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Posted in Main on Aug 12th, 2008
Last year we bought my wife a new Honda CR-V as her Honda Accord wasn’t going to cut it when our son was born. I stared driving her car a bit and really enjoyed driving it. I started looking the Acura RDX as it was a step up in terms of options from the CR-V [...]
Posted in Main on Aug 9th, 2008
I’ve been working from home for almost 9 years (9 years this month) and have been self-employed for more than 5.5 years. Things have been pretty good for me, and I’ve been reasonably happy. Recently I had the opportunity to change the status quo in terms of my work. After a lot of thinking, I [...]
Posted in Main on Aug 9th, 2008
My first iPhone application, GrandDialer has been downloaded more than 9000 times! I thought that it wouldn’t be that popular because people can’t get GrandCentral accounts. Boy, was I wrong! The reviews are pretty good, but some people expect way more than I can do with the application. As far as I can tell, the [...]
Posted in Main on Aug 9th, 2008
When I look for software, I like to try it out before I buy it. However, with the AppStore for the iPhone/iPod Touch, you can’t so you have to rely on reviews and the product description. Even for free apps, some people find reviews important. The review mechanism on the AppStore has a lot to [...]
Posted in Main on Aug 5th, 2008
Today I saw a new program at the app store called “I Am Rich”. The description says:
The red icon on your iPhone or iPod touch always reminds you (and others when you show it to them) that you were able to afford this.
It’s a work of art with no hidden function at all.
This app costs [...]
Posted in Main on Aug 5th, 2008
Yesterday I read a rant about how the iPhone is a crappy Mac. The author is completely misguided; he’s comparing a handheld device to a desktop saying what it doesn’t do. It comes as no surprise that the author writes desktop applications and not handheld applications. I’ve been writing handheld applications for most of my [...]
Posted in Main on Aug 4th, 2008
My first iPhone application, GrandDialer, is now available on the App Store. Basically it allows GrandCentral users to call people and have their GrandCentral number appear on the caller ID. The reviews have been pretty positive and I’m quite excited. It is free and seems to be getting a bunch of downloads (the audience is [...]
Posted in Main on Jul 30th, 2008
In contrast to AT&T’s customer service or lack there of, my wife had a great experience with Amazon’s customer service. She purchased a case of Teddy Puffs for our son and when we received them, the expiration date was less than 6 months away. The boxes we have bought in the store expired about a [...]
Posted in Main on Jul 24th, 2008
A user contacted me about an issue this morning (basically a corrupted download of ReceiptWallet which most people would just re-download it and be done with it) and when I replied to the message, I got an anti-spam challenge that sent me to a link. The link brought me to the following form:
First off, on [...]
Posted in Main on Jul 19th, 2008
Today my wife and I were driving home from dinner and had just gotten on I-5 south to get to 163 North when she saw a San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy driving with a cell phone to his ear. Yes, this is illegal in the state of California! If he had been seen by a [...]
