Jordan's Development Journal

PlaceExolorer - Top tool for trip planning and navigation

2013-04-18T21:46:00.001-07:00

If you can't find a parking space in crowded city, how do you do? It is really frustrating that you don't have a good idea to plan your travel, right? An iPhone application called PlaceExplorer can definitely help you solve above problems. It is just like your own smart tour guide.

When I drive out, I can't find a place to park my loved car. How can I solve it? No problem, just use PlaceExplorer's " search nearby POI" function to find nearby parking place. It will find all of them and list them from near to far.

After select the nearest parking place, just touch "navigate" button, PlaceExplorer will guide me to the place and finally solve my problem.

Unfortunately, after I park my car, I feel very hungry and really want to eat a hamburger in McDonalds. However, can't find anyone. I use PlaceExplorer again and add "McDonalds" as my own POI type. Then, find a McDonalds near me around 500 m to enjoy the hamburger in it.

How PlaceExplorer help me do trip planning? For example, I want to take my family to Japan this summer. I can use PlaceExplorer's "search" function and type "Tokyo", then all of the places related to Tokyo will be found.

I find Tokyo museum may be interesting so touch it to read more detailed information about it. Touch the "URL" line to surf it's official website. Touch the "Information" line to utilize Google's search engine to find all of the related information about it. I found lots of travel guides about Tokyo museum from search results, written by others, and are very useful to me. If your Japanese language skill is good, you could also make a call to it to book a tour guide in Tokyo museum. From the bottom of detailed view, there are lots of photos related to Tokyo museum. You could view them to have a whole picture about it.

PlaceExplorer also can help me plan the route to Tokyo museum. As you know, subway stations is ubiquitous and very convenient in Japan. So I touch "set as location" button to set Tokyo museum as my current location. Then, use "search nearby POI" function to search subway station.

Finally, I find a station called "東京地下鉄銀座線田原町駅" near Tokyo museum. Select it to enter detailed view and touch "navigation" button to enter navigation page. Select mode as transit, map as Google and start place as Tokyo museum. After touch start button, you can get the route from Tokyo museum to the station. If you want the route from the station to Tokyo museum, just reverse the start and destination. Finally, I save both places by touch "favorite" button, so I don't need to search them again next time. Just view them in favorite view. The above "set as location" with "search nearby location" and "Favorite" function really can make my trip planning become easy and interesting.

There is a tip about "set as location" function. I can not only set my location in detailed view but also in map view. Tap the place or location for about 1 second in the map view, and then it will be set as my current location. In addition to that, I can quickly switch my current location between the places I set before in the "set your location" list as following.

PlaceExplorer is definitely a pratical tool. You will never be lost if you have it, even in the places you never been or unfamiliar with. The function of "set as location " , "navigate", "search", "search nearby POI" and "favorite" is really a great tool to do trip planning. I suggest you to have it if you travel or go out frequently. By the way, PlaceExplorer with Apple map can almost have all of the functionality of navigation appilcations. If you don't want to spend lots of bulks to buy navigation application, you should consider PlaceExplorer.

PlaceExplorer 行程規劃及導航一把罩

2013-04-18T21:00:00.002-07:00

外出時，找不到停車場或好吃的餐廳要怎麼辦？旅遊時，不知道如何規劃行程，是不是很煩惱？今天為各位介紹一款iPhone的程式:PlaceExplorer，一定可以幫你解決上述問題，有了它，就好像有了一位聰明的導遊在你身旁。

像小弟我開車外出時，找不到停車位要怎麼辦？只要按下search nearby POI的按鈕，並選擇Parking，PlaceExplorer就可以幫你找出附近所有的停車場，並依距離遠近排列，如下。

這時只要點選你想要去的停車場，按下導航鈕後，就將我引導至此停車場，解決了停車的苦惱。

停好車後，發現肚子有點餓，好想去7-11吃個便當，但放眼望去，卻找不到一間7-11，沒關係，只要再度按下search nearby POI，再按+鍵，就可加入自己定義的搜尋類型，這時輸入7-11後，再搜尋，就可發現340公尺內的巷子裡有一間不錯的7-11，在那吃完簡餐後，還可悠閒地喝杯City Cafe。

PlaceExplorer怎麼幫我規劃旅遊行程呢？像今年想要帶家人去日本東京自由行，我只要使用PlaceExplorer的關鍵搜尋，按下search按鈕，輸入東京後，就可以把和東京相關的重要地標找出來。

