February 5, 2009. We’re giving away a few free copies of Delivery Status touch! These codes are valid in the US store only. Just open iTunes, go to the iTunes Store, and click the “Redeem” link on the right side of the home page. It’s in the “Quick Links” section. • AAPHL9FK3PT4 • JENXJFK6HJKY • 6A6TJ373R4HA • L3AHLPMPHMJX • EWW4L9W3JJE6 • K63FYNXELXFK •… Read more »
January 19, 2009. The old Delivery Status graphics system When I started the Delivery Status widget it didn’t support many services. I wanted each service to be visually distinct, so I created entirely separate graphics for each one. It was sensible at the time, but as I started adding more services it turned into a hassle. Each service was four separate graphics (left, middle, right, and logo) for each size… Read more »
October 31, 2008. This was a nice surprise today: iLounge, arguably the top site for iPod and iPhone reviews and news, released their 2009 iPod + iPhone Buyers’ Guide. Among other things, the guide includes their “100 Best iPhone and iPod touch Apps and Games”, and I’m proud to see Delivery Status touch on that list! It’s very flattering to be listed alongside other top apps like Twitteriffic and… Read more »
October 31, 2008. My new business cards finally showed up today, and they look awesome. Same as with the site, Holly Tickner drew the illustrations, and I designed the rest. I wanted to use the robot illustration on the front of the cards, but I couldn’t work out a layout I was happy with. The paper airplane fit in perfectly, but my initial thought was that it seemed a little inappropriate to have on the… Read more »
October 28, 2008. Writing your own iPhone or iPod touch app, and wondering how to create an alert like this? Check out the sample code below. I needed to display a password prompt in Delivery Status touch and quickly found that there was no ideal way to do it. There are some unsupported methods, but the workaround below—adding a UITextField as a subview of the alert—is the proper method for a third party… Read more »