James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026We’re just a mere 19 years into the iPhone and I’ve finally made an app. Despite countless attempts, I still can’t write a single line of Objective C or Swift. I’ve been quite reluctant to share this out of embarrassment but hey, you’ve got to start somewhere right? apps.apple.com/gb/app/hotsh...apps.apple.comHotshot Caffeine Tracker App - App StoreDownload Hotshot Caffeine Tracker by Jimbo Works Ltd. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more games like Hotshot Caffeine… 010
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Wow I love the dark ceiling, I love the mirrored Apple logo, and I love the more organic feel of the exterior. What a beauty! 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026What has the BBC ever done for me? I enjoyed this last night more than the half-time show when it aired during the World Cup final. www.jamesgill.co/what-has-the...jamesgill.coWhat has the BBC ever done for me?A wonderful new “ad” to highlight the wonderful aspects of the BBC that are so easy to take for granted. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Prompt: Design a hyper realistic scene of a dystopian coffee shop with minimal human interaction. Give it “soulless private equity vibes”, make it a brand that appeals to everyone and therefore no one, and ensure no humans are visible in the scene. Make no mistakes. 010
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026… discovering that it was one guy — whose family business was a distillery — who helmed the Titanic, piloted the Hindenburg, and then served as air traffic controller for Amelia Earhart.” daringfireball.net/2026/07/clau...daringfireball.netClaude’s Criminally Bad Electron Mac App Is an Inside JobFelix Rieseberg, quite obviously, is the answer to the question why Claude is an Electron app. It’s like wondering why all the screws in a building were hammered into the walls, and then finding out t... 100
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“Finding out that one guy — who is a senior Electron maintainer — has led the teams for the desktop clients for Slack, Notion, and now Claude is like… 100
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I never knew much about Om but now I wish I had followed him more closely. This is a beautiful piece by @gruber.foo daringfireball.net/2026/06/omdaringfireball.netOmThis is going to sound cornier than a bucket of Jiffy-Pop, but it is a profound irony that a man with such a big and beautiful figurative heart could have such a lousy literal one. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Apple just raised the price of the Vision Pro to $3,699. Anyone have that on their bingo card for this year? 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Post #WWDC I reflected on 2024 when @gruber.foo interviewed John Giannandrea about Apple Intelligence. Cringing to watch this now... the number of times Craig and Joz had to step in to answer. 2026 is such a turnaround for Apple building back trust here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7al...youtube.comThe Talk Show: Live From WWDC 2024YouTube video by Daring Fireball 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I've been a big fan of Cursor. But now I think I may have to exit abruptly. techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/s...techcrunch.comSpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO | TechCrunchThe deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I never thought a database could be beautiful... but @supabase.com is. I would never have thought a database startup could be worth $10 billion... but 240
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Apple’s next Siri challenge will be persuading people it doesn’t suck. www.jamesgill.co/siri-doesnt-...jamesgill.coSiri is about to become good, but that’s not the problemEven if Apple can make Siri not suck, its real challenge will be in persuading people that’s the case. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I appreciate the encouragement! Feels like a social contract to deliver on now! Let’s see if I can find a spare moment to have fun with this 😁🤞 010
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026That’s really cool, thanks for sharing this Joe! Truly inspired! 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This is so neat! I so want to do this now! Does it look for mentions of the URL on each platform? I’m just curious how it knows which messages to display! 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Am I the only one who finds it slightly alarming that a selling point of cooking pans is that they’re “non-toxic”. Turns out the toxic pans just didn’t sell as well? 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Does it fit on a floppy disk? I love this: a manifesto for small software, by Matt Sephton. fitsonafloppy.comfitsonafloppy.comFits on a Floppy - A Manifesto for Small SoftwareA Manifesto for Small Software 000
Reposted by James GillMatt Hill @gethill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Prime with ads. Just how Kubrick intended. 32964391368
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Liquid Glass on the Mac hadn’t bothered me too much until now. But seeing this in Pages… my goodness. What a big mess this is. 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 24/04/2026On Anthropic: “How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else.” — Lenny’s Newsletter “One way or the other it looks like a total clown show over there.” — Gruber I’m sure totally unrelated. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 21/04/2026“It’s hard to imagine a more orderly, confidence-inspiring, exciting-but-not-at-all-surprising, this-feels-right way to do this. And, if you agree that Apple itself was Jobs’s greatest product, Cook really is a product person after all.” @gruber.foo at his best on the Apple CEO transition. 120
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 18/04/2026A few lovely tools and apps I’ve discovered lately. www.jamesgill.co/cool-tools-a...jamesgill.coA few cool toolsA short list of some cool tools (apps and software) I've discovered recently. I hope you like them. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I really really hope the Things team have been cooking up something beautiful behind the scenes. I love Things and use it every hour of every day, but we surely need a Things 4 soon to accommodate the new world we're living in. 010
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Marcin, I came across your wonderful blog via @gruber.foo. Added it to NetNewsWire and I have never been so happy to have over 250+ unread items. Honestly, I feel ridiculously inspired and motivated by what you're sharing, and I've discovered so many incredible people as a result. Thank you 🙏 020
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Notes on software quality. This page is absolutely stacked to the rafters with gold. anthonyhobday.com/blog/20260410 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 13/04/2026This to me is a huge part of what interface design is all about. Not the colours or the fonts or the components. But the words. robinrendle.com/notes/ditch-... 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 27/03/202630 years on from the original 2x2 matrix. With just two additional slots, Apple sells 10x more Macs a year. I’m mourning the death of the Mac Pro, but the lineup once again looks very neat. 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Newer ≠ better. A post about wet shaving and enshittification. www.jamesgill.co/wet-shaving/jamesgill.coNewer isn’t better: why I switched to a 100-year-old razorDiscovering the secret they don’t want you to know: wet shaving like they did 100 years ago is actually cheaper and better in almost every way. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I am yet to see a single iPhone Air in the real world. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Thank you Andy! I’ll definitely give this a look (with a cup of tea!) 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The MacBook Neo pages on the Apple site are so much fun! 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This should restore your faith in the art of building great software www.terrygodier.com/currentterrygodier.comCurrent | Terry GodierAn RSS reader that doesn't count. What happens when you stop treating your feeds like an inbox and start treating them like a river. 010
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Thank you so much for the mention, Rob! This alone is helpful feedback! Very happy to chat more with you about what you need, I’ll be honest about what we can / can’t do today for ya. 100
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Yes! 😅 I’m curious what do you agree or disagree with? There’s a lot of essays like this around aren’t there… this is the first one I’ve read that has really connected with me. I don’t agree with all of it, it just made me pause this morning! 100
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 12/02/2026All I can say about this is: please read it. shumer.dev/something-bi...shumer.devSomething Big Is Happening — matt shumerA personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change. 110
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The closest we’ve come to seeing the interior of Apple Car. youtu.be/6Wv1btxCjVE...youtu.beWhy Jony Ive put buttons in the electric Ferrari 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Some reflection on our 20 years in business, and the return of my podcast “Lost and Founder” after a brief four year hiatus. www.jamesgill.co/20-years-of-...jamesgill.co20 years of GoSquaredThis week marks 20 years of GoSquared. What better time to reflect, and share a long-overdue episode of the Lost and Founder podcast? 000
Reposted by James GillGoSquared @gosquared.bsky.social · 03/02/202620 years and counting. www.gosquared.com/blog/20th-bi...gosquared.comGoSquared turns 20A personal note from CEO and co-founder, James, on what we've been working on and what we have in store for the future of web analytics. 042
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 31/01/2026How did you spend your Saturday morning? Me: gawking at the new Stripe homepage. 000
James Gill @jamesjgill.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Wow this is HUGE news! Congratulations Sebastiaan. I’m sooooo excited to see what you create next! 000