這時發現江戶東京博物館似乎是不錯的地點, 因此點選它以閱讀更多的細節. 進入細節頁面後點選URL列, 就可以瀏覽此地點的官網, 點選Infomation列, 就可以利用Google search找出所有與此地點相關的資料, 例如我就閱讀了這篇江戶東京博物館的遊記, 才知道原來這裡有這麼多值得一逛的點, 如果懂日語的話, 還可點選international phone列, 撥打電話去預約導覽, 想要知道附近的景觀, 也可點選最下方的照片, 欣賞附近的美景.

PlaceExplorer也可幫助我規劃去江戶東京博物館的方法, 想當然爾, 在東京最好的交通工具莫過於地鐵了, 這時只要在細節頁面按下"設為在地點"按鈕, 就可假設自己身在江戶東京博物館, 然後再用search nearby POI, 選擇Subway Station, 就可尋找附近的地鐵站.

PlaceExplorer貼心的幫我找到了附近唯一的地鐵站: 東京地下鐵銀座線田原町駅, 這時我只要選擇此站, 按下導航按鈕進入導航頁面後, 選擇大眾交通工具(transit)及Goodle map, 起始點(start place)設為江戶東京博物館, 就可呼叫Google Map, 規劃出江戶東京博物館到田原町駅的路徑了, 如果要田原町駅到江戶東京博物館的路徑, 只要簡單按下交換起始點的按鈕即可. 在規劃好旅程後, 按下"我的最愛"按鈕, 就可儲存地點, 下次就可輕鬆地在Favorite頁面, 瀏覽儲存的地點, 而不用重新搜尋了. 上述"設為在地點"的功能, 配合"search nearby POI"及"我的最愛儲存"功能是不是讓旅程規劃變得簡單又有趣了呢.

在此也介紹一個小技巧, "設為在地點"不是只有在細節頁面才可設定, 我也可以在地圖上任何一點壓按一秒後, 即可將此點設為在地點, 然後在set your location列表裡, 還可快速地切換過去自己曾設過的在地點.

PlaceExplorer確實為一方便的工具軟體, 有了它即便身處在陌生的地方, 也可以輕輕鬆鬆找出附近所有的地標, 你不會再無所適從, 然後"設為在地點", "導航", "我的最愛儲存"及"相關資料搜尋"等功能更是規劃旅遊的好工具，建議經常外出的朋友，都可以下載來使用。另外PlaceExplorer搭配Apple導航，幾乎已經可以完全達到一般導航軟體的功能，對於不想花大筆錢買導航軟體的人，也是一個絕佳的選擇。

我們將增送10組的免費碼, 只要至PlaceExplorer的專頁留言或按讚, 就有機會得到, 我們將在4/27 禮拜六晚上在專頁上公布中獎名單. 歡迎想要試用的朋友趕快至專頁留言.

PlaceExplorer專頁連結：https://www.facebook.com/PlaceExplorer

itunes連結：

https://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/placeexplorer/id630043640?mt=8

PlaceExplorer - A practical tool for you to search any kind of place information and navigate

2013-04-18T20:09:00.003-07:00

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/placeexplorer/id630043640?mt=8

[Help]

PlaceExplorer is a great tool to help you search place with detailed information. You will never be lost if you have it. You can also use it to do trip planning. It is really a smart tourist guide for you.

PlaceExplorer has two kinds of place search:

(1)Search By Keyword: If you touch "search Place" button on top navigation bar, it will pop up keyword input box. Type keyword or address in the input box, it will search any places related with the keyword or address. For example, type Tokyo, PlaceExplorer will find Tokyo Disney Land, Tokyo Dome and so on.

(2)Search Nearby Point Of Interest: If you touch "search POI" button on top navigation bar, it will pop up place type list. Touch any place type you want to search, PlaceExplorer will search all of nearby places with this type. For instance, if you touch cafe, it will search all of nearby cafe.

PlaceExplorer has lots of built-in place types, you could also add your own place type by yourself. Just touch "+" button on top of the place type list, then you can input your own place type and search. For example, if you input McDonalds, all of nearby McDonalds restaurants will be found.

Setting of nearby location, there are two kinds of nearby location,

(1)Real Nearby Location: This nearby location is obtained from your device's GPS data and is your real current location.

