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  • More email woes!

    As some of you know, on Saturday, I accidentally deleted an email regarding a review of my iPhone app, Caffeine Club, by emptying my spam folder. I sent emails to all the review sites again, apologising for my mistake and asking that they get in touch with me again. This… Read ⇢

  • Introducing Caffeine Club video

    Today, I worked through my first little “intro” video for Caffeine Club. I did it using Apple’s Keynote and iMovie applications. Took about four hours all in all. I got the inspiration from the GiveABrief introduction video (an app that never made it to the App Store!) and some music… Read ⇢

  • Tip-o-the-day: Don’t delete spam!

    Yesterday, I submitted Caffeine Club to four app review websites yesterday morning. This morning, I logged into GMail and automatically hit the “delete all messages” in my SPAM folder and as Gmail was “working” to complete my request, I noticed an email regarding my app. Of course, a split second… Read ⇢

  • My Netduino .Net microcontroller board has arrived

    Having only ordered it on Thursday morning, I was surprised to find that my Netduino microcontroller board had arrived. This is a controller that uses the .Net Micro Framework. It’s somehow not as big as I imagined! I still have no idea what I’m going to do with it, but… Read ⇢

  • The Gadget Show Live!

    Today I’m heading to the Gadget Show Live in Birmingham’s NEC! I’ll be posting pictures and writing about my highlights when I get back. Very excited! Read ⇢

  • Now that’s what I’m talking about!

    My broadband is finally proving its worth! Read ⇢

  • Do Apple not follow their own UI guidelines on useful errors?

    Using the iTunes Connect mobile app prompted me with this error (or is it a non error?)! Not very friendly or helpful 😉 Please ignore the zero download count. My iPhone app isn’t doing too well! Read ⇢

  • Starting game development for the Windows Phone 7 Platform

    Since I’ve tackled getting up and running on the iOS platform in my previous post in this “Developing a game for the iOS and Windows Phone 7 Platforms at the same time” series, I’m now moving onto getting started with Windows Phone 7 game development. Like the previous post, the… Read ⇢

  • Rafael Rivera posts Windows 8 Login screen

    Rafael Rivera, from www.withinwindows.com has posted a look at a leaked Windows 8 welcome screen. Head over and check it out. I must say, it does look pretty cool. Time to hit the web and see if I can get my hands on a leaked Windows 8 Build. Update: It’s… Read ⇢