The Omni Show

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Rey Worthington — software developer, rock climber, cat enjoyer — talks about bringing Mojave Dark Mode support to OmniGraffle and OmniPlan. She also talks about how to make NSPredicateEditor look right on a sheet. And about growing up in the “Texas of California,” going to school at University of Pacific, and making her way to The Omni Group via meeting the folks at their Macworld Expo booth. Then we talk about climbing, and about (most importantly, of course!) her cats, Spark and Blaze. You can find Rey on Twitter @nothe. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Dark Mode Radar Visual Effect Views Zombies NSPredicateEditor Ken Case Mojave Layers Tracy, CA In-N-Out Burgers Stockton, CA University of the Pacific Abraham Lincoln Macworld Expo Civilization University Village World of Warcraft

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Michelle Knee — tester, game player, wrangler of ragdoll cats — talks about testing all of Omni’s many websites, including OmniFocus for the Web. Michelle also talks about the special challenges in testing websites: defeating browser caching, the problem children (iPhone SE and iPhone 8 Plus), responsive design mode bugs, and testing on multiple operating systems. Then we talk about games. And Hawaii. And mystery knit-alongs. And — most critically — her cats Calvin and Hobbes. You can find Michelle on Twitter @mec2973 and on Micro.blog. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Gen Con Scrabble Purdue University Steven Covey objc.io: Inside Omni Maui Kentucky Space Needle Ragdoll cat Calvin and Hobbes comic Statler and Waldorf Waldorf Salad Waldorf Hotel Watergate Salad

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Ken Case, CEO of The Omni Group, Dave Messent, OmniFocus Product Manager, and Joel Page, User Experience Designer, join the show for a special episode to celebrate the launch of OmniFocus 3 for Mac and to talk about its new design. The early OmniFocus 3 for Mac designs are kind of like a concept car — futuristic, interesting, beautiful, but not necessarily something you could actually drive. We talk about going from those early designs to the app that actually ships, and we talk about the various parts of the app, how they changed and why. You can find Ken Case at The Omni Group and @kcase on Twitter. You can find Dave Messent @dmessent on Twitter. To hear more about new features in the app, listen to the previous episode OmniFocus 3 for Mac: New Features.

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Grayson West — who just might be a superhero (you can tell by the name) — manages design, the website, and marketing at Omni from his headquarters on the fourth floor, high above Lake Union. Grayson started as a graphic designer at Omni 15 years ago and moved into management four years ago. In his youth he was an international bicycle racer, and lately he’s become a CrossFit trainer and kiteboarder. And — most importantly! — he’s a cat person. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Cherokee Nation Mad Men Apple Design Awards OmniFocus 3 for iOS Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Northern Arizona University Color theory Flagstaff, Arizona Gannett Sphinx Vulcans Macworld Expo OmniGraphSketcher OmniOutliner OmniGraffle Macworld magazine Ken Case iPad or Bust! Kettlebells Tour de France Grenoble, France La Ventana Baja California Sur Lake Washington Puget Sound Norwegian Forest Cat Omni cat pictures Calvin the cat

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Ken Case, CEO of The Omni Group, and Dave Messent, OmniFocus product manager, join the show for a special episode to talk about OmniFocus 3 for Mac and how it’s gaining new features that first appeared in OmniFocus 3 for iOS. Some of these new features include tags, fancy repeating tasks, the Forecast tag, and enhanced custom perspectives. We also talk about features that were not brought over to the Mac — since they were already there. But then some of those things were improved. :) You can find Ken Case at The Omni Group and @kcase on Twitter. You can find Dave Messent @dmessent on Twitter. For more about OmniFocus 3 for Mac, read the Omni Roadmap 2018 — particularly the second half, which concentrates on OmniFocus — and listen to a previous episode of the show where Ken Case talks about the roadmap.