(2)User Defined Nearby Location: This is the nearby location defined by you and is not your real current location. The advantage of it is that you can assume you are at some place and then search nearby point of interest around this place to do trip planning before you go out. Take for example, if you want to go to New York Central Park, you can define it as your nearby location and then search nearby restaurants. After doing such kind of trip planning, you don't need to be worried that you can't find a good restaurant to eat during your trips to New York Central Park. PlaceExplorer has two kinds of methods to define your nearby location,

(a)touch on map: touch "map" button on top right of navigation bar, it will show map view. In the map view, touch and hold a location or place that you want to set as your nearby location for about 1 second, then PlaceExplorer will set the place as your nearby location.

(b)select from place's detailed information view: touch the location button in the place's detailed information view, then it will set this place as your nearby location.

By the way, you can touch "Set your location" button on top navigation bar, then it will show nearby location list. You can use this list to switch your nearby location between real nearby location or previous user defined nearby location.

PlaceExplorer can present place search results with two kinds of types,

(1)list: This is the default option.

(2)map: touch "map" button on top right of navigation bar, it will show all of the place search results in the map view.

Touch any place search result, then PlaceExplorer will show more detailed information in the place's detailed information view. It will include following information:

1.Address:

2.Web site: touch web site link to browse the official web site through internet.

3.Information: touch it to search related information of the place through Google search engine.

4.Phone number: touch the phone number to call.

5.Distance: It is distance from the place to nearby location.

6.Map: touch this button to show the place on Apple or Google map, or view its Google's street view.

7.Direction: touch this button to navigate to this place.

8.Favorite: touch this button to save all of the detailed information of this place into favorite folder and device. After that, you can read information of this place in favorite view without searching it again.

9.Location: set this place as user defined nearby location.

10.Photo: show photos related with the place.

PlaceExplorer 幫助您搜尋各種地點及導航的最佳幫手

2013-04-18T19:30:00.002-07:00

iTunes link:https://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/placeexplorer/id630043640?mt=8

[說明]

PlaceExplorer是一個幫助您搜尋地點資訊的好幫手，有了它除了不會迷路外, 更可以使用它來行程規劃，作為您旅途的忠實導遊.

主要有兩種地點搜尋功能，

(1)關鍵字地點搜尋: 只要在首頁瀏覽列按下search Place按鈕, 即會跳出關鍵字輸入框，輸入關鍵字或地址後按下search按鈕, 就會幫助您尋找岀所有和關鍵字或輸入地址相關的地點，例如輸入東京，即會找岀東京迪士尼、東京巨蛋等知名地標。

(2)鄰近興趣點搜尋：在首頁瀏覽列按下saerch POI後，即會跳岀地點類型分類列表，只要按下您想要搜尋的地點類型，PlaceExplorer就會找岀附近所有相同類型的地點。例如選擇Cafe，就可找岀附近所有的咖啡廳。

PlaceExplorer有許多內建的常用地點類型，除此之外，您也可以新增自己定義的地點類型，只要按下地點類型分類列表的＂+＂按鈕，就可輸入自己定義的地點類型，譬如輸入McDonalds，就可找岀附近所有的McDonalds分店。

鄰近點的設定，您目前所在的位置鄰近點有兩種，

(1)真實位置鄰近點：此為自手持設備GPS取得的位置，為您所在的真實位置。

(2)自定義位置鄰近點：此為自己所定義的所在位置，而非實際的所在位置，此功能的好處為可假設自己在某一自己有興趣或欲前往的地點，在以此點為中心，進行鄰近興趣點搜尋，作為旅行前的預先規劃。例如您預計要前往紐約中央公園旅遊，您可先假設中央公園為鄰近點之後，再用鄰近興趣點搜尋功能尋找附近所有知名餐廳，如此您就不會在旅途中，因為找不到合適的餐廳用餐而苦惱了。而定義位置鄰近點的方式有兩種，

