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iPad Available in April

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Apple has finally announced the launch date of the new iPad.

The iPad will be available in the US on Saturday April 3 for Wi-Fi models only. The iPad 3G models will be available sometime late April.

Australia will have to wait until late April for all the models to be released at the same time. International pricing won't be announced until then either.

Click here to go to official press release at Apple.

CUPERTINO, California—March 5, 2010—Apple® today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models.

In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April.

Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.

Hippotherapy - New, Fun Hypnotherapy iPhone App

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:16:00 +0000

After a couple of rejections by the App Store reviewers, the Hippotherapy app is finally approved for sale on the iTunes App store.

Here is the description from the iTunes store:

The latest, greatest and only Hypnotic visuals app with a cartoon Hippo. The Hippotherapist takes you through a number of different hypnosis techniques, images and effects attempting to hypnotize.

- Keep an eye on the watch and change the watch image by tapping the screen.

- Spinning hypnotic background visuals that also change by tapping the screen.

- Look into the eyes of the hippotherapist to experience a number of spinning eye effects.

This app for fun only and includes no audio.
WARNING: Hippotherapy is for entertainment purposes only. Do not use this application if you suffer from medical conditions, such as light sensitivity, seizures, or if you are experiencing the munchies. Use this App at your own risk! CAUTION must be taken for those on prescription medication... especially if the medication was not Doctor prescribed.

Hippotherapy is not an actual type of therapy and probably won't hypnotise anyone. But if you end up clucking like a chicken... let us know.

Click here to check it out.

New iPhone app for the DIY Handyman

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:41:00 +0000

DIY Handyman Toolbox is a new app that comes in either a Metric or Imperial versions.

DIY Handyman Toolbox - METRIC, is a handy, easy to use application to help you work out common handyman calculations like volume (cubic metres), area (square metres) and also to convert measurements from imperial to metric, or metric to imperial.

Also included is an optional area to include the unit price of the material and DIY Handyman Toolbox will calculate the overall cost for you as well as the required amount.

FEATURES:
• Volume - Cubic metres & Price Calculator
• Area - Square metres & Price Calculator
• Conversion - Convert measurements from imperial to metric or metric to imperial.
• Very easy to use.
• Clean, professional user interface design.
DIY Handyman Toolbox is useful to the Home Handyman as well as professional trades people, as a quick and simple way for working out material amounts and total prices.

HANDY FOR CALCULATING ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ORDERED IN SQUARE METRES OR CUBIC METRES.:
• Flooring - Timber & Carpet
• Walls - Paint, Wallpaper and Plasterboard (dry wall)
• Gardens - Mulch & Gravel
• Concrete

This application will save you a lot of time when working on your home improvements and renovations.

Click here for more info on the METRIC version.

Click here for more info on the IMPERIAL version.

Over 1300 Apps approved in one day

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:17:00 +0000

I just read an interesting post over on the AppShopper site. The post shows an interesting graph charting app approvals for each day. The stand out day is easily September 21st that shows 1394 apps approved on that one day alone.

There is also a separate graph showing the number of Games approved by day.

Click here to read the complete post.

77 year old Granny iPhone Programmer

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:16:00 +0000

I originally saw this story on the 71squared site.

Marie, who is a 77 year old grandmother has started a blog where she will document her journey in developing an iPhone game. The blog is called "Granny Coder" and it is subtitled "iPhone games programming from unusual perspective".

I love that her first post is titled: "Dear kids, welcome to my blog".

Here is a bit from her blog:

I have one secret that practically nobody (except my family) knows about - I am Apple enthusiast, especially i love Mac and iPhone. By the way, it was my passion for Apple what persuade me to start with this blog.

Some time ago, I got myself to programming. Ta-dah! Yes, your eyes and ears are working right, I hope, my dear. I remeber that moment like it was yesterday - my youngest grandson Michal (I have 5 grandchildren - 3 boys and 2 girls) bought me an iPhone. It was like little magic when I saw it for the first time. Well, I had mobile phones before of course, but this was something I coudn't explain - there was everything moving, everything was shiny and clean (like in my kitchen - I think every good housewife should have her kitchen clean!) and mostly I didn't need to use my glasses when I was working with it. This little iPhone thing really thrilled me! And it was so close to start my big passion for iPhone. When I saw all the cool applications and heard stories about talented little kids programming games for iPhone, I said: "Marie, if little kids can learn this you can too!" This is the beginning of the story when I became - according to my grandsons - the granny coder...

Also, Click here to check out her interview on the Pocket Gamer.biz website.

