BlogBloghttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2010-02-19T18:01:56ZSquarespaceDevelopment Going Smoothlyhttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2010/2/19/development-going-smoothly.htmlRob Zimmerman2010-02-19T17:58:04Z2010-02-19T17:58:04ZJust wanted to put up a quick post since I tend to drop off with posting during development time.

The complete overhaul of iGoozex seems to be going smoothly. Speed is much improved when requesting lists and searching in general. I haven't begun to truly tackle a new UI yet, so nothing to speak of in that regard yet.

No estimate on a release date yet. It will be done when it's done. :)

]]>iGoozex and the futurehttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2010/2/1/igoozex-and-the-future.htmlRob Zimmerman2010-02-01T19:37:28Z2010-02-01T19:37:28ZJust a quick note that I've begun a complete overhaul of iGoozex (I'll tentatively dub this version 3) for both the iPhone/iPod branch and the upcoming iPad. Not sure if I'm going to stick with making it a Universal release (iPhone and iPad in one) or split the two to take advantage of the specific interface designs on both platforms.

]]>We're Backhttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/10/28/were-back.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-10-28T22:04:30Z2009-10-28T22:04:30ZAfter a few months away where the site was down (I love real life!), VGFive is back up and operational.

]]>Title updates for the Go serieshttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/13/title-updates-for-the-go-series.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-13T12:21:41Z2009-05-13T12:21:41ZHiragana Go has been updated to 1.0.2 this morning. Just a minor update to bring support to earlier version of the iPhone OS. Now everyone using 2.0+ can download and run the app without issue.

Hiragana Go is available now.

 

Also updated this morning is Katakana Go, which now also supports 2.0+. I've brought it up to version 1.0.2 with plans to keep the two Kana programs at the same release versions for simplicity's sake.

You can grab a copy of Katakana Go on the App Store.

]]>iGoozex 1.1.1 - Party time in the EUhttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/13/igoozex-111-party-time-in-the-eu.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-13T02:21:34Z2009-05-13T02:21:34ZToday saw the release of version 1.1.1 of iGoozex on the iPhone App Store. The one and only major new feature is that Goozex EU users can now access their accounts. Other than that, this is still the 1.1 release that users in the US and Canada have been using for a week or so.

Grab 1.1.1 here

]]>Everything is "Go" for 3.0http://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/11/everything-is-go-for-30.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-11T12:53:53Z2009-05-11T12:53:53ZAs of May 11, I've tested all three of my apps that are currently on the App Store (and the updates that are in the review process) and have found zero crashes/errors on the 3.0 firmware. iGoozex, Hiragana Go, and Katakana Go should all make the transition to the new 3.0 firmware smoothly for everyone using them. If anyone experiences any oddities, please let me know

]]>Kickstarter and supporting iGoozex developmenthttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/8/kickstarter-and-supporting-igoozex-development.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-08T01:51:58Z2009-05-08T01:51:58ZI recently stumbled upon Kickstarter, a new "crowdfunding" site that allows a project to be funded by donation in return for whatever the person behind the project wants to offer. I've decided to give it a test run (thanks to Andy Baio for the invite) and am asking for some donations to help offset some of the costs associated with developing iGoozex. Contrary to popular reports, developing for the iPhone does not give me the opportunity to quit my day job. :)

Of course, no one has to donate anything if they don't want to. I will keep developing iGoozex for the forseeable future, but any help will be greatly appreciated. You can check out the project at kickstarter.com.

]]>iGoozex 1.1.1 update on the wayhttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/6/igoozex-111-update-on-the-way.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-06T18:27:55Z2009-05-06T18:27:55ZiGoozex v. 1.1.1 (yep, lots of 1's in this... one) is currently awaiting approval from Apple. Only new feature this time is that EU users can now make full use of the app with Goozex.eu (or goozex.co.uk, etc.).

]]>NSString - Comparing two strings in Objective-Chttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/6/nsstring-comparing-two-strings-in-objective-c.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-06T13:54:07Z2009-05-06T13:54:07ZComparing strings in Obj-C is not done the same way as comparing two integers, bools, or even characters. For example, the following code will fail to get the desired results:

if (someString == @"someText") { // do stuff }

This will never run, because you are comparing pointers and not the content of the two strings. Instead, use this:

if ([someString isEqualToString:@"someText"]) { // do stuff }

 

]]>Go Series updateshttp://www.vgfive.com/blog/2009/5/6/go-series-updates.htmlRob Zimmerman2009-05-06T11:48:54Z2009-05-06T11:48:54ZI've sent off a couple of minor updates to Apple as of last evening. Both Hiragana Go and Katakana Go will be receiving updates to expand support for older versions of the iPhone OS. This will allow anyone running OS 2.0 or higher to run both apps (right now you need 2.2.1).

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