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Why I’m Developing for iPad

I have been pretty vocal in the past about my issues with the app store, Apple, Apple's development tools, the app market, and so on. Leading up to the release of the iPad, I goofed on it with everyone else, and scoffed at the idea of developing anything for it. ...

mentalBlock for iPad

mentalBlock for iPad is now available in the app store.

Windows Phone 7 Anticipation

I am definitely looking forward to developing for Windows Phone 7. After the absolute humiliation that comes with developing for the iPhone (or, more to the point, passing through Apple's brain dead review process), I almost gave up on mobile development. That's a shame, because it isn't hard to see that ...

Want to do ___? Tough.

One of the reasons entrenched Windows users find switching to the Mac unappealing is that the interface is so different. Different can be better. But in my opinion, after 6 months developing on the Mac, different is definitely NOT better. I consider myself fairly used to the Mac interface and ...

A Handy Guide

Free App Strategies

A couple weeks ago I thoroughly bummed out a lot of iPhone developers with real, hard numbers from the app store. Selling apps is a ridiculous gamble, but free is still on the table. Today I'll talk about some free app strategies, for those who haven't abandoned the app store ...

The Elusive Female: Developing for Women

Females have long been an untapped market when it comes to tech and software. Game publishers know this better than anyone, but nearly every corner of entertainment software would like to attract more female customers. Glowdot Productions "Zen Jar" app for the iPhone seems to have accidentally stumbled onto the ...

Shortening URLs on the fly in PHP

For a project I'm currently working on, I wanted to parse input strings looking for URLs and convert them to shortened URLs. The best service to do this in is CR.AM, which is like competing URL shortening services but with some extra features like phishing/spam protection, Twitter integration, and more. ...

Making an iPhone game using only Interface Builder

Can you make an iPhone game using only the interface builder and no additional libraries? Yes, and I'll show you how.

AdMob: Our Experience

I decided to run a short AdMob campaign to promote an iPhone app I wrote for my sister, called Are You Compatible?. Link below, if you want to see what app I'm talking about. In short, it is an app that lets you enter in two people's astrological signs, then ...