DIY Concrete iPhone App - Imperial Version Now Available

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:47:00 +0000

The Imperial version of my handyman iPhone app' DIY Concrete is now available on the iTunes App Store.

This version has a redesigned user interface and handles all the calculations you need to work out and order concrete for your project in cubic yards or in 80LB pre-mixed bags.

Click here to go directly to the iTunes App Store.

Click here to go to the DIY Concrete website.

DIY Concrete Imperial - is a handy, easy to use application to help you work out the volume and cost of concrete (cement) required for your project, in cubic meters or 80LB pre-mixed Bags.

DIY Concrete Imperial - is useful to the DIY Home Handyman as well as professional trades people, as a quick and simple way for working out concrete volume and price requirements.

This application calculates the volume you require when ordering for a large amount that will be delivered by truck, as well as a 80LB Pre-mixed Bag calculator for the smaller DIY Handyman projects.

As well as calculating the volume, you can also add the cubic meter price or bag price to give you an overall cost of the concrete order.

All you need to do is enter the Length and Width in feet and the Depth in inches. The price component is optional. Then press the "Calculate" button.

Click "Reset" to start again with clean empty fields.

Also included are a couple of DIY Concrete Tips for on-site 90 degree set-out and the ratio for a standard concrete mix.

iPhone 3GS in Australia Tomorrow

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:49:00 +0000

The new iPhone 3GS will be available in Australia Friday 26th June.

Check out your Apple Store, Telstra, Optus and Vodafone stores.

Telstra still has not released their pricing for the new 3GS and the Tethering feature, whereas Vodafone will have no charge and Optus will be charging $9.99 per month.

This is from the Australian news website:

Optus dismayed customers with the news it would charge $9.99 a month to unlock the new modem tethering feature available with the iPhone 3GS and the previous model once it has been upgraded to the OS 3.0 software release. Optus waives the tethering charge for customers who buy additional data packs beyond that included with the phone plans.

Vodafone has decided against tethering charges.

Easy iPhone Sales Data - appFigures

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:55:00 +0000

I have been using appFigures now for about a month to check my downloads and revenue, and am very happy with the results so far.

It is very easy to use and the interface is a lot like Google Analytics, easy to read and understand. As a developer you can also check your App's ranking and also any reviews you may received.

Also, the thing I like the most is that I receive an email every night with the previous day's sales data. No need for me to log in manually every day. That's a great feature.

The hardest part about the whole process is supplying your iTunes log-in details so they can connect to your account and retrieve your app's information, but they do specify that security is a high priority.

Click here to go to the appFigures site.

Here is some info from the site:

What is appFigures?
As iPhone developers we didn't like the way reports are displayed in iTunes Connect. We wanted to see totals, amounts, and more than the past seven days. So we created appFigures and opened it to all other iPhone developers to enjoy.

appFigures is a utility application by Fileitup Media that lets iPhone application developers view their downloads, updates, and profits using interactive charts and browsable data that's easy to view and understand.

How does appFigures work?
appFigures imports reads the text-file reports that Apple provides developers through iTunes Connet and transforms them into structured data. Reports can be uploaded manually, by syncing with iTunes Connect, or automatically on a daily schedule using Auto Import.

What kind of files can be imported?
appFigures can import daily and weekly reports download reports from iTunes Connect. Files can be imported automatically, by syncing with iTunes Connect on-demand, or by uploading them from your computer.

Is my data secure?
Yes. We take security seriously and take multiple measure to make sure it is protected. We encrypt all private information and protect all of your data on our own secure servers. We restrict access to your information so no one other than you can view your reports, not even us.

DIY Concrete Calculator - New iPhone App

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Here is a new app that I have created for the DIY Handyman, and it is also handy for the professional trades person.

DIY Concrete is a handy calculator to help work out the volume and pricing of your concrete projects. The application will calculate cubic meters and price for the larger projects that require delivery by concrete truck, and it also calculates the qty of 20KG Pre-mixed bags required for the smaller projects.This version only calculates in metric, but the imperial section will be added soon, and will be available as a free download when available.

Here is a link to the DIY Concrete website for more info.

Also, click here to go directly to the iTunes store and download the app.

My First Approved iPhone Apps on the App Store

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:29:00 +0000

I have been spending some time learning the iPhone SDK recently, and have completed my first few apps that have been accepted into the iTunes App Store.

Being my first attempt I have kept to simple finance / productivity applications that calculate and reverse calculate sales tax, and you have a choice of 5 different versions.

Oz GST Mate - Australia, Goods and Service Tax (GST).
VAT Mate - United Kingdom, Value Added Tax (VAT).
NZ GST Mate - New Zealand, Goods and Services Tax (GST).
HST Mate - Canada, Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
GST Mate - Goods and Servics Tax (GST) for Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore.

