January 2010
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My thoughts on the iPad
I must start this post with a disclaimer that I have not personally seen the iPad in person. This post is based on what I’ve read, seen and watched from various tech blogs and videos today on Apple’s conference.
In short, I was a bit underwhelmed by the iPad. What i saw, initially was a giant iPhone. Is this truly what Steve Jobs envisions as the future of computing? even slamming...
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Transit Pulse Released
I’m proud to announce that Transit Pulse has been released today in iTunes. It is a simple, easy to use, minimalist train time utility. Currently supporting NJ Transit but will include all major transit agencies in the Tri-state area very soon. This was a project that I did for ENTech Solutions.
Here is the iTunes Link and it is completely free.
I developed the iPhone client as well as...
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Office Heroes - Help Wanted
Office Heroes is the current project that Chris and I have been working on for the past few months, since mid October. I would say it is our first real project, in the sense that the app is more substantial and ambitious than our previous ‘just-for-kicks’ apps.
Office Heroes is a social / location-aware game for the iPhone platform, that embraces the emerging virtual goods market. We...
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Things I learned gambling in Apple's App Store
Few months backed I resigned from my position as software engineer at Hub City Media, to found my own company, Astro Ape Studios, and try my ‘luck’ in Apple’s App Store.
I say ‘gambling’ because quitting a job for to start your own company is always a huge risk but has the potential for huge rewards. But this is what I wanted to do and I wanted to see it through and...
“Okay you’re a goon but what’s a goon to a goblin?”
– Lil Wayne
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On Blogging
Haven’t really been blogging, as I haven’t had much time, but I would like to. I like Tumblr because its more focused on microblogging, but not as brief as something like twitter. The UI is clean and appealing. Wordpress is much more powerful and fully customizable but figuring out the right plug ins can be time consuming.
Tumblr seems like a nice all around package and is simple and...