[MlMt] 5by5

[Daniel Mann]

On 3 Nov 2013, at 9:10, Bruce Steinberg wrote:

>>> If there are any 5by5 jackals in the room, you know Dan Benjamin 
>>> does
>>> a mean ad read. Get one of the alpha nerds hooked on MailMate and 
>>> they
>>> will sing its praises until everyone HAS to buy it.
>
> I'd go for Brett Terpstra. He's a Markdown fanatic and loves low level 
> tweaking. I think MailMate would be right up his alley.
>
> Also, while he's not on 5by5, Dr. Drang also has a lot of influence 
> among the alpha nerds. He doesn't do paid ads, but if he's intrigued 
> by MailMate, he'd write about it.

Yes, they could definitely be effective promoters for MailMate. Each has 
led me to learn and try new tools, and purchase software, based on their 
recommendations and example usage. So have Merlin Mann, Dan Benjamin, 
Shawn Blanc, Ben Brooks, David Sparks, Katie Floyd, Marco Arment, John 
Siracusa, and Federico Viticci. All do (or once did) participate in the 
5by5 community.

I could see Brett and Dr. Drang (and possibly others in the above 
mentioned group) wanting the ability to specify a markdown processor. 
Brett Terpstra might like MultiMarkdown, while Dr. Drang might want to 
use his own customized version. (I'm not trying to speak for them, just 
speculating based on what I've read and heard from/about each in 
following their work.)

Of course, I would also love the ability to use MultiMarkdown or some 
other variant with MailMate… a la Marked's "Custom Markdown Processor" 
preference, perhaps?

-Daniel