http://foggynoggin.com/blog The FoggyNoggin Software Weblog Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:54:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The good folks at 148Apps have posted an interview with yours truly for their "App Store Insider" podcast. Apparently, I'm something of a blabbermouth, because they had to split the thing into 2 parts! Thanks to Tom Hesser for inviting me to be on the show. It was a blast! http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/24/148apps-interview/ The good folks at iPhoneAppReviews.com took the time to post a review of Lightastic! It's almost all positive, and their criticisms are good points that I agree with. You can read the review here: http://www.iphoneappreviews.net/2008/12/13/lightastic/ You might also read the comments, I've responded to the review and provide a sneak peek of what's ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/13/lightastic-review/ Apple has just posted a new section to its website called "iPhone Your Life," and I was completely stunned to find Loan Shark featured there! You can check it out here. While you're there, check out some of the other amazing iPhone apps they're featuring. I'm happy to find I own several ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/21/loan-shark-featured-on-apples-iphone-your-life-pages/ I was honored when Victor Cajaio of the Typical Mac User asked to interview me for his podcast. The show just went live, and you can listen to it here. This particular episode focuses on using your Mac (and iPhone!) for managing your finances, and Victor thought Loan Shark fit right ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/21/typical-mac-user-interview/ In the latest This Week in Tech, good friend Leo Laporte hosted, among other people, Dave Winer. During the show, Dave (with whom I've had dust-ups before) claims that Podcasting in iTunes had nothing to do with why Ray Slakinski and I gave up developing iPodderX, the first true podcasting application. ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/03/quixote/ It took a while, but we're finally happy to announce a Leopard-compatible version of Desktopple Pro, version 1.3. There are lots of minor improvements and fixes here, and one big new feature: "Cover Sets." Cover Sets allow you to define different "covers" for your Desktop. Switching between them is then just ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/desktopple-13-now-leopard-compatible/ After a few weeks of production and red tape, I'm happy to announce that my book is finally available! Optimizing your Website for Mobile Safari is a guide designed to help you prepare your website for the onslaught of iPhone and iPod touch users. It was a lot of fun doing ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/02/published/ If you're wondering why things have been quiet around here, it's because over the last several weeks I've been working on my very first book. I turned in the first draft yesterday, and I'm anxiously awaiting the first round of editor's notes. I'll have more details soon... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/24/0321544013/ For those that care, I'll be at C4[1] this weekend in Chicago. If you're one of those hard-core Mac developers attending the anti-WWDC, drop me a line -- I'd love to meet up! http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/08/c41/ Like a lot of people, I hopped on the iPhone train as soon as it pulled into the station. I admit, it wasn't cheap, but I couldn't be happier with my new phone. In fact, though I really didn't intend to buy the phone for business purposes, it's helped me out ... http://foggynoggin.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/15/iphoning-around/