 5 minutes or so it takes. It is far too easy to get absorbed in what you are doing and then realize you haven’t moved in hours, which is not healthy at all. Take regular breaks; set an alarm if needed!

I hope some of this is helpful to my fellow computer nerds. I’d love to hear about your office setups in the comments and welcome any advice from those of you using adjustable desks.

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Show Notes

• Tim Parnell web site
• Answers
• HTML Edit
• Quill Editor
• Web Studio
• Bootstrap Controls
• OmegaBundle

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Show Notes

• ICAL Systems
• ICAL blog
• Jasper Reports
• SAP
• NSIS – Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
• New England User Group Forum Post
• XDC 2016 Registration

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Show Topics

• Use Xojo to create your own apps for Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Raspberry Pi and web. Download and try Xojo for free. 
• BKeeney Software
• xDev Magazine
• Star Wars Trailer

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Show Topics

• OS X 10.11 El Capitan
• Xojo on Reddit
• Ghost Touches
• iOS 9
• Windows 10
• HP Stream 7 

Paul and special guest Geoff Perlman talk about the new features in Xojo 2015 Release 3 plus a a bonus announcement at the end.

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Show Links

• Xojo 2015 Release 3
• iOSContainerControl
• Uniform Type Identifier support for File Type Sets
• Collect Project Items
• iOSLabel wrapping
• Code Bookmarks
• Web Drag and Drop
• Raspberry Pi
• CanaKit
• 64-Bit Apps
• And a bonus announcement!

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Show Links

• PJJ Productions
• Mac mini
• Raspberry Pi
• Text Adventure
• HTTPSocket webinar
• Xojo Wars Contest battle

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