(a)地圖點擊：在首頁瀏覽列右上方按下map後，就會跳至地圖頁面，只要在您想要的地點壓按約1秒左右，即可將此地點設定為自定義位置鄰近點。

(b)自地點資訊細節頁面選擇：在地點資訊細節頁面，按下Location按鈕，就可將此地點設定為自定義位置鄰近點。

您可以在首頁瀏覽列按下Set your location按鈕，即會跳岀鄰近點列表，您可以在此列表上選擇真實位置鄰近點或過去所設定的自定義位置鄰近點。

地點搜尋結果的呈現，主要有

(1)列表：此為預設的呈現方式。

(2)地圖：在首頁瀏覽列右上方按下map後，就可以將所有搜尋結果標示在地圖上。

點選任一搜尋結果，即會跳至該地點的細節頁面，以顯示更多細節資訊如下，

1.地址：

2.官網：對官網點擊，即可透過internet連結至該地點的官網。

3.相關資訊：對相關資訊點擊，即可透過Google搜尋引擎查詢該地點相關重要資訊。

4.電話：對電話點擊，即可播打此地點的電話。

5.距離：顯示此地點和鄰近點的距離。

6.Map按鈕：按下此按鈕就可將地點顯示在Apple或Google map上，亦或顯示此地點的Google街景。

7.Direction:按下此按鈕，可開啟導行功能，導行至此地點。

8.Favorite:按下此按鈕可把此地點加入至我的最愛，並把此地點的所有資訊存入到裝置，以後您只要在Favorite頁面，就可找到此地點，閱讀所有相關的細節資訊了。

9.Location:將此地點設為自定義位置鄰近點。

10.Photo:顯示此地點附近的相關照片，點擊照片即可作全螢幕瀏覽。

Catch Me If U Cam (CatchCam)

2012-04-24T07:40:00.001-07:00

Want to transform your iPhone into super fast high-end camera. CatchCam really can do this! It provides an easy and innovative way to capture and freeze any astonishing moment of a moving object. Believe me, just setting a magical line in preview screen can make it. CathCam can also add "after image" effect on photos captured by it, which sometimes has unthinkable effect. Don't hesitate. Take your CatchCam outside with friends or family to capture any unforgettable moments.

Feature:

1.A magical line in preview screen to let you capture the astonishing moment of a moving object, which a normal camera can't achieve.

2.Add "after image" effect on photos.

3.Fancy UI to help you preview photos captured by CatchCam.

Guidance:

1.Set a line by touching edge of preview screen.

2.Hold your device until a middle bottom led becomes bright.

3.Then any moving objects hit the line will be captured by CatchCam, like the guy who is jumping to hit the line in below photo.

Photos captured by CatchCam:

iTunes link:

Facebook:

SDBALL --Funny old classic dodge ball game

2011-09-22T19:38:00.000-07:00

itunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sdball/id465952125?mt=8

SDBALL is a game of dodge ball. You can have lots of fun with its funny graphics.

Feature:
1.Design for easy control and exciting gameplay.
2.Cute and funny graphics.
3.Every role in game has "super ball throwing" , and your enemy will have bitter but funny reactions while being hitted by the ball.

Future update.
1.Add Gamecenter to let you play SDBALL with wordwide players.

itunes連結:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sdball/id465952125?mt=8

SDBALL 是一個躲避球類型的遊戲, 擁有可愛的角色和遊戲畫面. 遊玩它除了有許多樂趣外, 也可以勾起你小時候的種種回憶!

特色:
1.簡單的操控及好玩刺激的遊戲設計.
2.可愛及有趣的遊戲畫面.
3.遊戲中的每個角色都可以使出"超級魔球", 而你的敵人被魔球擊中後, 將會有痛苦但好笑的反應.
未來更新:
1.加入Gamecenter多人連線模式, 讓你可以和世界各地的玩家一起對戰.

iphone useful and funny camera app: KineticCam

2011-03-03T09:35:00.000-08:00

Are you still troubled with your camera's incapability of capturing motion pictures. KineticCam definitely can solve this issue. Only a few simple steps, it can assist you to capture any pretty and funny motion pictures.

Watch Movie:

Facebook:

Guidence:

1.touch an object you want to capture in your iphone screen to lock it. You can lock at most three objects. Note: Features and color profile of the locked object must have strong contrast to background to help KineticCam identify and lock the object. Face is a good object to lock.

2.touch the screen edge to set a limit or threshold. Touch left or right edge of the screen to set horizontal limit, up or down edge to set vertical limit. Hint: If you are not satisfied with your setting, you could touch the lock icon to unlock object, touch the limit icon to eliminate the limit setting.

