![]() ![]() I have Markdown files for each issue (bug, potential new feature, or inquiry with Apple or another company), and I organize them into folders (by app and milestone) and tag them based on the area of the app (Bluetooth, scripting, documentation, etc.). What’s your app design and development workflow like? If you have a quality product and are responsive to people's questions and needs, they will want you to succeed and want to tell their friends and colleagues about the cool thing that they've discovered. I think I have my customers to thank, mostly - word of mouth is key for an indie developer. In addition to the App Store, it's also available on Setapp, which helps more people discover it. I try to get it into various app directories and each year I do a Black Friday sale. I try to blog about it and tweet about it, and just generally be active in the Mac / iOS community. I haven't done as much marketing as I should, honestly. How did you market the app as an indie developer? Submit your app or reach out on Twitter □ Since then, I've been refining it and adding features based on customer requests and on my own needs and intuition. So, Robin gets all the credit for the idea, which I assume was based on his own pain points dealing with Bluetooth devices. I loved the app and wanted it to live on. He knew from my blog that I used the app and that I was an indie developer, and he asked if I'd like to take it over. I didn't - I started out as just a fan of ToothFairy and acquired it from the original developer, Robin Lu, after he was no longer able to work on it. I also write a blog that's focused on Apple products and development. These days, aside from ToothFairy, I'm most known for SpamSieve, EagleFiler, and DropDMG. I studied Computer Science in college and have been an indie Mac developer, though C-Command Software, since I was finishing up my Master's degree in 2002.īefore that, I had been writing and editing Mac stuff online for about 10 years, which I think was helpful in understanding the software industry and seeing things from the user/reviewer side. Can you tell us a little bit about yourselves? Michael Tsai ( 43 years old and live in a small town in New Hampshire. ToothFairy has received a lot of press coverage - check it out!Ī quick thank you to Astro for supporting this issue of Indie Watch! Now, I can have my Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, AirPods, and other peripherals all easily accessible in my Menu Bar with their own respective battery status indicators. You can also run custom shell scripts after connecting or disconnecting peripherals In ToothFairy's advanced settings, you can also ensure that it uses the higher quality AAC codec when you only care about audio output (i.e. You can customize the menu bar icon, hotkeys, and whether the app launches on login. ToothFairy also works with all of your typical devices: headphones, speakers, headsets, controllers, keyboards, mice, etc. You can choose a different icon and hotkey for each Bluetooth device. ToothFairy has completely solved this problem for me and makes toggling my connection to my AirPods and other Bluetooth peripherals so convenient. However, it can be difficult to tell at a glance whether the audio will play on the Mac's built-in speaker or the AirPods without peeking around in the Bluetooth menu. I'll often use my AirPods with both my Mac and my iPhone. ToothFairy simplifies the process of connecting and disconnecting from Bluetooth devices by offering convenient buttons accessible through the menu bar and configurable hotkeys. ![]() Today, we're looking at ToothFairy by Michael Tsai. ![]()
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