This morning I read a post by Erica Sadun entitled Create Shiny Buttons Easily. This inspired me to write a little app to make it easier to execute the sample code. It’s called Button Creator and you can download the Xcode project here. You can select a color by name or by the RGB color values. When you tap the Save button it will save the button image in your saved photos. If you are running it in the simulator, it will also save the image on your desktop.
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Custom iPhone Button Creator
Friday, February 19th, 2010How to Feel What an iPad is Like
Monday, February 1st, 2010This weekend I remembered some posts I had read about turning your Macbook into an eBook reader. Here they are:
- http://www.tuaw.com/2006/08/14/turn-your-powerbook-or-macbook-into-an-ebook-reader/
- http://dmix.ca/2009/06/how-to-turn-your-macbook-into-an-ebook-reader/
The reason I was thinking of them is because I’m looking forward to getting an iPad and I’m investigating how it would look and feel by looking at my notebook of similar size and doing whatever I can to see what this device might be like.
Well, let me tell you, trying the techniques in the links above really brought it home for me. The iPad is like no other device you have used. Sure it’s like an iPhone, but the bigger screen makes it a completely different device. Turn your Macbook sideways so your screen is in your lap and the keyboard is off to your right and imagine the keyboard is not there. The screen is just begging to be touched and interacted with like a real physical thing. Using a keyboard and mouse is an indirect method of interaction. It’s like telling someone else to grab an object and do something with it. Using a large touch screen is a direct experience. You get the hold the ball in your own hands.
I’m very excited about writing software for the iPad and can’t wait to get my hands on one. An iPad version of Numerology will be in the store from day 1 and I’m investigating other ideas.
The Daily App Show Reviews Numerology
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Check it out at http://dailyappshow.com/numerology
Numerology 1.8 in the App Store
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Apple quickly approved Numerology 1.8 and it is now available in the app store. The push of this version is Facebook integration. You can import your Facebook friends and you can post reports to your Facebook wall. Some other changes are:
- New look
- Bug fixed with master number calculations
- Forecast date shown on forecast views
- alternate names are shown for the different numbers
- How a number is calculated is displayed in the reports
- The forecast date will automatically be set to today if you haven’t been there in a day.
- Fixed bug where when you created a new profile, selecting a picture would wipe out the name and birth date.
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash on launch caused by a profile being deleted.
That’s it. I hope you enjoy it.
Be Careful using Numerology in a Courtroom
Friday, December 18th, 2009UI Designer in SLC, Utah
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009I think one of the best partnerships you can have for a indie development shop is a developer and a good UI designer. By designer I mean someone who knows their way around Photoshop and Illustrator and is familiar with user interface guidelines on the Mac and iPhone. Ideally they would have done some development themselves.
With that in mind, if you’re a user interface designer in the Salt Lake City area and interested in partnering for some iPhone and/or Mac OS X apps then send me an email. I’d be interested in exploring how we might work together.
Numerology Update Submitted
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Numerology 1.8 and Numerology Lite 1.4 have just been submitted to the app store. The main new feature here is Facebook integration. The price is going to be raised to $4.99 so if you plan on buying Numerology, but it now and save a buck. More details once the app is approved.
Numerology Web App
Friday, October 16th, 2009I’m thinking of writing a web app that would work with Numerology. One could use the web app on the desktop for easier data entry and a larger screen and the iPhone app would sync up with it.
I’d love to get some feedback on this idea. What do you think?
Numerology mention in the SLC Tribune
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Numerology, PhoneWord, and infiniteNIL were mentioned along with a bunch of Utah companies making iPhone Apps. Check out it at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13273255
Numerology Crashes
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Numerology 1.6 and Numerology Lite 1.2 are crashing for a few people when launched. Thanks to one of our customers, Theben Moodley, I’ve figured out the problem and a new version has been submitted to Apple. Hopefully Apple will quickly approve the update and it will be fixed.
As a workaround, you can just reinstall the app. Of course, you’ll lose all your profiles, so you’ll have to decide if you want to and are able to reenter them again. Or just wait for the update.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience.