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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 13h

Can't wait to be rejected for not explaining our Bluetooth entitlement use because the reviewer didn't scroll down far enough. Again. #iosdev #macdev #indiedev

The “C’mon, do something” meme in which a cartoon person prods a screenshot of App Store Connect showing that our Mac app has been “In Review” for four days (so far!).

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

…it's whiskey! (I'm bored in an airport, can you tell?)

The tote bag is pulled down to reveal a bottle of whiskey in an airport security bag.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recently we watched two different TV shows back-to-back and found an uncanny representation of me split between two characters, one from each show. #1 was Ludwig in the BBC show of the same name. #2 was Roy Kent in Ted Lasso. My wife found it so funny we had to pause for a bit while she recovered.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just voted in the Swedish elections. I put a big ‘X’ in the far right party’s box just to make sure they didn’t get my vote! (This joke stolen from “The Vicar of Dibley, a British sitcom from the late 90s.)

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I cannot begin to describe how aggressively I do not want Live Rewind and *particularly* Siri Recap. Soon we’ll be surrounded by watches recording every word we say. Super. If Apple cares about privacy as much as they say, I should be able to opt my voice out of being recorded by other devices.

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Launched @launchedfm.com · 20/05/2026

"From idea to money was 3 weeks and I'm very proud of that." Daniel Kennett built a Mac webcam app mid-pandemic in 3 weeks — not because he was lucky, but because he'd made a smart architectural decision years earlier. New Launched with @ikenndac.bsky.social out now 🎙️ Link in the comments below 👇

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Charlie Chapman @charliemchapman.com · 20/05/2026

New Launched! 🚀 This week I talked to @ikenndac.bsky.social about his inspiring roller coaster of an indie journey leading to @cascableapp.bsky.social and an impressive suite of photography apps

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Deep Dish Swift 2027 • April 4th to 6th @deepdishswift.com · 14/04/2026

Up next at Deep Dish Swift 2026! @ikenndac.bsky.social is on stage with "Betting the Farm on Swift: Adventures in Extreme Crossplatforming" 🍕

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Marc Palmer @marcpalmer.net · 03/03/2026

I really enjoyed hearing @ikenndac share his indie dev journey on this episode of Deep Dish Swift!

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Podcast Episode · Slices: The Deep Dish Swift Podcast · 25 February · 55m

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I really love Deep Dish Swift, and I’m really excited to be speaking at it this year!

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Deep Dish Swift 2027 • April 4th to 6th @deepdishswift.com · 26/02/2026

📣 Speaker Announcement We're thrilled to welcome @ikenndac.bsky.social 🎉 Daniel will share the reality of going all-in on Swift across iOS, Android, and even Windows 🖥️ Betting the Farm on Swift: Adventures in Extreme Crossplatforming 🍕

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I wrote a blog post about why we in the photography space *still* complain about Apple's Aperture going away over a decade later. It was a *really* good app. New blog post: A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing ikennd.ac/blog/2026/01...

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Daniel Kennett - A Lament For Aperture, The App We'll Never Get Over Losing

I'm an old Mac-head at heart, and I've been using Macs since the mid 1990s (the first Mac I used was an LC II with System 7.1 installed on it). I don't tend to think that the computing experience was ...

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Is it *truly* Christmas if I’m not putting together a wiring loom for something? #guitar

A guitar pedal board full of pedals but with the top surface missing. Wires snake around, bound together with yellow zip ties.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Played an open mic night with a longtime friend recently - it was great fun. Thanks @amyscwilson.bsky.social! #guitar #openmic

Myself and a friend onstage at an open mic night. I’m playing guitar, and she’s singing.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

This summer I passed the ten-year anniversary of launching the 1.0 of my app! It's been a bumpy ride, but I took the time to celebrate and take pride in what I've been able to build. New Blog Post: Ten Years of Being an Indie Developer ikennd.ac/blog/2025/10... #indiedev #macdev #iosdev

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Daniel Kennett - Ten Years of Being an Indie Developer

On June 17th, 2025 I happened to — for whatever reason — scroll to the bottom of Cascable Studio's version history page. Ten years! My wife and I shared a toast that evening, I made a snarky comment a...

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

My wife and I just finished playing through Split Fiction and I think it has to be the most creative video game I’ve played in… ever? Such a refreshing change from a lot of the gaming landscape these days. Highly recommend!

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

“Guitar playing is really simple to get into - it’s a very versatile instrument, and all you need to get going is a cheap guitar (and a cheap amp if you go electric).” Ten minutes later: #guitar

A guitar pedal board on a desk filled with pedals. Behind it sits an audio interface and a laptop on a stand showing sheet music. In front of it sits a Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad.

There’s a lot of tech in here. Notably not visible in the photo are either a guitar or an amp.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Today's adventure in 3D printing: A box with buttons and switches! Oooooo. This is effectively a footswitch remote control for a guitar pedal. The “official" one is approaching $100 (Boss FS-6), and I made this for around $20. #3dprinting

A 3D-printed grey box with two big footswitch buttons and two toggle switches on the top.

The box without switch covers, sitting on a desk in front of a guitar pedal with a cable coming from the back.

The inside of the box, showing the wiring of the switches.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

It's fun seeing everyone's Liquid Glass app updates. Excited to share a screenshot of mine! #iosdev #macdev #indiedev

Screenshot of a diff of my app’s Info.plist file, showing the addition of UIDesignRequiresCompatibility: true (which disables Liquid Glass for the app).

