Tag Archives: iPhone

Afternoon Apps: Notemark

I had an idea for an app the other day when I was trying to sort through the notes on my iPhone. I realized that I was using a few of the notes really often, while others just seemed to … Continue reading

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Afternoon Apps 2: Scrumbled

A few weeks ago I made an app called Descrumbled for cheating at Boggle. I wanted to see if I could build an app in a single afternoon. I built it and released it in one day. The next weekend, … Continue reading

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Afternoon Apps: Descrumbled

At events like Startup Weekend, you try to build an idea in a weekend. I wanted to see if I could do something even faster. So I bring you Afternoon Apps, where I build an app in a single afternoon. … Continue reading

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Introducing: HappyCampfire, a Campfire framework for OS X and iOS

One of my favorite tools that I use at work is Campfire. If you haven’t heard of Campfire, it’s a group chat web app built by 37 signals. It’s very easy to use and has some fun features. One day … Continue reading

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How to launch your Mac/iOS app with a custom URL

One interesting feature of iOS and Mac apps is the ability for them to be launched by a custom URL. What this means is that you can set up your app to respond to different links in different ways. Clicking … Continue reading

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What I learned from working with my first client

A few months ago I was contacted by a friend of a friend on Facebook who owns a local creative marketing agency. He knew I had made the Thoughtback iPhone app and was wondering if I’d be interested in doing … Continue reading

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Why Apple is winning and Android’s bigger market share doesn’t matter

I was reading an article on Engadget this morning about ATT sending messages to their users that are illegally tethering their iPhones. Most of the comments were anger at ATT, “How dare they prevent me from using their services illegally!” … Continue reading

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How to take advantage of the iPhone 4 retina display

The “retina display” on the iPhone 4 is really awesome. Icons and photos are sharper than any screen I’ve ever seen. Obviously, I would want to take advantage of this in my own app. How did I go about doing … Continue reading

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