What I’ve Been Up To Lately

September 29th, 2008 Richard

I haven’t been posting much lately. It seems I never have enough time. Plus a four year old and a new baby don’t help matters.

Anyway, I’ve been playing with a lot of cool stuff but just haven’t had time to write about yet. Here’s some of the stuff I’ve been doing and you can look forward to hearing about.

  • Working on an iPhone card game
  • Playing with Google App Engine
  • Open game lobby on Google App Engine for use by the above mentioned iPhone card game and other projects.
  • Playing with Google V8 javascript engine that was released with Chrome.
  • Lua integration
  • Boost C++ library
  • dtl – Database Template Library.
  • Generic scriptabe server – I’m toying with the idea of creating a core C++ server application that exposes generic database access and networking to a scripting language. I have a prototype using the V8 currently. I’d like to turn this into an open source project eventually.
  • Metaplace – I’m in the beta!
  • Google maps – Toying with the idea of creating an online game with aspects of Civilization, M.U.L.E. etc. Using the Google maps API as the renderer with Google App Engine handling the back end.
  • Silverlight

iPhone SDK and OS version 2.2 Beta 1 available

September 25th, 2008 Richard

Version 2.2 Beta 1 of the iPhone SDK and OS is available for download.

From the readme:

Beta 1 is a bug fix release to begin testing for compatibility

My wife is walking to help end Alzheimer’s!

September 2nd, 2008 Richard

My wife’s mother died of Alzheimer’s back in December and she is doing a walk to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. If anyone wants to donate use the link below. Thanks!

Did you know that in a Gallup poll commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Association, one in 10 Americans said that they had a family member with Alzheimer’s, and one in three knew someone with the disease. The number of Americans with this fatal disease will continue to grow and could total 16 million people by 2050.

Funds raised through Memory Walk help support scientific investigations into better treatments and a possible cure for Alzheimer’s. And for the millions already affected by the disease, Memory Walk donations help to provide local care, support and education programs.

Please help me make a difference by supporting me with a donation.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support Alzheimer’s Association Heart of America Chapter

Apple removes notifications from iPhone SDK beta 4

August 16th, 2008 Richard

Looking at the iPhone SDK beta 4 API change log reveals that the following API calls have been removed from UIApplication.h:

Removed -[UIApplication registerForRemoteNotificationsFromPublisher:]
Removed -[UIApplication registeredRemoteNotificationPublishers]
Removed -[UIApplication remoteNotificationSystemIdentifier]
Removed -[UIApplication remoteNotificationsAreActive]
Removed -[UIApplication unregisterForRemoteNotificationsFromPublisher:]
Removed -[UIApplicationDelegate
application:didReceiveRemoteNotificationFromPublisher:userInfo:]
Removed UIApplication(UIRemoteNotifications)

Also some properties have been removed from CLLocation:

Removed CLLocation.course
Removed CLLocation.speed
Removed CLLocation.speedAvailable
Removed CLLocationDirection
Removed CLLocationSpeed

Removed CLLocationManager.locationServicesApproved

I haven’t installed the 2.1 beta yet but it appears that Apple is removing the ability to receive remote notifications in user applications. This is a feature that many have been eagerly awaiting.

Update

From the beta 4 readme file:

What’s New
Beta release 4 is a bug fix update. This release also removes the client-side APIs for the Apple Push Notification Service for further development.

iPhone OS 2.1 beta 4 available for download

August 15th, 2008 Richard

iPhone OS 2.1 beta 4 is now available and is to be used for testing only. Once you have updated your devices with iPhone OS 2.1 beta 4, you cannot restore them to an earlier version of iPhone OS. Applications developed using the beta versions of iPhone OS 2.1 cannot be submitted to the App Store.
View the Pre-Installation Advisory for iPhone OS 2.1 beta 4, Readme, and Release Notes before installing the new versions of the iPhone OS and SDK. As a reminder, pre-release software is Confidential Information and is subject to the terms outlined in your Registered iPhone Developer Terms and Conditions with Apple.

Phone OS 2.1 beta 3 Available for Download

August 8th, 2008 Richard

Phone OS 2.1 beta 3 is now available and is to be used for testing only. Once you have updated your devices with iPhone OS 2.1 beta 3, you cannot restore them to an earlier version of iPhone OS. Applications developed using the beta versions of iPhone OS 2.1 cannot be submitted to the App Store.
View the Pre-Installation Advisory for iPhone OS 2.1 beta 3, Readme, and Release Notes before installing the new versions of the iPhone OS and SDK. As a reminder, pre-release software is Confidential Information and is subject to the terms outlined in your Registered iPhone Developer Terms and Conditions with Apple.

Voki

August 8th, 2008 Richard

I’ve been playing with Voki.

iPhone SDK Development Forum

August 8th, 2008 Richard

I’ve created a forum for anonymous discussion of iPhone SDK development.

http://forum.trailsinthesand.com

You can post anonymously without having to register for a forum user account. You can also register for a forum user account using bogus information. You can give a bogus email address. It will not be validated.

Enjoy!

Super Monkey Ball for iPhone has been hacked

July 25th, 2008 Richard

macnn is reporting that the first iPhone app from the AppStore has been hacked. That didn’t take long. I predicted it back in this article.

What does this mean? If you are trying to sell apps on the AppStore it means you won’t make as much money. If you’re buying apps from the AppStore it means developers may decide to raise their prices or to not develop for the app store at all. If you’re using pirated app store apps it means you get something for nothing.

WordPress for iPhone

July 22nd, 2008 Richard

I’m writing this blog post on my iPhone with the new WordPress for iPhone app. This is a combination test and review of the app.

This blog was on WordPress 2.3 and the app requires at least 2.5.1 so I had to upgrade to the latest version.

You can set up multiple blogs, preview and edit existing posts and create and preview new posts. You are able to edit tags and catagories and post pictures from the photo library or newly taken pictures. It seems you can only add pictures to the end of your posts.

So far so good. It’s an awesome app for the great price of $FREE!

photo

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