For many years, I had a single iPhone calculator app, PCalc. It has worked well for the programming operations I typically do (hex conversion, bitwise math, and the like) and makes a great general-purpose calculator. I even follow the author, @jamesthomson, on Twitter because he often has insightful things to say about iOS applications. Some … Continue reading A survey of iPhone Calculators
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My installed iPad apps. Let me show you them.
In the last two days, three people have asked me about iPad apps. I used to occasionally post what apps I was running on the iPhone (the last being in 2008), but have never done this with the iPad. So in the interest of sharing, let me walk you through my apps. My dock apps … Continue reading My installed iPad apps. Let me show you them.
30 Hour Day on the iPhone
A little over a month ago, I had this crazy idea. It wasn’t quite as crazy as no sleep for charity, but it was a little out there. You see, I have played with iPhone development, technically, since before there was an official SDK but for most practical purposes, for a little under a year. … Continue reading 30 Hour Day on the iPhone
iOS 4: Folders in the Dock
A feature new to iPhone OS 4 (iOS 4) is the ability to create folders. You can stack a few icons atop one another and they turn into a folder. You touch the folder, it pops open, then you can touch an item in the folder to launch it. BUT! Did you know that you … Continue reading iOS 4: Folders in the Dock
A vuvuzela iPhone ringtone. You’re welcome.
Because the world does not yet contain enough vuvuzela, I made an iPhone ringtone of a vuvuzela. You’re welcome. Just download it and drag it into iTunes. The original audio file that I used is from the above-linked Wikipedia article, so if you can think of other uses for the sound clip, go crazy! I, … Continue reading A vuvuzela iPhone ringtone. You’re welcome.
ARG Tools for iPhone
As a few readers of this blog may know, I have been tinkering with iPhone development for about a year. Technically, a bit longer than that — since the first jailbreaks and community SDKs — but realistically, with all seriousness, about a year of what I’d consider above “tinkering” but below “professional.” In recent months, … Continue reading ARG Tools for iPhone
Hello World, App Store Edition
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Streaming AVI video to the iPad & iPhone
A few weeks ago on Twitter, I asked the lazyweb if they knew of a way of streaming an AVI (or really, any video format that is not directly supported by the video player) to an iPhone for viewing. This was before the iPad, so that was not even a consideration. There were a number … Continue reading Streaming AVI video to the iPad & iPhone
iPhone + Meowmania = most expensive cat toy ever
A few months ago at Ignite Portland 7, a few of us on the balcony were comparing silly cat-related iPhone apps. My takeaway from that discussion was Meowmania (iTunes link). Meowmania does one and only one thing. When you touch the screen, a spinning cat head appears and meows. That’s it. No real point. Buuuut… … Continue reading iPhone + Meowmania = most expensive cat toy ever
Shortening with YOURLS and Tweetie 2 for iPhone
A few months back, around the possible demise of the tr.im URL shortening service, there was a sudden rise in popularity with running your own URL shortener on your own boutique URL. That was when I set up Ninja Me (nja.me) using YOURLS. At the time, I reverse-engineered the undocumented API enough to hack Twitter-Tools … Continue reading Shortening with YOURLS and Tweetie 2 for iPhone