http://carpeaqua.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:32:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm happy to announce that Today 1.8 is now available. Version 1.8 is a minor update to address a few Snow Leopard issues I was running into as I'm starting to use the new operating system more. The new release also improves the French localization and should launch ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/06/29/today-18-better-snow-leopard-compatibility/ WWDC is coming up and one of the old tricks of the trade is to insert your business card at the bottom of your badge to help further identify you. A visual representation of who you are and who you work for is usually easier to recognize than squinting ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/06/04/make-your-own-wwdc-badge-insert/ When it rains, it pours I guess. After a few annoying delays, [FitnessTrack 1.1](http://secondgearsoftware.com/fitnesstrack/buy.php) is now available via the AppStore. They always say that if you aren't embarrassed by your 1.0, you didn't ship soon enough. That was true with FitnessTrack as well. While I think the ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/06/02/fitnesstrack-11-now-available/ I recently had the opportunity to take part in the inaugural episode of [The MDN Show](http://www.mac-developer-network.com/shows/podcasts/mdnshow/mdn001/), from Scotty and the Mac Developer Network. The MDN Show is a combination show of MacSB, Late Night Cocoa and the Mac Developer Roundtable. I take part in the roundtable discussing ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/06/01/hear-me-on-the-mdn-show/ FitnessTrack 1.1 is unfortunately still in review with Apple, but I am pleased to announce that a weekend project from a few weeks ago is now available in AppStore for just 99 cents: [Emergency Information](http://secondgearsoftware.com/emergency/). An In Case of Emergency (ICE) card is something everyone should be (but usually isn't) carrying ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/06/01/emergency-information-10-released/ I am starting to plan the release of [Today](http://secondgearsoftware.com/today/) 2.0, and want your input to help shape the release. You can help by taking the survey below or just send me an email at [today@secondgearsoftware.com](mailto:today@secondgearsoftware.com) and let me know what features you wish Today had. Thanks for your help ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/05/27/today-feedback-survey/ Congratulations to Jamie Montgomerie for finally getting his beautiful book reader [Eucalyptus](http://eucalyptusapp.com/) finally accepted on the AppStore. The rejections from Apple based on searchable content were laughable at best and I'm glad to see that (once again) after a bit of bad PR, Apple relents on a bad practice. ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/05/26/done-point-oh/ I was out to dinner the other night celebrating the college graduation of a good friend. Graduation season is always interesting to me, partially because I usually still know someone graduating and because most everyone seems to have enjoyed their college time far more than I ever did. ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/05/24/stay-hungry-stay-foolish/ In the past year or so I can't help but feel that my writing quality and consistency has fallen off steeper than the [Sirius-XM stock](http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=NASDAQ:SIRI). I've been on Twitter since the the summer of 2006 and Tumblr the fall of 2007 and have been using them as my primary means ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/05/09/twitter-tumblr-have-made-me-a-shitty-writer/ I'm pleased to announce that my first iPhone application, [FitnessTrack](http://secondgearsoftware.com/fitnesstrack/) is now available [on the AppStore](http://secondgearsoftware.com/fitnesstrack/buy.php). FitnessTrack is designed to help you keep track of your progress at the gym. Whether you lift weights, run or just want to shed a few pounds, FitnessTrack is designed to replace ... http://carpeaqua.com/2009/05/05/fitnesstrack-10/