Clicking on any of the links above will take you to their website that has all the info and a link to the iPhone App Store to download.

App Store submissions now being reviewed on iPhone OS 3.0

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:11:00 +0000

Starting today all iPhone apps submitted to the App Store must be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0.

An important note in all this is that: "after iPhone OS 3.0 becomes available to customers, any app that is incompatible with iPhone OS 3.0 may be removed from the App Store."

Time do check your existing apps are OK with the new OS.

Here is the release:

All apps must be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0
Beginning today, all submissions to the App Store will be reviewed on the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. If your app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved.

Existing apps in the App Store should already run on iPhone OS 3.0 without modification, but you should test your existing apps with iPhone OS 3.0 to ensure there are no compatibility issues. After iPhone OS 3.0 becomes available to customers, any app that is incompatible with iPhone OS 3.0 may be removed from the App Store.

Begin testing now
iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 and iPhone SDK 3.0 beta 5 are now posted to the iPhone Dev Center. Start testing today to ensure your application runs on iPhone OS 3.0. Visit the iPhone Dev Center for additional development information including iPhone SDK Release Notes for iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 and Getting ready for iPhone OS 3.0.

iPhone SDK 3.0 beta 5 Released

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:52:00 +0000

Apple has released beta version 5 of the iPhone 3.0 SDK. This latest release came out a lot quicker than usual for the Apple development team.

As always, here is the Read Me Before Downloading info from the Developer's site. Notice that you need to download the pre-release version of iTunes 8.2.

* You must download and install iTunes 8.2 pre-release in order to activate iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 on your iPhone or iPod touch.

* iPhone SDK for iPhone 3.0 beta is for development purposes only. This software should only be installed on devices dedicated exclusively for iPhone 3.0 beta application development.

* Devices updated to iPhone 3.0 beta can not be restored to earlier versions of iPhone OS . Devices will be able to upgrade to future beta releases and the final iPhone OS 3.0 software.

* iPhone SDK for iPhone 3.0 can not be used for submitting iPhone OS 2.2.1 applications to the App Store.

* iPhone SDK 3.0 and iPhone OS 3.0 beta are pre-release software and are considered Apple Confidential Information. Any information Apple collects is subject to the terms of the Apple privacy policy.

Developers can log in to developer.apple.com/iphone for more info and to begin downloading the latest build.

Tools for Reporting your iPhone App Sales

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:15:00 +0000

Here is a handy post I found on the MARKJNET blog.

There is a listing of tools that manage your iPhone Sales Stats from the iTunes store.

I personally can recommend AppViz.

Here is a link to the full post.

Original Approach to iPhone App Press Release

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:11:00 +0000

I originally read this story on Dave Mark's site. Dave is co-author of the book "Beginning iPhone Development - Exploring the iPhone SDK".

This has to be one of the most interesting Press Releases out there promoting an iPhone Application. The press release is for the app Listmonger by Inspiretis.

Here is the press release in full:

ListMonger for iPhone Surpasses Annual Sales Goal, Turns Profit of
Over $6 in First Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois - Inspiretis today announced that first-week sales
of ListMonger, a powerful yet easy-to-use list-making application for
iPhone and iPod touch, have wildly exceeded all internal sales goals,
covered all fiscal development costs, and delivered a profit of $6.86
in just seven days. “ListMonger has been a phenomenal hit with iPhone
and iPod touch users around the world,” said Paul Spire, Inspiretis
founder and president. “I’d sincerely like to thank my customers for
giving ListMonger a try and for helping Inspiretis reach this
astonishing milestone in just one week.”

International sales account for 25% of ListMonger’s 69 first-week
purchases, proving that passion for nested lists, robust sorting
options, and flexible insertion points, like love, knows no borders.
“At the current pace,” added Spire, “every 8,765.2 seconds someone
somewhere in the world purchases and downloads a copy of ListMonger. I
couldn’t be more thrilled.”

