Software Summit - Early Bird Deadline fast approaching
This years summit is going to be a great time, early registration ends on Aug. 31. So if you have been putting it off its about that time.
Tom Harrington is going to be talking about building your iPhone Fu with two talks and I'll be talking about Core Animation (of course :) and the location api.
Hope to see you there!
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Had the great pleasure of being on the MyMac podcast here. Great fun! About 2/3's of the way through the show I come on and pontificate about how much you should buy Dot Game and Riddle Racer :)
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Not knowing how to market an iPhone game we are trying having a lite version (iTunes link) of our Riddle Racer game (iTunes) with only 4 puzzles (instead of 40).
It's already had a lot more activity than the paid version so here's hoping it will generate sales. I'll post back here with results.
Permalink 2 Comments - Add YoursDot Game top 50
I'm totally stoked to say that Dot Game is in the top 50 of games and top 100 of all paid apps on the iPhone store!
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Hard to believe that its finally here. I am really excited and can hardly believe that I have stuff there!
Buy Early, Buy Often :)
Permalink 2 Comments - Add YoursSoftware Summit
Software Summit promises to be quite a great time (as always). I will be delivering a couple of iPhone talks (core animation of course, and core location). But there are tons of other great looking talks on web services and such from eBay, Yahoo! and others. It's always a great time. Hope to see you there!
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This image just makes me laugh.
Episode 5 - getting iPhoto photos into the cover flow view is live
Episode 5 is live, sorry for the delay. I've been swamped with iPhone work the last week +.
Episode 6 should be ready RSN, its the final bits where we add cover flow to the iPhoto photos. It looks really nice :)
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I have a tech review pass over the chapter on the [REDACTED] chapter and an errata pass as well. That should all be simple stuff. The book also had a title change, now its Core Animation for OSX and iPhone. I'm really excited to be done, and very much looking forward to seeing it @ my local Borders :).
Also the iPhone book is in 'pub review' which means it will be hitting beta RSN, can't wait.
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Erica Sadun did a quick write up of my screencasts here.
Thanks Erica!
Permalink Add A CommentNeXT Slab - free to a good home...
I sadly am ready to part with my original NeXT computer. Its a slab with 8MB of RAM, 500MB disk, printer, original boxes and books. It boots and comes with the NeXT CD's it shipped with. I also have 3.3 CD's and floppies to boot and install OpenStep. All yours for the incredibly low prices of $0.
If you pay shipping from 80424 it's yours.
Permalink 5 Comments - Add YoursOn Being an Indie & Making Great Software
Friday just as I was packing up to leave the great state of NJ I noticed this post from Scott. I thought perfect, that is the kind of developer I want to be. The person that thinks always about experience. Not just of my users (but of course, them first) but also about my future self trying to read my code. Did I hack, did I do something that was quick and easy instead of spending the time to make it right? And not just with my games but also with the books too. Did I spend the time to make the section or chapter right, I always want to do that. I never want to settle for less than my best.
Then on the plane while not allowed to use 'personal electronic devices' I stumbled onto page 17 of this. 'The Business of Magic', apparently United is trying to teach their folks that building the plane ride into a positive experience will lead to more committed customers. I doubt they have much chance with the declining nature of air travel its time for a revolution there. But that is another post...
United appears to be turning to Disney to help them. Apart from some of the tactics they use to milk nostalgia for every last $ Disney is a great company. Going to DisneyWorld/Land is a magical experience for a 3 year old. It's like walking into a fairy tail. And its not just the princesses and other characters everyone there is all about the experience. All of the staff want to make your day magical, as a Dad it's just fantastic. From start to finish the whole thing is just immersive. That is why Disney does well, and I think a big part of why Apple does well.
Apple does not settle for iPhone light, that is kinda cool and does some fun stuff. They only settle for fantastic. They don't settle for iPhoto that works, they make iPhoto that delights. That is the kind of software I want to build. The kind that people show to their friends and say 'wow this is cool, look at this!'. I'm working on it, and working and working.
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Get it while its hot..
Permalink Add A CommentGreat review of the CA book :)
Clint Shryock has some very kind words to say about the CA book.
It is exceedingly gratifying to have someone get something out of a thing you have labored over so hard for so long. Thanks for posting Clint, you made my day!
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So I'm more or less done with bringing 1 of our games (dot game, the only one to get staff pick) native as well as building a 'from scratch' puzzle game. I'm sorta struggling with what to do with that. Since the NDA is still in force can I post screen shots? I'm dying to. The puzzle game is fun and the dot game needs no introduction, anyone with kids has played the game with a crayon in a restaurant. Screen shots and such would be good so I could start to talk about the game. But it probably violates the NDA... Ah well I can wait another couple of weeks I guess. Here is hoping that July 11 is the end of the NDA...
Should this be a tweet instead?
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