David Beck's Blog

2010 July

Google Voice Messenger Status

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Time since Google Voice Messenger was submitted to Apple for approval:

14 weeks 6 days 2 hours 38 minutes 57 seconds

Most apps take about a week to get approved. This is what Apple claims, and my own experiences with Bubble Burster have been even better. However, I recently submitted an app that has taken a little longer. When I started it in January, I figured there was a very likely chance that Apple would not allow it. I started the project knowing full well it may never make me any money, because I wanted to be able to use it myself. Read More »

Filed under: Software

My EBook Conundrum

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

I have never enjoyed reading physical books. The user experience is all wrong. My thumbs get soar from holding the pages open, you have to hold it to the light just right so the curl of the pages don’t cast a giant shadow, it’s difficult to search and you need your own light source. I really don’t understand people that are attached to the physical book.

This isn’t a recent feeling either; I’ve been looking forward to digital books as long as I can remember, but up until now I didn’t really have an option. The Kindle has done a lot to get books published in digital form bit up until recently it wasn’t possible to get a book legally for any device. Read More »

Filed under: User Experience