ListMonger offers:

- Multi-nested / hierarchical lists
- Flexible sorting
- Toggling column views
- Flexible insertion point for new items
- Robust flagging and checking
- Auto date stamping of checked items
- 10 fields, including 1 used-labeled field
- Send lists via email
- Thoughtful design

ListMonger was conceived in November 2008 by Spire, who last honed his
programming skills in the 6th grade (30 years ago) when his junior
high school received it’s very first personal computer (an Apple II,
natch). Spire’s fiscal outlay to re-launch his programming interests
and to develop ListMonger included:

Programming in Objective C by Stephan Kochan, $29.69*
The iPhone Developers Cookbook by Erica Sudan, $25.19*
Beginning iPhone Development by Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche,
$26.39*
Apple iPhone Developer Program Registration, $99.00

Total fiscal investment = $180.27
Inspiretis’ portion of first week’s sales revenue = $187.13
Profit = $6.86

“In the face of worldwide economic crisis, Inspiretis’ strategy will
be to invest in the future and to innovate its way out of the current
downturn,” said Spire. To this end, Inspiretis plans to reinvest 100%
of its stunning week-1 profit into future ListMonger development. “I
hope that users find the features delivered in ListMonger version 1.0
to be useful and well-implemented,” Spire said. “Furthermore, I want
to assure current and potential future customers that ListMonger is in
active development, and much more is yet to come.”

Pricing & Availability
ListMonger is available for purchase for $3.99 on the iPhone App Store
at:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=312259526&mt=8

Additional Information
For additional information about ListMonger, including screenshots, a
demo video, and more, please visit http://www.inspiretis.com

Press Release
http://www.inspiretis.com/Main/News_Blog/Entries/2009/4/28_Press_Release__ListMonger_Turns_a_Profit.html

Contact
inspiretis@me.com

*Reflects actual purchase price from a major, online retailer. List
price as noted on the back of each book is $39.99.

Inside Secrets to an iPhone App

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +0000

Carla White, the creator of the iPhone App "Gratitude Journal" has released an eBook that covers the process she went through to create her App "without learning a bit of programming".

The book is full of tips on designing your app, outsourcing the development and low-cost marketing advice.

This from her site:

* How one person created the app Gratitude Journal for just $500.
* Everything you need to know to bring your app idea to life.
* A complete step-by-step guide on how to create a killer design.
* How to successfully outsource development at a price you can afford.
* Plus two free bonus books.

If you have a winning idea for an app but don't know where to begin, this ebook
will tell you exactly what you need to do to join the iPhone Gold Rush!

The eBook is called "Inside Secrets to an iPhone App", and it is selling for $13.99. With your purchase you also receive 2 bonus eBooks "Interviews with the Best" and "How to Successfully Promote Your App".

Carla's story is an interesting one and her books should help give some direction to the people who have an idea for an app but don't know where to start.

The one thing I don't like on her site is the large line of text that reads " Download to join the iPhone gold rush!". I think the gold rush is over, and every day there are a lot more apps to compete with on the App Store. But with the right idea, great design and solid marketing... who knows.

Click here to go to the book site for more info and to buy the book.

iPhone SDK 3.0 beta 4 Released.

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Apple has released beta version 4 of the iPhone 3.0 SDK.

Here is the Read Me Before Downloading info from the Developer's site. Notice that you need to downlaod the pre-release version of iTunes 8.2.

* You must download and install iTunes 8.2 pre-release in order to activate iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 on your iPhone or iPod touch.

* iPhone SDK for iPhone 3.0 beta is for development purposes only. This software should only be installed on devices dedicated exclusively for iPhone 3.0 beta application development.

* Devices updated to iPhone 3.0 beta can not be restored to earlier versions of iPhone OS . Devices will be able to upgrade to future beta releases and the final iPhone OS 3.0 software.

* iPhone SDK for iPhone 3.0 can not be used for submitting iPhone OS 2.2.1 applications to the App Store.

* iPhone SDK 3.0 and iPhone OS 3.0 beta are pre-release software and are considered Apple Confidential Information. Any information Apple collects is subject to the terms of the Apple privacy policy.

Developers can log in to developer.apple.com/iphone for more info and to begin downloading the latest build.

iPhone Apps - How to use Free Promo Codes

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Developers can have their apps reviewed without having to ask the reviewers to pay for the app. (There is the Ad-Hoc system that is a lot more complicated, and is used mainly for testing).

Developers simply need to log in to their iTunes account and create free promo codes. There is a maximum amount of 50 codes per application. Keep in mind that you do not need to create all 50 codes at once, as they expire after 28 days.

After sending the code to your reviewer (or friend / family member) they need to redeem the code at the iTunes store. On the right hand side of the iTunes Home Page, under the Quick Links section there is the "Redeem" link. Click this and enter the code.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The promo codes can only be redeemed from the US iTunes Store and you need to have an account. If you are in Australia, you need to go to the bottom of the iTunes store home page and Choose the United States store from the drop down menu. Then you need to open an account with the US iTunes store.

iPhone GST Calculator

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:49:00 +0000

Here is a handy new application for working with GST (goods and services tax).

gst-Mate has settings for Singapore, Canada, Australia and New Zealand GST rates.

