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And you should follow me on Twitter here. Thanks for visiting!I will be speaking at the next DemoCamp Vancouver in March. DemoCamp is usually an event where speakers show off a product that they have been working on. I have been consulting with a few [...]
The CBC, BCIT, and New Media BC will be hosting the Vancouver iPhone Forum next Tuesday.
Vancouver iPhone Forum
November 24, 2009. 8:00 AM
BCIT Downtown Campus
2nd Floor, 555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
I will be presenting, along with Kevin Kimmett, a session on Touch Interface Design. Kevin is fantastic designer that works at the CBC. He has lead the [...]
Yesterday, Apple announced that they would allow In App Purchases for free applications in the iTunes App Store. Previously, In App Purchases were only available in paid applications.
Software As A Service
This will allow developers to shift away from the Software As A Product model to the Software As A Service model. We have seen this [...]
The Hidden Asset: Salesforce
Last week Fred Wilson blogged about the hidden asset that local media has. He used the example of the Village Voice having a large sales team that can go out to businesses to sell advertising around their content.
The New York Times also mentioned how Old and New Media are finding partnerships that [...]
I was interviewed Tuesday morning for The Early Edition on the CBC. The interview was about the Gold Rush nature of the iTunes Application Store.
The interview was later edited for the web. Apps golden for Vancouver iPhone programmer.
Land Grab
The top 100 or so Apps in each category generate sustainable revenue for developers. However, there are [...]
It’s been widely reported that Apple has acquired Placebase. (TechCrunch, TUAW). Placebase is a mapping company that adds a layer of intelligence on top of map data.
Currently, Apple uses Google Maps for Maps.App on the iPhone. A native Google Latitude client is not available for the iPhone. There is some fuzziness as to whether Apple [...]
Last week I was interviewed by the Georgia Straight. I also went down to the Georgia Straight offices and had my picture taken. The article has been republished on the Georgia Straight site.
The article focuses on iPhone Development here in Vancouver and the opportunities for education and training. A big part of the article is about the [...]
I will be on Strutta Live tomorrow at 4PM. I’ll be sitting down with Jordan Behan and Dustin Sacks. We’ll be talking about games, game development, iPhone development, and how to make all of this stuff as an independent studio.
Me on a couch with a beer in hand. Watch it! I guarantee I will say something controversial.
Make [...]
The April iPhone Developers Meetup takes place this Thursday at Workspace.
April iPhone Developers Meetup
Workspace - http://www.abetterplacetowork.com/
400 – 21 Water Street
Vancouver, B.C.
Thursday April 16, 2009
6:30PM – 8:30PM
I’m not scheduled to speak this time around. There is two hours scheduled so I may jump in with some information if there is time left over. I’ve been doing a [...]
The February iPhone Developers Meetup takes place this Wednesday at The Network Hub.
February iPhone Developers Meetup
The Network Hub
3rd floor – 422 Richards Street
Vancouver, B.C.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
7PM – 8:30PM
I will be doing a demo presentation on Optimizing Performance on the iPhone. Memory optimization is key on the iPhone since it is an embedded device. I’ll [...]