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http://mobilemondaysydney.com/

6:30pm tonight, Blacket Hotel, George St.

Should be should be some iPhone stuff being discussed - hope to see you there!

Interesting.

As an author of a top-10 best selling iPhone app (it was at #9 for 2 days!!), I’ve (fortunately?) yet to be contacted by any VC’s..

[Update]: Make sure you read the comments of the post for some good arguments from both sides.

I’ve been using XP a fair bit at work lately via VMWare (a great combination btw), and one particular dialog is really giving me the shits:

Why would I click “Settings” to deactivate? Why is the button not called “Deactivate”? And why, oh why does this dialog keep coming up no matter WHAT button I click? (yes, i’ve tried clicking “Settings”)..

Linc and I are slowly getting things setup:

Main Website: http://sydneycocoaheads.com

Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/sydney-cocoaheads

I just posted an update to Conversion to the Apple Store - it’s a complete re-work of the app’s UI (I am now *much* happier with how it looks/works) and has also been localised into 15 languages as well as fixing a minor bug.

I’m hoping to add currency conversion to the next version - but it may not be for a few weeks as i need to shift some focus back over onto Connoisseur.

Not sure how long apple will take to approve it, but should be there soon….

[Update]: looks like Apple have updated the screenshots, but not the actual app - if you are visiting here looking for the updated version, it should be available soon.

[Update 2]: It took 6 days for Apple to “approve” it, but it’s now available.

Update: ugh! There were some bugs that escaped beta so I’ve decided to pull back this release and do some more testing.

A download of the previous version is available on the site if you wish to rollback (your old data will still be intact).

If you want to join the beta program, then contact me via the site.

I had a very busy weekend: hot on the heels of my first iPhone app, I also released a new version of Connoisseur today.

Several months ago, I acquired the source and rights to Connoisseur from the good folks over at The Little App Factory. The application has not seen an update in almost 2 years, and has consumed all of my evenings and weekends for the last few months.

The main goal of this release was to get an update out for users who may be experiencing problems with the previous version. The codebase is all-new Core Data goodness, but there aren’t any new (visible) features (in fact, I’ve taken some out - simpler is better!).

The UI of the app does show it’s age and needs some work: this will change in the very near future though - I have a LOT of ideas up my sleeve..

Stay tuned…

Now go and buy it and help me to save up for a cheeseburger!

Just a quick reminder that the Sydney Cocoa Users Group meeting is happening this week:

When: Thu July 31st, 7:30PM
Where: James Squire Brewhouse, Darling Harbour.

There’s a new, rather tasty, seasonal beer on tap: “Pepperberry” - I hope to sink a few pints with some of you there!

I just submitted my first iPhone app to the App Store - it’s called “Conversion” and is a simple unit converter (exciting stuff, I know).

Now we play the waiting game to see if it’ll be accepted…

(Jason: I believe you now owe me a chicken dinner)

A good read.