Use gst-Mate to add GST to an amount or reverse calculate the GST from a GST included amount.

Simply choose your country and GST rate.

gst-Mate has settings for Canada 5%, Singapore 7%, Australia 10% and New Zealand 12.5%.

Enter an amount into either the GST Excluded field or GST Included field, click the Calculate button and gst-Mate will do the rest. Click reset to start again with clean empty fields.

gst-Mate is handy for businesses, shoppers and travellers.

gst-Mate is available in the App Store.

iPhone App Distribution Cheatsheet

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:25:00 +0000

John Muchow over at iPhone Developer Tips has put together a very helpful document that goes through the necessary steps to get your iPhone Application ready to upload to the App Store.

For anyone who’s been through creating a distribution build, Ad Hoc or for the App Store, you know all to well it’s no walk in the park. After going through this a few times, I began writing notes to myself, which eventually become a rather lengthy checklist.

* The list is not necessarily the shortest path to create a distribution.

* A few redundant steps are listed, mostly done as a sanity check to ensure nothing was missed.

* This list will be helpful primarily to those who are about to adventure upon their first deployment.

Click here to go to John's site and download the pdf.

iPhone App Development Flowchart

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:35:00 +0000

William Taysom from Cubicle Muses has posted a fantastic flowchart showing the steps involved in creating iPhone Applications. Starting from signing up to the iPhone Developer Center and ending with your profit from the App Store.

(Click the image for a larger view)

Here is the link to his post.

How To Build an iPhone Game in 30 Days

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:35:00 +0000

Here is a great blog that is going to show us that building a commercial iPhone game can be achieved in 30 days, from start to finish.

They will regularly update their progress, and it is interesting to note that none of the team from the studio "Wizzley Presto" has created an iPhone game before.

As of today there are 17 days to go. This should be interesting.

Click here to go to the "Wizzley Presto and the Mysterious Time Machine" site.

iPhone SDK 3.0 beta 3 Released.

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:11:00 +0000

Apple has released beta version 3 of the iPhone 3.0 SDK.

Here is the Read me before downloading info from the Developer's site:

* This seed requires both the target SDK and testing device be set to iPhone OS 3.0 beta. Applications targeting iPhone OS releases prior to 3.0 beta cannot be tested in this seed.

* iPhone SDK for iPhone 3.0 beta is for development purposes only. This software should only be installed on devices dedicated exclusively for iPhone 3.0 beta application development.

* Devices updated to iPhone 3.0 beta can not be restored to earlier versions of iPhone OS . Devices will be able to upgrade to future beta releases and the final iPhone OS 3.0 software.

* iPhone SDK for iPhone 3.0 can not be used for submitting iPhone OS 2.2.1 applications to the App Store.

Developers can log in to developer.apple.com/iphone for more info and to begin downloading the latest build.

Xcode Unexpected error (0xE8000001) - Simple Solution

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:31:00 +0000

I just had a problem trying to upload/test my iPhone app from Xcode onto my iPhone. I received this error "Xcode has encountered an unexpected error (0xE8000001)".

After wasting a lot of time checking my certificates and creating and downloading new ones, the simple solution, that worked, was simply to turn off the iPhone and then turn it on again.

Problem solved. Everything worked fine after that.

Add Developer Name to iPhone Xcode Project files

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:46:00 +0000

Here is a quick iPhone SDK tutorial on how to add your company name to your iPhone project files.

Normally when you start a new project this is what you see:

Copyright _ _ MyCompanyName _ _ 2009

Now it is quite easy to add your name automatically every time a new project is started.

Open up the terminal application and copy and paste the following line of code. (make sure you change the "Your Name" text to your actual name).

defaults write com.apple.Xcode PBXCustomTemplateMacroDefinitions ' { "ORGANIZATIONNAME" = "Your Name"; } '

Press Enter and that is it. Open up Xcode and create a new project. Now your name should be in place.

Using Google API's in iPhone App

steveo@justshedstuff.com (steve) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:07:00 +0000

Here is a post by Tom Saxton from Idle Loop Software on the Google Mac Blog.

Here is a piece from the post:

In September, my small software company shipped our first iPhone app, a grocery list program called Grocophile. One of the most common requests from our users was the ability to exchange data over the Internet. Greg Robbins of Google's Mac team suggested that the Google Docs API might be useful, so I jumped in and took a look.

This turned out to be a great way to give our users access to free Internet storage, letting them back up their data and share it across multiple devices. To return the favor, I'd like to share my experience: the learning process, getting the code working on the iPhone, and how I found what I needed from what Google generously provides.

Click here to read the whole post.