I’m happy to announce version 1.2 of Hey Peanut, the photo app for toddlers available on the iPhone and iPad, is now available in the App Store. This update fixes bugs reported on iOS4 and adds new HD artwork for iPhone 4.
Tags: app store, Last month I mentioned my experiment with the pricing for Labor Mate to see what effects, if any, a price increase will have. The initial results were interesting. The number of units sold went down, but revenue had gone up. On the surface it seems the price increase was a success, but I needed more data.
Tags: test, I decided to give the Wordpress plug-in WP to Twitter a try. My hope is I’m able to write blog posts from my Mac using MarsEdit and have a link to the post auto-magically posted to my Twitter account. This is my first test using this setup. Assuming it works, it will be my first and only test. Here goes.
The latest version of Labor Mate, the best dang labor contraction timer for the iPhone and iPod touch, is now available in the App Store. This update is FREE to existing user. The update includes a much improved UI, compatibility with iOS4 and multitasking, and support for the new retina display on iPhone 4.
I discovered a bug in Hey Peanut running under iOS 4, which Apple released to the public today. The bug has been fixed. I had hoped to get an update to the App Store before today but I’ve been waiting for the new artwork for iPhone 4. I will be submitting the update to Apple as soon as possible. The bug, for those curious, causes Hey Peanut to crash when you touch the camera icon to add new photos.
In April I blogged about an issue I was having with Microsoft regarding a questionable past due invoice. I’m happy to report that the issue has finally been resolved. Microsoft owned up to the mistake and will be issuing a refund for full amount paid to the collection agency.
I ran into an interesting bug today while testing Hey Peanut on iOS 4. For those who don’t know, Hey Peanut is a universal binary, which means it runs on both the iPhone and iPad. My iPhone has the GM version of iOS 4 installed on it, which I’m using to test my apps under iOS 4.
A few weeks ago I was having some post-CocoaHeads beers with Jon Trainer and Daniel Jalkut. We were talking about the success I’ve had with Labor Mate. They both insisted I raise the price from $0.99 to something higher. Both had sound reasons why a price increase would work for Labor Mate. For instance, the price range for competing apps range is from free to $9.99. A higher price point will help Labor Mate stand out. Everything Jon and Daniel said made sense, but I was skeptical.
Xcode is a suite of developer tools for Mac and iPhone programming. Xcode is also the IDE included in the developer tools. As far as IDEs go, Xcode has become my favorite over the years. It’s simple yet powerful. But as good as it is, there’s always room for improvement, so yesterday I asked on Twitter, what plugins do other Xcode developers find useful? Turns out there are a number of really useful Xcode plugins. Here is the list of favorites based on responses to my tweet.
Turns out I’m nuts, and I can prove it. Last week a signed a contract to publish a book with Addison Wesley. Justin Williams at SecondGear put it best when he asked, “ARE YOU NUTS!?” Yep, apparently I am. And signing the book contract is my proof.