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  • 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!

  • 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 aim of this one is…

  • 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 just dawned on me this…

  • My home network needs an upgrade!

    After a long wait, I finally got a decent broadband connection and I’m thrilled. Unfortunately, this isn’t the end of the story! Plusnet are now providing me with a 40MB FTTC based broadband connection and I get a reported connection speed of 38MB when I use www.speedtest.net. An awesome speed really. But there is one issue.…

  • FTTC Finally here–thanks to BT and Plusnet

    Well, it’s been a long time coming, but we finally got our Fibre-To-The-Cabinet hooked up yesterday. After some technical issues, chats with Plusnet and two very, very helpful BT engineers, we finally got connected. The different in speed was apparent immediately. I used www.speedtest.net to take two speed checks. One before the upgrade and one…

  • Starting game development for the iOS platform

    This is the first post in my “Developing a game for the iOS and Windows Phone 7 Platforms at the same time” series. Yes, I am trying to think of a catchier name. Anyway, let me get on with it. This post will cover, as the title suggests, getting ready for developing a game on…

  • Ordering an iPad 2 – Getting up early was a waste of time!!

    I set my alarm last night for ten minutes to one in the A.M. so that I could be sure to get an iPad 2 ordered. Sure enough, I got up, opened the laptop and went straight for the online UK Apple Store. My twitter client flashed me some updates and I found out that…

  • Developing a game for both iPhone and Windows Phone 7

    Since completing my first iPhone app and having it published on the AppStore, I’ve been held by the idea that I should write an app for the Windows Phone 7. Since this is a small market at the moment, it’s an ideal time as getting noticed is more likely. With this in mind, I’ve decided…

  • Is my iPhone a 64GB model?

    I just got my iPhone replaced as the home button had become somewhat of a nightmare as it only worked about 50% of the time! The friendly people at the Apple Store on Regent’s Street replaced it without issue. When I got home, I plugged it into my PC and Windows told me me there…

  • Trying some online advertising!

    With Caffeine Club out of the traps, it is now time to get some subscribers. I foolishly hoped that a Facebook Page and a Twitter account would generate a stream of visitors to Caffeine Club, but that just hasn’t been the case. The iPhone app has gotten an average of one download per day, over…

  • No multi-touch gestures on my iPad after updating to 4.3 ;(

    Disappointing to say the least. I installed the beta version of iOS 4.3 on my iPad this morning hoping to try out the new multi-touch app switching, but it seems I’m not going to be that lucky. Whilst the setting of my devices have been updated correctly, the switch for multi-touch just isn’t there! The…

  • My first iPhone application has just been approved!

    After finally getting what I consider a “good idea” back in mid August, the four months work to turn that idea into a working application hit a major milestone today as my iPhone application was approved by Apple! I cannot express in works how warm and fuzzy the words “Ready For Sale” make me feel. My iPhone…