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Something I think gives away that I'm from "The North" of England (if not, at least that I'm British) is that I bought a $5 sponge in Canada, then after using it declaring: "That's a good sponge, that.” Then insisting we bring it home — on a bus across the US border, then on the plane from there.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I recently returned from a long, chaotic, once-in-a-lifetime trip to the US and Canada. Did an intensive week of guitar playing in the US, then lots of mountain biking in Canada. The TSA sure did find my luggage interesting on my way through.

Four “Notice of Baggage Inspection” flyers.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We made a Bluesky account for my apps, and we’re mostly using it to post cool photos. Feel free to give it a follow! @cascableapp.bsky.social

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

If you're in the EU, you should sign this petition to ban conversion practices in the EU - there's only a day or so left, and it's getting really close to going through. This is an official petition that'll be discussed in parliament if it passes. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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European Citizens' Initiative

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Alright social media, I need your help! I'm playing an open mic night in a month. Current LOCKED IN songs are: Song 2 (Blur) 21 Guns (Green Day) A pretty fun set so far.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It’s not gaming unless it’s *serious* gaming.

A package for a DisplayPort cable, branded “SERIOUS GAMING”.

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Cocoaheads Stockholm @cocoaheadssthlm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

👋 Hi, Bluesky! Cocoaheads Stockholm is now on Bluesky. We'll announce our events here and share news from the local community. Give us a follow! #iosdev #macdev

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Turns out the dog *really* likes flapjack.

Our dog sits in front of the camera, looking at an out-of-focus piece of flapjack like it’s the only thing he’s ever loved.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Does anyone who follows me have a reMarkable Paper Pro? Any opinions you’d like to share? I’ve been eyeing it for a while but I’m unsure about buying such a usecase-specific device.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I finally got my new guitar! I call it “Taylor <The compiler is unable to type-check this expression in reasonable time>”

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We've got spiky ice today. Weird!

A branch of a pine tree. The needles are covered with thousands of tiny ice spikes.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Watching guitar videos on YouTube counts as practising, right?

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I was doing some research on a thing yesterday and found that Amazon had been stepping down the price every couple of days for the past couple of weeks. It was *far* cheaper than it should have been. Ordered, and the price shot back up to where it should have been. Very odd. Still, cheap thing!

Screenshot of a price history chart. The price started dipping down from 1700 SEK down to 1012 SEK over the course of two weeks. Them, on February 3rd, it shoots all the way up again.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It gets real dry here in the winter, and I'm converting an IKEA cabinet into a humidity-controlled display cabinet so I don't have to lock my most fragile guitar (a classical) away. My Les Paul looks pretty sick in there, though — especially if I add some illumination. I might be making two!

A cherry red Gibson Les Paul Studio electric guitar hanging inside a black IKEA glass-doored cabinet.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I've been mulling this over for a little while, and I've ended up adding an “AI Policy" page to my personal blog: ikennd.ac/ai/ I wanted to communicate that I don't use generative AI in my writing - and *why* - without sounding too sanctimonious. Happy to hear feedback on whether I managed that.

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Daniel Kennett - AI Policy

Everything on this website that's written in my voice (i.e., I'm not quoting someone or something else) has been done so without the use of generative AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, etc) at any point i...

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

“It’s such a shame half the audience are holding up their phones instead of experiencing the concert fully,” I think to myself while I’m watching a video of a concert recorded on someone’s phone to see how the guitarist is voicing the music.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

As I rapidly approach 40 I'm finally (honestly, 20 years late) thinking about getting a will drafted up along with my wife. I just wrote the phrase "If we die asynchronously" in an email to the lawyer, which tickled me — it's delightfully programmer-y, but perfectly describes what I mean.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

In today's episode of “I ♥ 3D printing", I made some doodads to attach an LED strip to my desk. Add some magnetic cable management doodads to lift the cables off the floor and my desk corner is *so* much lighter and airier! (We'll just ignore that bundle under my screen for now) #3dprinting

A corner desk setup with some speakers, a monitor, a desktop PC, a MacBook Pro, and various peripherals. The wall behind and to the side of the desk is illuminated by an out-of-sight LED strip. There are (mostly) no cables visible behind/under the desk.

View of the underside of the desk taken from the floor. An assortment of power strips, power bricks, and cables are attached to the underside via magnetic arches and other magnetic attachments.

Multiple 3D printed brackets for attaching an LED strip to the edge of a desk.

A 3D printed bracket screwed to the underside of a desk with an LED strip mounted in it. The strip is angled upwards at a ~45° angle.

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I wrote an in-depth blog post about my recent turmoil with App Review. I tried *really* hard to keep it constructive, and I’d like very much for some of the failures that occurred to be worked on by Apple. I'd appreciate some signal boosting! ikennd.ac/blog/2024/12... #indiedev #iosdev #macdev

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Daniel Kennett - The Bumpy Road to Cascable Studio: App Review Strikes Again

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Daniel Kennett @ikenndac.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I somehow have more followers on here than on Mastodon without making a single post, so, er… Hi everyone! I’m an indie developer on Apple platforms, making apps for photographers. I recently shipped a huge update to my main app: cascable.se/blog/cascabl... Nice to see old and new friends here!

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Cascable Blog: Cascable Studio 7 is here — The Biggest Update in the App's History!

Cascable Studio 7 is here — The Biggest Update in the App's History!

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