iKit.com Leather iPad Folio Case Review

02/06/10 21:45 Filed in: iPad

Review of the iKit.com leather Folio i received today. Read More...

Tags: ipad

First Cut: Carzone For Ipad (Updated)

14/05/10 21:04 Filed in: iPad | Development

First attempt at porting the Carzone.ie app over to the ipad. Read More...

Tags: ipad, Development

Force Safari to always open targeted links in a new tab

05/05/10 18:46 Filed in: Mac

I always forget this one when I’m rebuilding a Mac, so here it is Read More...

Tags: Mac

Update on the Carzone.ie App

22/04/10 10:58 Filed in: iPhone | Development

The Carzone iPhone app is now firmly on the roadmap for Carzone.ie and Auto Trader.ie and we will be releasing some exciting updates soon. Im very conscious of the feedback that has been given in the App Store and I can confidently say that this will be used as a basis for the updates we will be making. After all, its you that will be using the app.

This is a labour of love for me, not just because I developed it, but also because it took quite a bit of persuasion to get agreement to work on it, and I want it to be right. The only reason the app wasn’t fully featured in the first place was the business didn’t want to spend too much time on it as there was a concern that it might not generate as much interest as it has, and I thank you all for the interest you have shown.

There is one problem, however. I have been drafted in to fix another iPhone app that was delivered by a third party in a terrible state, and this is going to cause a delay.

On another note, there is the occasional issue with images loading slowly. This is a problem with the Image Server, not the app, and work is underway to resolve this.

Tags: iphone, Development

Downgrading to 3.1.3 From 4.0 (3G Only)

09/04/10 21:30 Filed in: iPhone | Development

I have just returned my iPhone 3G back to 3.1.3 after a brief spell on 4.0. This was for a couple of reasons.

It’s my main phone
some of my most used apps were a bit crashy (including one of my own)
4.0 really doesn’t offer a great deal on the 3G

It seems rather stable. I used it all day without too much trouble. But after I had done it, it really seemed pointless. I’ll upgrade my development 3Gs so I can bug fix my app and play around with the backgrounding API’s instead.

Downgrading was painless, just follow the steps in my previous post. iRecovery is required because the baseband does get updated.

One minor thing: fsboot didn’t work. To get around this I held the home and the power buttons for ten-seconds and simply restarted the phone.

I cannot guarantee this will work with the 3Gs as I haven’t tried it yet, but I suspect it will not.

Tags: iphone, Development

Agile Poker Update

18/03/10 21:20 Filed in: iPhone | Development

I’ve just done a quick update to AgilePoker, to add some new number sequences and some new colours. The Deck is now drawn in code, instead of using a nib, so I can change the layout easily.

This will be the final update to this app I think as I want to move on.

Update:

The update is now live, to my surprise! It was submitted at the weekend and remained “Awaiting Review” until Tuesday when it suddenly became “Ready For Sale”!

There was a problem with the new images, however. They didn’t appear and I had to upload them again.

Update 2:

V1.2.1 is now live. I know I said I wasn’t updating anymore but this one seemed worth it. Some late feedback from a colleague (even though they had a beta copy). I have added the T-Shirt estimation sequence.

Tags: iphone, Development