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Greg Gardner
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Founder, Cromulent Labs. Indie iOS developer. Creator of Launcher, Articulate AI Language Tutor, and most recently WalkStar.

https://cromulentlabs.com/
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It's been over 20 years since I last listened to this Vitamin String Quartet cover of OK Computer so I had forgotten how excellent their cover of Let Down is.

Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/let...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/345cqK...

SongShift: songsha.re/open/3790823...
Let Down by Vitamin String Quartet on Apple Music
Song · 2001 · Duration 4:20
music.apple.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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sf.beerbeerbeer.me
Join us on the patio this Wednesday lu.ma/1pnrvtsy #sfbeer
SF Beer at Zeitgeist · Luma
https://www.yelp.com/biz/zeitgeist-san-francisco
lu.ma
August 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
gregggreg.bsky.social
Came back from the bathroom to this. #IndieLife #Cats #CatLoaf
A picture of my cat sleeping on my MacBook Pro
July 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
The preview shown before you watch a show on Apple TV+ is the same F1 Movie ad every single time for the last month or so. It's gotten to the point where I sigh and say "Hi Sonny" every time I hit the play button.
July 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
Have any other developers received questions like this yet?
Screenshot from a support request asking "when will you be releasing a new updated version that fits nicely with the ios26 update?" on July 1, just a few weeks since the first iOS 26 beta was released.
July 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
gregggreg.bsky.social
People are complaining about the Finder icon while the TestFlight icon is out here looking like this
June 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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sf.beerbeerbeer.me
Join us on Tuesday at Cityscape. See the website for the details.
www.beerbeerbeer.me/sf/
SF Beer
A monthly social for Swift developers. Or anyone really. To drink beer. Location changes every month.
www.beerbeerbeer.me
April 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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sf.beerbeerbeer.me
Next week we are heading to Cityscape. Date will be set soon. Subscribe to the calendar. #sfbeer
www.yelp.com/biz/cityscap...
Cityscape - San Francisco, CA
Specialties: Cityscape Lounge is the tallest skybar in San Francisco and offers stunning 360° views of the City by the Bay. Photo-worthy cocktails and breathtaking landmark views make the lounge a bucket-list destination for those visiting the Bay Area. The bar's impressive beer, wine, and spirits menu also makes it a popular spot for locals to host business clients, enjoy a date night, or celebrate special occasions. Cityscape's ambiance changes by the hour, as the sunset transitions to dusk and dusk eases into nighttime. No two visits to Cityscape are the same, making it the perfect spot to experience again and again.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
Someone please take the Sharpie away from grandpa.
April 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
I'm sure lawyers in Cupertino are currently gearing up for all of the class action lawsuits on behalf of iPhone 16 users for all of the Apple Intelligence ads for features that won't be out until after the iPhone 17 is available. I look forward to my $5 payout 7 years from now.
March 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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sf.beerbeerbeer.me
Join us Tuesday at Mission Bowling Company. #sfbeer

www.icloud.com/invites/0a4j...
You’re invited to “SF Beer”
Open the invitation to see details and reply.
www.icloud.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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WalkStar Provides the Perfect Motivation to Keep Moving. appadvice.com/post/walksta...
WalkStar Provides the Perfect Motivation to Keep Moving
The app automatically stops the music is you aren’t walking or running.
appadvice.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
Hello fellow indies. My latest app is now available in the App Store! 🎉

WalkStar is the first app to motivate you to move by only playing music when you walk or run. If you stop, the music stops, so keep moving to continue the grooving.

Let me know what you think.

apps.apple.com/us/app/walks...
February 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
When you're watching a show on Apple TV+ and you figure out who the bad guy is a few episodes early because he uses an Android phone 🫤
January 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
I wonder if Apple regrets sending me these surverys?
A screenshot of my feedback to Apple from the Developer Feedback Survey where they ask "What could be done to improve the developer feedback process for you?" and I respond with "It would be better if it didn't feel like screaming into a black hole. Any sort of response would be great, but 99% of the time when filing feedback on iOS frameworks I get no response ever. When I get a response for iOS framework feedback, I stop everything I'm doing and bake a cake and invite all of my friends over for a huge party. I would like to have more parties."
December 9, 2024 at 11:08 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
"Apple has never publicly documented this, nor is there any information in Shortcuts that explains..."

Classic Apple 🙄
November 25, 2024 at 5:27 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
Thought I'd try out "Apple Intelligence" Clean Up to remove the random people in the background of this photo and... wtf?
November 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
gregggreg.bsky.social
Apologies for the BlueSky newbie question, but is there any way to get the iOS app to not scroll to the top of my Following feed when it refreshes? It's kind of a deal breaker for me after years of being used to twitter and mastodon and not wanting to lose my place.
October 29, 2024 at 2:12 PM