http://thedavetoday.com Internet Architect Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:04:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been using the latest iPhone OS for just over a week now, and have now had time to give it a thorough going over to see how the new features fit in with my overall iPhone use. That said, I've been very disappointed with the lack of applications using ... http://thedavetoday.com/2009/06/22/iphone-os-3-0-one-week-later/ After nearly 20 months of working for Imagini, the time has come for me to move on. The list of reasons for leaving is as varied as it is long, but I'm pleased with what I achieved there - the recent release of VisualDNA Shops to the original concept, development, ... http://thedavetoday.com/2009/06/13/moving-on-imagini-to-shipserv/ The Guardian recently announced their Open Platform - the UK's answer to the New York Times' own API. As Egon Spengler rightly pointed out in the mid-80s: "print is dead", and it's only the more progressive publications that stand a chance of surviving in these penny-pinching times. The Open Platform is ... http://thedavetoday.com/2009/03/15/the-guardian-open-platform/ The sequel to one of my all time favourite games - Dawn Of War - has been out of a couple of weeks now, and I've been thoroughly enjoying the new campaign and the move from traditional RTS-style combat to the more intimate combat style of Company Of Heroes. The ... http://thedavetoday.com/2009/03/14/the-emperor-guides-my-blade/ I'm off to see Chris Cornell for about the 4th time in a couple of weeks. He's got a new album out in March produced by Timbaland. It's called Scream, and the first time I listened to it I almost did! It is MASSIVELY different to his previous solo albums, ... http://thedavetoday.com/2009/02/10/scream/ Have you ever seen a piece of concept art for a game or film, only to be disappointed by the final product? Many a time I've seen some amazing pieces of art by people like Doug Chiang, Ryan Church, or Feng Zhu, but seen a radically different imagining of their ... http://thedavetoday.com/2009/01/07/prince-of-persia-great-looking-combat-lacking/ Free Mobile VOIP client, Fring, is now available for the iPhone via the iTunes store. Fring offers VOIP via SkypeOut and SIP over WiFi, as well as connecting to Skype, MSN, ICQ, Google Talk, Twitter, Yahoo, and AOL’s AIM. While it has its problems, it's an excellent start to a ... http://thedavetoday.com/2008/10/06/fring-for-iphone-voip-over-wifi/ Joffrey's have realised the power of a beta test on the internet. But rather than the usual startup 2.0 beta, this is for their latest flavoured coffee: Jamaican Me Crazy. They're giving away 10,000 packs of this new blend to bloggers, and over 1500 have signed up already! Given that I'm ... http://thedavetoday.com/2008/10/06/jamaican-me-crazy-coffee-beta-test/ Apple's .mac replacement, .me, has be frought with problems since the switchover that coincided with the launch of the iPhone 3G. The old .mac service was taken offline whilst the migration to .me took place, and was originally scheduled to be no more than a few hours. A day and ... http://thedavetoday.com/2008/07/23/apples-me-epic-fail/ Wordpress have released their native iPhone application, and it is now available in Apple's App Store. It's fairly basic right now, and it crashed on me whilst writing this post, but at least it saves a local copy and recovers it. It allows photo uploads from your library, or will ... http://thedavetoday.com/2008/07/22/wordpress-releases-iphone-application/