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The most important thing (to me) about the FCC’s investigation of Apple and AT&T

You probably heard that the FCC has taken an interest in Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app and requested information from the three companies. Anyone who has read Stromcode over the past 6 or so months knows that this news makes me uncommonly happy, but I haven't posted about ...

Apple’s Review Process Strikes Again

For the first time, I have my own idiotic app review rejection story. I have to say, until now I've been one of the lucky ones. My developer app was approved in days, and every app and update I've put through has been approved with no hassles (save for the ...

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 ...

Why Apple’s approval process hurts users, developers, and ultimately, Apple

Everyone knows by now that iPhone developers must submit their apps to Apple for approval before they make it to the app store. And by now, almost everyone knows how irritating the whole process has been for developers. Personally, I don't have a huge problem with it. Approvals take about ...

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 Incredible App Store Hype

The hype surrounding the iPhone App Store continues to persist. It's been called a gold rush, and stories of one man teams making hundreds of thousands of dollars almost overnight abound. But what does that mean for you, if you want to get into the game? Let's look at the ...

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.