Tag: apps

How an app really changes your life

Apps, apps, apps. It is all anyone ever talks about it would seem. “There’s an app” for almost everything. I have time and time again told anyone who would listen about my obsession with apps and how they help my day-to-day. That said, it is often hard for non-app converts to really wrap their head around how apps can truly change your life. We have also all heard quite a bit about Google Glass of late. (I think this video by the way is absolutely breathtaking in its ability to sum up the experience). This too can be a

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A few essential needs for every project

Websites, apps, digital advertising – they all run our world but have some inherent flaws that arise time and time again. While there are nearly infinite variables and combinations that could contribute to something going wrong, many of them can be curbed with proper planning and attention to detail up front. As is often the case though, when a budget goes down, the first thing to go is the planning. This unfortunately is a misguided outcome as this should remain constant regardless of budget. As a matter of fact, smaller budget projects typically mean that the margin for error

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Apps still heading up, up, up

A few years back we thought that that things were app-crazy. Some folks even went so far as to say that these were going to die off soon and that it was just a phase. Well, that might eventually end up being true but in our opinion, this is not the case. We have more mobile devices (and growing) than ever before. Stands to reason then that we would have more apps. Also not surprising is that, given the convenience of mobile in general, that we are seeing folks migrate their usage from any more traditional means over to

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How to install an ad-hoc app using a PC

This tutorial is a brief outline of what steps you will need to take in order to install an ad-hoc app onto your device using a PC. This is to be used for all apps in development or apps that won’t be included in the app store itself. 1) Download the latest version of the iPhone Configuration Utility and install it: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD   2) Plug in your device 3) Click the “Provisioning Profiles” section in the left sidebar 4) Drag in the .mobileprovision file to the list view window 5) Click the “Applications” section in the

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15 billion apps downloaded

At some point I am wondering if we just do what McDonalds did and say forget it, we just sold a ton of apps; period? Seems like not now though. Apple has crested the 15 billion app mark and seems to be on fire. We even now have north of 425,000 apps to choose from in the app store so despite what appears to be more options that most would have ever imagined, folks are still downloading them like crazy. The hardest part to believe here is that we have only enjoyed knowing what an app store even was

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Lollapalooza goes to crowdsourcing

Lollapalooza recently decided to release their API to the world and crowdsource a new app for their upcoming festival. The organization pared it down to 19 entries they felt had promise and are going to vote on the two best to feature at the festival. As a development company, that is to say, folks who make a living off of making apps, I am not terribly excited about crowdsourcing. I think it is akin to child labor in the sense that the person or entity engaging in crowdsourcing is knowingly exploiting a large number of people and paying a

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Ford bolsters smartphone sync

Ford is really on top of things it would appear. Already launched now but soon to hit the scene in even more of their cars is a system called Sync AppLink. The goal of this system is to further integrate the passenger’s smartphones with their cars. The overall goal is to reduce the amount of time it takes to control various aspects of the car (from the user control vantage point that is) as well as reduce passenger interaction with their phones. Turns out people download apps while driving! Can you imagine? This step is significant as it is

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