To celebrate the release of PondHopper v. 3 , we are hosting a 3-week contest and giveaway! Our goal is to help promote the app and build some excitement about the game. There are a few ways you can enter and you can find all the information for the contest right here. The contest begins today and will last until July 29th. Each Friday between now and then (3 times) we will be giving away awesome prizes. July 15 and July 22 we will be...

PONDHOPPER WILL RETURN TO THE APP STORE TOMORROW WITH A NEW VERSION!! The puzzle game you know and love will be back in the App Store TOMORROW with a new version! PondHopper v. 3.0 is more fun and fresh than the original. New to PondHopper? Keep reading… The biggest improvement in the newest version is easier levels for more satisfying game play. We heard your comments and addressed your concerns about the levels being too difficult....

My latest app has been approved and is now available for sale.  Pro vs. Con is an app to help you make informed (or fun) decisions.  The app is fun to use and the interface, designed by Baltimore local John Reichenberg, models an old boxing/wrestling poster.  Enter your question, then add arguments either for it (Pro) or against it (Con).  Click the review button and you get a thumb vote of whether you should proceed or not.  Try it...

Here’s a few useful shortcuts and tricks that I’ve found for using Xcode 4. I thought they would be useful to share with you. If you have any that I missed, feel free to share them in the comments! Also, don’t miss my tips on using Accessorizer for other quick shortcuts for development. Switch Between Header and Implementation File My favorite is the three-finger swipe up or down to switch between header (.h) and...

One of the hardest parts of development for me is staring at a blank page. Sometimes I dive right into code and it’s always a mistake because having a design doc or a flow chart helps you organize your thoughts and ideas and also provides a workflow for you to focus with. You can say, “ok, today I’m going to work on this page” versus staring at your code and trying to figure out what to do next. The tool I’m...