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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I will be in Seattle December 9th for Apple’s iPhone Tech Talk World Tour. There is an agenda [PDF] available. The topics seem fairly straight forward and basic. However, it should be a good place to directly ask Apple questions related to iPhone development. I am a prolific note taker. You can read my notes from GDC [...]
Steve Wart has organized another meetup for iPhone Developers in Vancouver. More information can be had at the Vancouver iPhone Developers Group page. There is also an event up on the crazy, magical Facebook. Here are the details: BCIT ROOM 353 – 555 Seymour Street Vancouver BC Thursday November 20 : 6:30PM – 8:00PM Topics [...]
The good people at Handi Mobility shipped the Translink App for the iPhone earlier this week. One of the best features of the Translink App is its use of Location Services provided by the iPhone. The user is able to find bus stops located near them. The App uses PhoneGap to bridge the data that [...]