http://granitw.net/blog Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:51:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My incredibly awesome pwnage in Civilization IV: http://granitw.net/blog/2009/04/playing-some-civilization-with-some-pwnage/ I have begun work on the next iteration of StreamDesk for Mac OS X, version 2.0. Much is to be unveiled in the coming months as progress continues. Today, I would like to announce a few snippets of information: 1. Code Rewrite 2. New Interface 3. Media Shelf http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/work-has-begun-on-streamdesk-20/ So I was reading this article about "100% confirmed sources" that the iPhone would be getting faster specs, which would mean faster networking speeds. I would just like to point out that this is what I like to refer to as "common sense". Most products are updated in ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/att-claims-faster-iphones-in-june/ I've updated the site a bit, and added a new blog about Objective-C. http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/site-update-new-blog/ The reason for me to write this has to do with all the articles I've read on the matter.  One in particular, written by  Scott Mortiz of TheStreet.com located here.  From what I've read, apparently people were expecting hardware updates,  and newer flashier features for the system software. To get started, I'd ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/a-developers-take-on-the-iphone-os-30/ This post is being published before the new update is downloadable, so it might not be there when you read this.  I have changed a few things in the new release.  The first one is Mac OS X Tiger compatibility.  There have been many feature requests for this.  The second ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/new-streamdesk-update/ Between all the software development I've done for the past while, my true passion is game development.  The first thing that got me into programming was making games.  Right now, I have so much stuff going on, however I still want to move things around so I can start making iPhone ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/iphone-game-development/ I have continued work on my implementation for IRC.  I began this project with my GeeksRadio application, released on March 1st.  I have begun to think about developing my own IRC application for the iPhone.  Right now there are about 4-5 of these programs on the App Store, so I ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/work-continues-on-the-iphone/ When the iPhone was originally released, the first thing that came to my mind was excitement about a new development platform.  I was a bit disappointed when I found out Apple was only allowing developers to make web base apps for it.  However, I knew eventually they would release a ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/itunes-app-store-review-from-the-eyes-of-a-developer/ If your a listener to GeeksRadio, who has an iPod or iPhone, you can now download a dedicated GeeksRadio application for it.  It'll allow you to not just listen, but to chat with other listeners and the DJs themselves.  If you haven't tried out GeeksRadio, or have no idea what GeeksRadio is or about, ... http://granitw.net/blog/2009/03/geeksradio-is-now-on-itunes/