App Naming

Why the releases have names, and where the names come from.

A version number says which release came first, and nothing else. So each release of Muninn and Huginn also gets a name, and each app takes its names from one place.

Muninn: Books about paying attention

Every Muninn release is named after a book: a record of somebody paying close attention to an ordinary place over a stretch of time. That is the thing Muninn exists to make easy.

Walden Muninn 1.0

Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854)

Thoreau’s record of deliberately watching an ordinary life: its routines, surroundings, seasons and small changes. 1.0 brings photos, imports and the diary together, which is the same act with the sources already at hand.

Tinker Creek

Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974)

Annie Dillard’s record of observing the natural world around Tinker Creek.

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods (1998)

A story of friendship and adventure on the Appalachian Trail, capturing the experience and puzzling mundanity of walking through the woods.

Huginn: Roads people travel along

Muninn looks back; Huginn records where you went today and how you got there. So its releases are named after roads: the ones people travel along, not the addresses they stop at.

Via Appia Huginn 1.0

The Appian Way, Rome to Brindisi (312 BC)

The first of the great Roman roads, and the one the saying is about: all roads lead to Rome. A first release starts here.