iXboxLive: Who doesn’t love screenshots?
Nearing completion I think… today I changed the DetailsView around a little bit, and now it looks like this:
For reference, you can see what it looked like in the last revision here.
iXboxLive Screencast
Oh looking good!
More progress…
I think I am starting to get the hang of the changes Apple made to the official SDK…. some more fruits of my labor based on advice from Erik Bye, Mike Jefferson, and Patrick Santos (still a work in progress - but looks MUCH better then version 1 of iXboxLive for iPhone1)
Additionally I really need a second monitor for my workstation…
Why doesn’t Xcode support tabs? Come on Apple.
Making slow progress…
So really haven’t been in the right frame of mind these past few days to do any sort of creative/constructive work, let alone work on my iPhone applications… but I did have a burst of creative energy today to make some updates:
Hopefully once I get my life back together, and feel more comfortable with Apple’s stupid Interface Builder, I will be posting screenshots of my other highly anticipated titles, like MobileTwitter. Until then, I do appologize to everyone for the delay.. hit a big big unexpected roadbump in life.
(Hopefully) Coming to an AppStore Near You
This is just a screenshot of iXboxLive 70% ported to the new iPhone firmware, still much left to do..
The AppStore is Coming - Will MobileTwitter Be There?
Unfortunately the short answer is no - the long answer is: I built MobileTwitter because the current solutions available for the iPhone at the time didn’t cut it, in terms of usability, iPhone-like UI, and features.
It is widely known that Iconfactory will be releasing the iPhone version of Twitterific (and Twinkle will also be making an appearance to the AppStore at launch I suspect) - I am fully expecting/hoping that Iconfactory’s iPhone Twitterific will be satisfactory, and I plan to be using it myself.
If it is not, you will see an official version of MobileTwitter for the iPhone AppStore.
I do have plans to release other applications on the store in time, but unfortunately Apple has not accepted me into the paid developer plan - so while I may have new and exciting applications cooking, I am unable to distribute them to the masses (*frustration*).
I will continue to maintain MobileTwitter for JailBroken devices, currently only up to Firmware 1.4 - I have no idea of the “JailBreaking status” for the new firmware… so can’t make any garuntees that MobileTwitter will make an appearance for that firmware.
Biking Adventures!
So this week I purchased a mountain bike:
I’ve been riding around the canal from Brighton to Pittsford with Pat, almost 7 miles each trip so far. (I have been walking about 3 miles a day prior to buying the bike, but have always wanted a bike so it seemed a more entertaining way of exercising. Plus I get to feed my flickr account ;-))
Whats up with Nicholas?
Well it has been a significant amount of time since my last update — life has been rather hectic. So what have I been up to?
- Finding a new place to live thats close to my new full time job
- Securing full time employment
- Finishing school projects
- Preparing graduation stuff…
- Preparing financial documents for student loan repayment..
- Discovering how broke I am
- Finish up projects at Thomson(Reuters)-West
If it’s not on the above list, then it is likely not a priority for me right now. Unfortunately that means all my side projects (MobileTwitter) are on hold for a few weeks until everything settles down.
BlueTie
I have accepted a full time Software Engineering position with BlueTie Inc, and will start work June 2nd (promptly after graduating from RIT). Not sure exactly what I am allowed to disclose about my position, but its mainly a hardcore JavaScript position (which everyone knows… I can’t live without a healthy dose JavaScript in my life.)
New Apartment!
Shortly before graduation I will be moving into my very new townhouse (located in Brighton/Pittsford NY).
