Interview: iPhone Developer talks Digg API
Technology news site Venture Beat recently broke the news that Digg, the social networking site for linksharing and newsgathering, was working on a new application programming interface (API) that would allow third-party developers to integrate full Digg functionality into their apps.
We reached out to Sprikit Software’s Scott Fitzhugh, developer of the iPhone app Shovel, for comment.
MacApper Exclusive: Newber Developer Gives up on App Store
The idea is rather simple: a second business line for your iPhone that can route calls to your phone or to a nearby land line. In reality, Apple seems to not want to touch this application with a proverbial ten foot pole. The ticker on Newber’s website says they’ve waited 144 days for Apple to respond to their submission to the App Store.
Today, Eric Thomas, CEO of Freedom Voice, confided that the company is pulling back support from the App Store after months of no response from Apple. The company will no longer seek iPhone App Store acceptance for now. “I am disappointed,” says Thomas. The company plans to integrate the Newber concept into their new FreedomVOICE IQ product, a hosted PBX phone system that is gaining traction for the company.
Interview: Andy Kim of Potion Factory
Earlier this month Potion Factory released a public preview of The Hit List, the third GTD (Getting Things Done) app to hit the Mac arena. Since its release, The Hit List has seen a lot of comparison to the already established Omnifocus and Things apps but some users already have switched (see our preview of The Hit List, review of Omnifocus, and our soon to come review of Things).
Interview: Jürgen Schweizer of Cultured Code
With the GTD (Getting Things Done) app market heating up, Cultured Code released version 1.0 of their app, Things, at Macworld this year. Things generated a lot of talk during it’s beta phase and has lived up to the hype with the 1.0 release (look for a review soon). We were lucky enough to get an interview with Jürgen Schweizer, President of Cultured Code.
Interview with Pieter Omvlee of Bohemian Coding
Recently we talked about Drawit, the drawing app with style. Well, this week we got a chance to talk with the developer of DrawIt (and an upcoming app), Pieter Omvlee.
MacApper: DrawIt is now one of the most popular vector apps for the Mac, so what drove you to create it?
Pieter: DrawIt started I think about four years ago, really as a project to get some basic experience with programming.
I had just switched from Windows to the Mac I noticed there was not a simple drawing application available for the Mac, and since I needed something like that, I decided to create it myself.
Interview: John Casasanta of iClip, MyDreamApp, and MacHeist I/II
John Casasanta is a man of many projects. Many of you right now are/have probably been used or been involved in something he has worked on, like iClip, or MacHeist. This interview was originally going to be a joint interview with both John Casasanta and Scott Meinzer (MacHeist I/II Web Developer), but due to time constraints, only John was able to send back my questions.
This interview covers everything from getting involved in the Mac scene, to MacHeist to MDA. At the end of the interview, he also gives us a sneak peak at the interface for the iPhone app he is developing along with Sophia Teutschler of CoverSutra.
MacApper Interview: Phill Ryu on the MacHeist Retail Bundle
From the folks who brought you MacHeist and MyDreamApp, comes another software bundle titled the “MacHeist Retail Bundle.†This bundle contains 12 applications at a price of $49. The bundle will not only be on sale online, but there will also be a boxed version available in stores. Each license is full and “uncrippled.â€
If you participated in MacHeist I and II you have seen these apps before, but they are now back, updated and ready to go. I had a chance to sit down with Phill (well, sit down over the internet) and ask him a few questions about this latest project.
MacApper Podcast 5: VMWare Fusion Interview
Alright first let me say the MacApper podcasts are back. From now on any video or audio we release should automagically appear in iTunes as well as here on the blog, so subscribe now to avoid missing upcoming episodes.
Today we have an interesting interview between our own Michael Hjorleifsson and Pat Lee from VMWare Fusion. Virtualization has become one of the most interesting and progressive areas for computer users of all platforms, and Pat answers some great questions concerning the future of running virtual machines on OS X. VMWare Fusion is arguably the leader in the virtualization space and Pat talks about some of the cool stuff the company has been working on, and what to expect down the road.
Interview: Joshua Keay of Magnetism Studios
You probably read the title wondering, “What is Magnetism Studios?” It is more likely that you have heard of Monkey Business Labs or Insanely Great Tees. Well Magnetism Studios is a new parent company created to combine Monkey Business Labs and Insanely Great Tees along with some other cool new stuff under one roof. I was lucky enough to be able to talk to Joshua Keay, one of the masterminds behind it all.
Interview & Giveaway with Jesse Grosjean of TaskPaper
Two days ago, we reviewed TaskPaper, a simple GTD app. Being one of the most innovative GTD apps out there, we simply had to have a talk with the developer. So we tracked Jesse Grosjean down to his home in Bangor, Maine, and had a little chat with him.
He talks about OS X development and how he started Hog Bay Software. Jesse also shares his thoughts on the iPhone SDK. Plus, if you stick around, you’ll also find out about the two copies of TaskPaper we have to give away.
