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iPad application Design (sort of a retweet)

Posted Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:13pm by developer

Just read this and thought it worthy of a link:

Matt Gemmel talks about application design on the iPad. http://mattgemmell.com/2010/03/05/ipad-application-design

How many rings does it take?

Posted Sun, 02/14/2010 - 1:43pm by developer

How many rings does it take to get to the juicy voicemail prompt on my iPhone?

Finally found out how to set the delay before calls go to voicemail. AT&T Customer Service had no idea when I called a few weeks back but a random guy with the handle dmapr - a Cell guru - on their web based support forum knew the answer.

PlayMaker for iPhone is here!

Posted Mon, 01/04/2010 - 1:43pm by developer

The iPhone App I've been working on for some months has finally been released to Apple's App Store. It is a football game designed for armchair coaches who want to design their own plays. You can see it in iTunes by following this link.

Apple's iPhone 3Gs

Posted Fri, 08/07/2009 - 4:24pm by developer

My last iPhone post I said video and voice were the only things missing from the iPhone. Well iPhone OS 3.0 and the 3Gs hardware are here and not only have those features been added, but a compass as well which perfectly rounds out the GPS function to allow driving assistance to truly work.

OpenID Again

Posted Sun, 07/13/2008 - 11:59pm by developer

Well I've upgraded to a later version of Drupal and this version conveniently has a nice third party module to support OpenID. That's good because the provider I used originally seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. Now I can use my website as my OpenID and have the whole thing handled by VeriSign. Yea!

Should Developers be Accountable For Flaws?

Posted Fri, 10/14/2005 - 6:21am by developer

Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor is quoted in an article suggesting just this. Like many politicians his comprehension of the real issues borders on ignorance.

When Software Development Isn't Agile

Posted Tue, 08/30/2005 - 12:26am by developer

By now you've probably heard about it. Agile Software Development is the rage. It is said to bring to software development benefits that are usually attributed to Just In Time inventory management. It is a development strategy that deals with change easily and produces results. The Agile Manifesto and its Principles lay the groundwork.