3.When the locked object reach the limit, KineticCam will instantly take continuous six shots to capture this important moment. Capturing people's jump is a good application of KineticCam. Note: You must take pictures in a environment which have enough lights to get the best photo quality.

還在為相機無法正確捕捉到人們運動時重要的畫面而感到煩惱嗎？ KineticCam絕對可以解決此問題, 只要簡單幾個步驟, 就可以輔助你拍攝到美麗又好玩的一瞬間。

影片介紹

Facebook連結：

操作介紹：

1.在螢幕上點擊想要拍攝的人物或物體就可以鎖定目標, 一次最多可以鎖定三個. 注意：被鎖定目標的特徵和顏色, 必須要和背景有足夠的對比, KineticCam才可以正確辨識並鎖定, 人物的臉部就是一個不錯的目標。

2.點擊螢幕的邊緣以設定界限, 點擊螢幕左右邊緣, 設定水平界限, 點擊螢幕上下邊緣, 設定垂直界線。提示：當您對設定不滿意時, 只要點擊鎖定圖示, 就可以消除鎖定, 點擊界限圖示, 即可消除界限設定。

3.當被鎖定目標, 運動並達到設定界限時, 相機就以極快速度連閃六下快門, 捕捉重要的瞬間。拍攝人們跳躍的動作就是KineticCam一個不錯的應用。提示：KineticCam必須要在光線充足的環境下才有最佳的拍攝效果。

iBBS3.0 (iBBS上市以來最強大的更新)

2010-12-04T17:25:00.000-08:00

(Note:已經因應大部分人的需求, 將iBBS 3.0重新編譯成iOS 4.0.1版本,

並且送審了, 希望iBBS 3.0.1可以在所有使用iBBS的朋友之機器上安裝成功!!)

此次更新花了不少時間, 也收集了不少使用者的意見, 可以說是iBBS上市以來最重要最強大的更新, 目前已送至蘋果審核, 重點如下:

1. 新增SSH連線功能, 你可以利用此功能遠端連線你的host電腦, 去進行管理 (目前支援username, password認證方式). 以下是登入及執行指令的截圖：

2. 改良的ASCII繪圖引擎, 給你更美的BBS頁面(支援iphone4 Retina Display).

3. 新的使用者介面, 可以更容易瀏覽BBS, 讓您在大眾交通工具裡, 單手瀏覽BBS變得可能. (也保留過去手勢操作的功能)

目前我正在把上述功能也加至iBBS HD, 請大家耐心等候, 最後也要在此感謝網友Filia開設一個伺服器帳號給我測試SSH功能,及Jason Jiang幫我畫小圖示.

iBBS HD 上架了!

2010-08-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

iTunes的連結:
http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/ibbs-hd/id391769023?mt=8

iBBS HD的youtube連結：

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblsLPa-hck

iBBS HD推出了！！超高解析度及精心設計的使用者介面, 絕對可以帶給使用者最棒的BBS瀏覽經驗, 敬請大家支持！

iBBS 2.6及iBBS HD教學影片

2010-08-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

附上iBBS 2.6及iBBS HD的教學影片, 希望大家能夠更深入認識iBBS的操作方式.

iBBS HD youtube連結：

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblsLPa-hck

iBBS 2.6 youtube連結：

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3VvtNUa8E

iBBS2.6 即將推出

2010-08-10T08:33:00.000-07:00

經過了最近的努力, 終於完成iBBS 2.6, 已送至蘋果審核了, 近期之內就可以讓大家更新, 新增功能如下.
1.新增的文字模式(Text Mode), 讓使用者可複製BBS站台的文字.
2增加說明文件, 使用者可以在BBS站台列表頁面上方的Navigation bar上碰觸 i (information)按鍵來讀取它.
3.增加"Yes", "No", "Enter"按鍵.
4.新的文字輸入模式, 解決過去文字輸入的bug.
5.支援iOS4的多工和高解析螢幕.
6.各項bug的修正.

在通過iBBS2.6的審核後, 我也會針對ipad的特性, 著手進行iBBS HD的計畫, 敬請大家期待!

iBBS 教學 User Guide

2010-08-09T07:40:00.000-07:00

iBBS 2.6教學連結：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3VvtNUa8E

iBBS HD教學連結：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblsLPa-hck

1. BBS站台列編輯：

BBS site list editing:

如下圖, 按＋鍵新增站台, 藍色的 > 鍵編輯現有的站台, Delete鍵則可刪除站台 .

