The Waiting Game
My app is now waiting for review in the app store. Hopefully for not too long. And I’m waiting for my GST registration so I’m allowed to sell it in Australia (interestingly, this is Apple’s rule, not...
View ArticleUp and away
We’re in business. $1.19 at your local Apple app store. (Cheap at twice the price, etc., etc.)
View ArticlePhysics, Procrastination, and Design
Physics In 2005 the city council of Rome banned round goldfish bowls, on account of them being cruel to goldfish kept inside. The reasoning is that the curved glass gives fish a distorted view of...
View ArticleGreek Reader’s Lexicon, Version 1.1
I’ve just submitted an update for my iPhone app to the app store — it’s awaiting review. Many thanks to those who’ve sent positive feedback, feature requests, bug reports, and encouragement my way....
View ArticleWork vs. Play
Seth Godin (and Shawn Blanc) have written about difficulties that can come from working and playing from the same device. It’s really easy to get distracted and waste time. Godin’s advice is to have...
View ArticleInternet L-plates
You should need a license to operate the internet. I’m a graduate of the University of New South Wales. My school (Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications) occasionally runs events for alumni...
View ArticleHow to get Apple iWork to work natively with Microsoft Office
One of the neat things about the iWork suite (Pages, Keynote, Numbers) is the ability to open and export MS Office files. However, when you open a .doc file, say, the default operation is to convert it...
View ArticleParadigmatic 1.1, now in the Mac App Store
Like it says on the box: A new version of Paradigmatic is now on the Mac App Store. Follow this link, or search for ‘Paradigmatic’ and you’ll find it. There’s been a few minor changes to some very...
View ArticleModifying the Baker Framework
I’ve been working on an iOS app for the magazine I edit, The Briefing. The basis of this magazine app is a truly excellent framework called Baker, which allows for quickly getting up and running with...
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