Shawn Blanc:
Just one long year ago today we launched The Sweet Setup. Our aim was to be the place you go when you (or your friends) want the best app for a certain category. That is still our aim.
Over the past year, we’ve done our best to write some of [the best app reviews you can find, share interesting and fun interviews with folks about the computer gear they use, and write helpful tips to help you get the most out of the apps you use.
I remember when Shawn called me — yes, we talk on the actual phone — to pitch me an idea for a new website. That conversation became The Sweet Setup. I was happy to join as managing editor, and wrote one of the launch-day app reviews. In the year since, I’ve taken over as Editor-in-Chief, and get to work with some of the smartest guys in the business.
Apps are a personal thing. The tools we choose to use day in and day out can make our work faster and easier. Picking the right one is hard; a lot of work goes into our app picks, and the TSS staff and our army of freelancers take picking our favorites very seriously.
Here’s to another year of being serious.