As below figure, touch + button to add new bbs site, > button to edit site

and delete button to remove site.

按下＋或 > 鍵後, 即可進入站台編輯頁面, 如下圖, 在此頁面輸入站台資訊(包含站台名稱, 位址,

port值, 帳號及密碼)後, 按下Save鍵, 即可存檔.

After touching + or > button, you will be in BBS editing view. You could fill all information of

the BBS site( including site name, address, port, user name and password) in this view and

then touch save button to save the site.

2. 好用的手勢操作幫助您輕鬆瀏覽BBS站台.

Useful gesture that makes you easily browse BBS site.

對著您想要瀏覽的項目點兩下, 即可快速跳至此項目.

Touch the item you want to read two times to quickly move cursor to the item.

對著網址點兩下, 即可瀏覽此網頁.

Touch the URL two times to browse the web.

左手壓住左下角的拇指圖示後, 使用(a)上劃手勢執行上一頁指令.(b)下劃手勢執行下一

一頁指令.(c)右劃手勢執行右的指令.(d)左劃手勢執行左的指令.

(注意：如果是iBBS HD, 則不用按住左下角的拇指圖示, 即可直接進行手勢操作)

After holding the thumb icon by left hand, do (a)up swipe to execute Page UP

command. (b)down swipe to execute Page Down command. (c)right swipe to

do right direction command. (d)left swipe to do left direction command.

(note:If you are using iBBS HD, you can do gesture directly without holding the thumb icon)

3.文字和指令的輸入.

Text and Command input.

壓下Ctrl鍵後, Ctrl鍵的圖示即會變紅, 在此狀態下, 按下虛擬鍵盤上的任何一個ASCII

文字, 即可執行「Ctrl+ASCII文字」的命令, 譬如在Ctrl圖示變紅的狀態下按P, 即可

即可執行「Ctrl+P」指令在ptt上發文.

After touching the Ctrl button, the icon of Ctrl button will become red, you

could touch any ASCII word on the virtual keyboard to execute 「Ctrl+ASCII

word」 command within this status. For example, touch P button to execute

「Ctrl+P」 command to post article while Ctrl button is red.

在文字欄內輸入文字, 或將在別的app裡複製的文字貼在文字欄後, 按下send鍵即可輸

入文字.

After typing text or pasting text copied from another app in the text field,

touching the send button to input text into the BBS site.

4.在Text mode下複製BBS的文字.

Copy words from BBS site in the text mode.

在text mode下, 您可以複製BBS裡的文字, 並利用iOS4多工的功能, 跳至別的App後,

貼上BBS複製的文字, 以簡化輸入流程.

You could copy words from BBS site in the text mode and then move to

another app to paste words copied before.

2010-04-21T08:32:00.000-07:00

TapFighters目前限時免費當中, 且fun iphone也介紹了我的遊戲如下列網址：

fun iphone介紹文

很感謝大家的支持讓TapFighters衝到台灣區免費軟體第六名, 希望大家給點意見, 以作為我改進的目標！！！

[iphone] TapFighters

2010-03-18T06:49:00.001-07:00

A new kind of castle defense game. The insane but cute animals could come from any direction. Please pay more attention and use as many fingers as possible to touch them to defend the crystal for life of the world.

features:

1.Support multi-touch. Use as many fingers as possible to touch enemies or you could play with your friend.

2.Enemies randomly come from four direction, which make the game more exciting.

3.Other than touch, you could use cannon to defeat enemies. There has three types of bullet for the cannon.

4.When "shaking device" button become opaque, shake your iphone/ipod to defeat all of enemies.

5.Item system support. Item appears randomly and fly away very fast, so when it appears, please quickly touch it to add points to your HP or supply bullets to your cannon.

6.Support global score system "OpenFeint".

