*Updated*

Back on December 29th, I wrote a post about a new service from a company called MotherApp - who was offering native iPhone app development, and App Store submissions, all at no cost. It seemed too good to be true. However, here we are 15 days later, and I have my very own app in the app store! Here are the brief notes of my transaction history with MotherApp:

• First response from my initial inquiry / form submission – Very fast. They ask for various images for your app, feeds for your blog, twitter, etc… and descriptions for the App Store, etc.
• I emailed them about 10 days into the process, and again, got a very fast response, explaining they had a huge amount of interest, but they were still on track to get my app to the store quickly.
• This evening, I got an email notifying me my app was in the App Store!

Some screen caps of my iPhone app:

As you can see, the application is fairly simple at this point.

Application features:

• Access all of my blog postings
• Access all of my twitter posts
• Access to my YouTube videos (new)
• Access URLS from all posts in an embedded safari browser (slick)
• Save favorite posts
• Stores content in memory, for access when you don’t have a data connection (great!)

I am impressed with the service, and the application features thus far. I would be willing to pay for a service like this, especially as they evolve their offering. Off the top of my head, some feature requests:

• More control over the UI – More choice for colors/brand/etc… – also, how about different layouts?
• Comment integration – let users comment on my posts from within the app (Wordpress integration for starters)
• Easy integration with Twitter, Facebook, and email – to share posts you like (very nice)

I will be sure to think about other features, and submit them to the great folks at MotherApp. Thanks guys – A++++ !!!!!

Feel free to download my app, and let me know what you think!

FormulaTweet.com began with the question “I wonder what Formula One drivers are active tweeter’s?”. After much searching, and not finding anything, I decided to make my own website where I can stay up to date with Formula One drivers, teams, personalities, members of the media, the blogosphere, and F1 Fans. FormulaTweet.com was born!

I have found it to be especially useful during live races, as the twittersphere explodes with information. Love to hear your comments!

Check it out. Very Web 2.0 Eh? The URL for the future site is http://www.bizba.se. It was a pretty interesting experience registering a Swedish domain!

Project Fishbowl – Marketing Requirements Overview from Lee McArthur on Vimeo.

This is a website written by hand, in Dreamweaver, with a fairly simple design and layout. It features some DHTML scripting for the card galleries, as well as integration with PayPal for a simple eCommerce integration.

URL: http://www.warmfuzzcards.com

This was the first and only website I designed completely in flash.  I used a tool called Swish to shorten my learning curve, and time to deployment.

URL: http://www.dynamicbrands.com

This is the goaltending school for JS Giguere of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. It’s a custom template, on top of a Joomla/Mambo CMS. Site includes flash photo gallery, video, and a classifieds section for buying and selling equipment. As it is built on top of Joomla, the school can manage their site themselves without much help from me.

URL: http://www.1to1goaltending.com