Tingle helps you find singles at places in your neighbourhood. It is available today for iPhone in the App Store today! Tingle has all of the great messaging features that you have come to expect from your phone. Texts are a fun way to send a short message to people on your contact list. Texts [...]
I’ve been quiet for the last little while, but I can finally announce that I am joining App Social as Director of Development. Our main product, currently in private BETA, is Tingle. Tingle is a mobile dating application that helps users find local singles. We are heads down building an awesome product supported by a [...]
People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. – Alan Kay Apple Steve Jobs quoted Alan Kay when the original iPhone was introduced. (Forward to the 6:00 mark) This is why Apple acquired PA Semiconductor. This is why Apple owns a chunk of Imagination Technologies. Apple gets it. Oracle Larry Ellison [...]
First there was the iPhone and iPod Touch. Then the iPad. Then iOS 3.0. Then 3.2 but iPad only. Then 4.0 but some of the features aren’t available on older models. Then there is the 4×3 versus 3×2 aspect ratio to worry about. And then 480×320 versus 1024×768 versus 960×640. The Media Player framework changes [...]
I install and try a lot of iPhone Apps. That means I have to Sign In or create a new account for a new service quite often. I create a unique password for each web service for extra security. I’ve also implemented Sign Up screens many times. Here are a few things to considering when [...]
There has been a shift in development landscape over at Apple. John Siracusa of Ars Technica recently published an article about Apple’s language and API future. I believe Apple is preparing to transition to Ruby as their next default language. Today Today, the Apple development stack sits on top of the GCC compiler. GCC compiles [...]
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 companies over the last year or so about how to integrate Geo Location and Location Based Services into their existing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]