Reviews:

(1)this game is nice, my fingers do hurt now but it was definitely fun. The 4-side-attacks are really tough ( also there is just one side attacked every wave), the mulitouch controls work great and the game runs smooth on my first gen ipod –by Mattll, senior member of touchArcade.

full verion:

lite version:

video introduction:

2010-03-06T04:26:00.000-08:00

最近已經快要完成我的第一套iphone遊戲, 希望能帶給大家歡樂, 另外iBBS的下載量也達到了三萬套左右, 感謝各位鄉民的支持, 我打算要在遊戲推出後的空檔裡, 對iBBS作一次大更新, 請支持iBBS的朋友們耐心等候

iBBS 1.6 輸入法問題

2009-07-24T05:57:00.000-07:00

如果大家使用iBBS 1.6發文時, 發現有多刪除字元或看不到選字的情形發生, 是因為某些人的個人資料設定開啟了"自動偵測雙字元"的功能, 但iBBS本身也會偵測雙字元, 所以就造成了多刪除字元的異常情況, 大家只要至Ptt首頁的個人設定區->個人化設定-自動偵測雙位元字集(如全型中文) 選擇"否" 即可在Ptt上用iBBS正常發文, 如還有甚麼問題, 也歡迎寫信給quake.arena@msa.hinet.net

iBBS 1.6

2009-07-14T06:26:00.000-07:00

昨天終於把iBBS 1.6 給完成, 此版將輸入法做了很大的修正（終於可以擺脫UITextField, 精準的擷取字元傳送給server了）, 對於中文字元, 也不用再像1.5版一樣做兩次確認的動作, 並支援了所有的輸入法包括注音和日文輸入法, 喜歡打日文的朋友一定要試試iBBS 1.6. 在web view方面則加入了"上下頁面"功能, 方便使用者瀏覽網頁, 在bbs list中我加入一個歷史很悠久位於美國愛荷華大學的BBS 站台叫"ISCABBS"（bbs.iscabbs.com 感謝Nathaniel提供）, 大家可以試試. 此外iBBS 1.6是我最後一次對iBBS的更新, 因為打算要在近期內寫一個遊戲, 實現我自小以來的一個小夢想, 祝大家iBBS 1.6使用愉快

iBBS 1.5 user guide

2009-06-24T07:44:00.000-07:00

After recent hard work, iBBS 1.5 has been finally completed. I will briefly describe the major improvement and new gesture support.

Improvement:

(1)Increase the resolution of main BBS view by 1.5x, now user can see more beautiful and clearer text and ASCII-arts. However, you can also shrink the view to original resolution and make it fit the entire screen by zoom-in gesture.

(2)Solve bug of Chinese character input in iBBS 1.0. User can easily write article or chat in Chinese on BBS site by iBBS 1.5 now.

(3)add gesture support, which make user surf BBS site easier and more intuitively.

(4)add web view support, you can link to web page via BBS site.

new gesture:

(1)"Zoom in/out" gesture to adjust BBS view size, it is the same as you do in default iPod/iPhone photo viewer.

(2)"Tap double": (a) you can quickly tap item you want to surf two times, then cursor will easily move to the item.

For example:

(b) you can quickly tap URL you want to surf two times, then link to the web page.

For Example:

(3)"Swipe Up/Down/Right/Left" to do Page Up/Down/Right/Left

command.

note: Because iBBS 1.5 must recognize "Swipe" gesture

accurately, you must fix BBS view by touching bottom-left

corner of the screen while making "Swipe" gesture.

Please see the below picture.

(4)"Chinese character input": After you write Chinese

character you want to input, there has a button with

the character you write, then touch it to finish the character

input.

For example:

Now you can enjoy the fun of BBS site by iBBS 1.5, if you have any

question or suggestion, don't hesitate to contact me

(quake.arena@msa.hinet.net).

2009-06-06T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hello 大家好

iBBS終於上架了,我也是今天下午才知道,希望大家試用愉快！

我打算要更新兩個版本 1.5及2.0, 內容如下：

version 1.5

1. 加入頁面放大功能, 最多可至3倍

2. 將字體加大, 增加頁面可讀性

3. 背景改為黑色漸層色

4. 改善中文輸入法,字元亂跳出的問題

5. 在輸入介面加入上下左右鍵,方便控制輸入位置

6. 利用上/下滑動手勢來進行PageDown/PageUp

大概會在下禮拜釋出V1.5, 而v2.0會在收集完意見後,並在我能力範圍內

進行最後一次的改版,最後打算釋出Source code,讓強者們自行修改,歡迎

各位提供意見以利我的軟體更新

謝謝

關於Apple對於iBBS的回覆：

2009-05-18T08:01:00.000-07:00

經過我多次發信向Apple詢問iBBS的contracts處理狀況後, 他們終於給我答覆了, 如下列文字敘述

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:53 AM, iTunes Connect <itunesconnect@apple.com> wrote:

Hello,

Your contracts are being processed but have not yet been finalized. When your contracts are finalized, your application will go live in the iTunes App Store.

