I love the wt360 Pro app from WeatherTrends – one of the best apps I’ve built. Apparently, I’m not the only one who shares this opinion. FOX29 has licensed a copy of the app, adding their personal touch, and made it available in the iTunes store as well. You can find this app searching for [...]

Unfortunately, today I had the opportunity to use the State Farm Pocket Agent for the iPhone for a real accident. At the risk of sounding like a commercial, the app does exactly what you would think: an insurance agent at your disposal at the most crucial of times – right after an accident. I won’t [...]

As an iOS developer, sending out IPAs to be installed by users for testing and clients for review can be a nightmare experience. Over the past few months, I’ve become a regular user of this wireless app installation service called DIAWI – Development iOS Apps Wireless Installation. You can find it here: http://www.diawi.com. You upload [...]

Just this afternoon, iTunes released our new version of wt360 pro, the 99-cent weather app for Apple devices! Get forecasts up to a year into the future! This update includes many enhancements, including improved caching, speedier web services, and less location issues! This update is free for current owners of wt360 pro, and all new [...]

I am certainly on the bleeding edge. Connected to my Droid via Bluetooth, an open API to my watch interface. Are you kidding me? I can see who is calling without pulling my phone out of its holster. Check the weather. See my email and SMS. Everything – right on my wrist! And I can [...]

Subject: Fire Evactuation Procedures – ACTION REQUIRED Good afternoon. Scott and I were identified earlier this year as Fire Captains, responsible for securing our area of the building in the event of fire. I am sending this email because we are required to review our specific Fire Evacuation Procedures with the people in our area. [...]

Bug Labs (http://www.buglabs.net) in a partnership with Ford Motor Co. unveiled the OpenXC system today (link here). From Bug Lab’s web site: At TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco, the two companies will demonstrate innovative solutions based on OpenXC, including a socially-networked in-car fuel economy monitor connected to the Internet, via Bug Labs’ cloud-based service, BUGswarm. Check [...]

Pollen.com is proud to introduce Allergy Alert integration with Ford’s SYNC system with AppLink in this latest version of the iTunes app (version 4.0). In an effort to reduce driver distraction, SYNC with AppLink allows Ford owners to connect their iPhone apps to their Ford’s dashboards and radios, eliminating the need to look away from [...]

Today, SDI launched a new updated version of Azma.com, with new content and features for Asthma Sufferers and their family. Here are some screen shots: You can track PFR, Azma.com index levels, Air Quality, and weather in your Azma Diary. All the latest news is presented. The content is focused on Parents with Children Asthma [...]

You know me – always up for a challenge. This latest one from Challenge.gov required using two or more Medicare PUF (Public Use Files) in a dashboard. While not my best work, PowerPUF.net successfully meets this challenge, looking at Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Home Health Agencies (HHA) data as it relates to Age or [...]