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Like any other workplace, Omni has a few subcultures — knitters, rock climbers, dog fanciers — but none of them involve quite as much rum, kitsch, and straight-up chillin’ as Tiki. Mark Boszko, Aaron Cherof, and Evan McNulty — roughly half of Omni Team Tiki — talk about their zest for fruity drinks and for the whole surrounding show. We talk about the décor from a lost world that never existed anyway. We talk about the fancy and sometimes secret ingredients. And the vibe. And the volcanos. You can find Mark’s Tiki bar on the web at Kilauea.co, and on Twitter and Instagram @KilaueaCove. You can find Evan on Twitter @theevanshow. You can find Aaron on Twitter @cherof, and you can find his music at cherof.com, cherof.bandcamp.com, Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Rumba Latchkey Kid About Tiki The Tropics in Beverly Hills, CA (a “bamboo bar”) Don the Beachcomber Trader Vic's Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room Dole Whip Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto Smuggler's Cove Hale Pele Tiki Kon Volcano Bowl Jeff “Beachbum” Berry Devil's Reef North Shore Lagoon at McMenamins Arderson School Tacoma Cabana Navy Strength Rob Roy Karaage The Saturn Falernum Orgeat Shark Bite Mai-Kai Kilauea Black Magic Kahlúa Kōloa Kauaʻi Coffee Kona coffee Three Dots and a Dash Morse code World War II Martinique rums Demerara rum Pimento liqueur Dr. Funk Grenadine Pernod Absinthe Anise Mai Tai Il Fornaio Raspberry Pi Fez-o-rama Scorpion Bowl Kahiko Punch Cesar’s Rum Punch Hawaiian Punch Hammering Man Diller Room and Justin Wojslaw How to Make Flaming Drinks

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Tami Snyder — Voice of Omni, helper of people in and out of the company, coffee expert — joins the show to talk about working as an Operations Assistant and the big, varied list of things this actually means. Though it’s a few years old, Tami’s bio on our About Omni page is worth quoting: Tami somehow entered the realms of Omni without ever having heard of Battlestar Galactica or playing World of Warcraft. She studied Psychology at Seattle Pacific University and worked with troubled adolescent boys. She later became a certified bra fitter at Nordstrom’s. She has a green Jeep Wrangler named Jewel and organizes “boutique-style” yard sales. She refuses to define what “boutique-style” means, so we assume cookies. Tami fiercely defends our gates, protecting us from scary folk like the delivery folks. (Tip! To read a person’s bio on our About page, just click on their picture.) Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Omni Support The Record Tacoma, WA Seattle Pacific University Galaga Nordstrom’s Aaron Bendickson Three Musketeers Birth Doula Buzzed Bear Coffee Company White coffee

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Terry Stearns — Vermontian, chef, musician — joins the show in the middle of the last afternoon of his last day, after 19 years of making us wonderful lunches and dinners. We will miss him, and we wish him all the best in his next adventure. We’re so glad to get his voice on the record, and to bring a little bit of Terry to you. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: University District Wil Shipley OmniGraphSketcher Nisqually Earthquake Killington, Vermont Burke-Gilman Trail Liz Marley Paramount Theatre Flaming Lips Astoria, Oregon Columbia River Summit Lodge Grunge music Silver Stallion

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Aaron Cherof — native Floridian, indoor cat, piano man — is one of the folks who answers your questions when you write — or call — in. We talk about how support works and about the support team’s important role in product decisions. Aaron, a Berklee College of Music graduate, has also written music for a number of Omni videos — and he wrote the theme music for this show. Thanks to Aaron it’s not just awkward silence when the host calls for “Music!” at the beginning and end of every show. :) He’s also branched out into sound design for apps: the recent OmniFocus 3 for iOS includes his sound effects. You can find Aaron on Twitter @cherof, and you can find his music at cherof.com, cherof.bandcamp.com, Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play. Check it out! Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Cher Do you believe in life after love? Auto-Tune T-Pain OmniFocus OmniGraffle Blackjack Omni’s support website and knowledge base Dave Lonning Dave Messent Liz Marley Sync Inside OmniFocus Stenciltown OmniPresence OmniPresence video with Aaron’s music and voice Mark Boszko OmniFocus 2 video Fort Lauderdale, FL Boston University Boston Globe Berklee College of Music Aaron Bendickson Ainsley Bourque Olson Tiki Tiki Drink Mai-Kai Ellis Island

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com This week, a full panel of guests joins us live at the NextDoor developer conference. We discuss the upcoming iOS and macOS features announced during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, and what it means for the future of apps. On the panel are: Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba Liz Marley, OmniGraffle Developer at The Omni Group Kristina Fox, iOS Developer at Intuit Ken Case, CEO of The Omni Group and an audience of dozens! Special thanks to Solomon Klein of NextDoor for recording this episode on location. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: NextDoor Developer Conference Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) WWDC 2018 Keynote WWDC 2018 Platforms State of the Union Rhapsody The Omni Group game ports Silicon Graphics and OpenGL Ken’s tweet about the new features Panic Transmit Bare Bones Software BBEdit UIKit Steven Troughton-Smith macOS Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) OmniGraffle NSBezierPath and UIBezierPath NSColor and UIColor OmniFocus Intuit TurboTax, Mint, and QuickBooks Self-Employed Developer ID and Gatekeeper Rosemary Orchard App Camp for Girls Carbon React Native Electron