If you have any further questions regarding your contracts, please contact devcontracts@apple.com.

Best Regards,

iTunes Connect Support
Apple, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop, MS 82-RK
Cupertino, CA 95014
itunesconnect@apple.com

 iTunes Connect is Apple's exclusive content management tool for iTunes content providers | https://itunesconnect.apple.com

看起來Apple已經在處理我的合約項目了, 希望他們不要再拖了, 因為從3/23第一次將iBBS送審到現在, 已經快拖過兩個月了, 終於體會到等待的痛苦啊, 此外在iBBS還未放上架前, 我也要開始進行改版的工作了, 請大家在耐心等待一下！

關於iBBS的情況：

2009-05-10T09:18:00.000-07:00

大家好：

由於適逢母親節, 陪家人去日月潭玩, 因此無法即時回覆大家的問題, 關於iBBS是這樣的, iTune store已經寄一封信通知我說, "iBBS is get ready for sale", 但我進入iphone developer的帳號查看, iBBS的狀態卻為"pending contract", 看來是一些合約的問題還未完成, 我已經發客服詢問Apple, 希望幾天內能把問題解決, 讓iBBS早日和大家見面. 此外我不在的期間, 對於在ptt引起的一些激烈言論深感抱歉, 其實我寫iBBS無意要和誰爭什麼, 只是想寫一個大家都想用的軟體, 並經由使用者對此軟體的回饋和意見, 來改善它的功能和增進我程式的功力, 算是我進入Mac界的試金石（我平常是靠在windows平台寫軟體吃飯）, 希望大家以後不要在ptt上發表含有人身攻擊的激烈言論. 還有台灣人在iphone平台開發軟體真的是比較辛苦, 因為像台灣這種沒有和美國邦交的國家, 並沒有簽訂一些特殊關稅協定, 因此除了被apple抽30%以外, 另外還要被美國政府課30%的稅, 算一算台灣開發者只能拿到40%的利潤, 所以為了幫助台灣發展創意軟體產業, 請多支持正版, 盡可能不要JB. 最後我不叫周砲, 也不是什麼大善人, 只是對寫軟體有興趣, 大家以後可以叫我隆, 話說到此, 晚安了！

我的第一個iPhone軟體

2009-05-08T09:38:00.000-07:00

這是我的第一個iPhone軟體, 名叫iBBS, 時間追溯為今年一月初時, 我的好友"肥理"像我說明, 他無意間在Ptt看到鄉民們很想要在iPhone上瀏覽bbs站台, 但苦無合適的軟體, 因此興起了寫iBBS的念頭, 連同三個半月的學習（Object C和Cocoa API）及除錯開發, 再加上Apple嚴苛審核, 直到現在才把作品獻醜給大家, 開設此部落格的用意就是希望大家不要吝嗇發表使用意見, 因為我打算在收集完建議後, 進行一次大改版, 讓iBBS更加好用, 最後要感謝肥理的意見及那位百忙之中還幫我畫logo的女孩, 有你們的幫忙才有iBBS的誕生, 謝謝！

以下是iBBS的簡介：

iBBS is a mobile telnet client software specially for connecting BBS on iPhone/iPod Touch. Features:

1.Easily open a connection by selecting a BBS site in a list

2.Enable to add, edit, and store BBS site profiles.

3.Smooth operation via WiFi and 3G/GPRS connection.

4.Supports iPhone built-in keyboards for posting articles on BBS.

5.Auto account login enabled by editing site profiles.

6.After device suspend/resume, connection state of BBS still exist.

7.Fit the habit of most BBS users on PC/Mac for up/down/left/right keys arranged on the right side of UI screen vertically.

iBBS，好用的iPhone/iPod Touch BBS連線軟體. 特色:

1.BBS列表輕鬆連線.

2.新增、編輯、儲存BBS站台連線資訊.

3.3G/GPRS、WiFi連線順暢操作.

4.iPhone/iPod內鍵鍵盤，可支援於BBS發表文章

5.BBS帳號自動登入.

6.待機狀態連線不會中斷，BBS想看就看.

7.符合電腦BBS使用者的直覺操作