A couple of months ago, the people at Nominet had a fantastic idea for their booth at the Business Show (at Excel 15-16 May). They are raising awareness of the .uk domain extension (which launches on 10 June) and thought a space game would be a great way to get people to learn about it. They asked …
Chemical Allie on Prezi
A few weeks ago, I found a Prezi presentation online about our Chemical Allie game and how it was good for 9th grade chemistry students to study. It was done by Vanessa Silva. She did an excellent job. Very cool. Here it is, if you haven't seen it: And here is the link if you'd like to l …
New Ear Spy Video
I've wanted to create a video for Ear Spy ever since I created it. Google Play allows YouTube videos in the listings, and it really helps people decide whether to download it. Soon after Ear spy was first released, I wrote a script for an animation I wanted. I wanted a little spy movie where t …
Space Blib on Google Play
If you have a look at our app listings on Google Play, you may notice a new entry last week. Space Blib, a new gravity-based game, was published. But it wasn't created by me or any of my developers. It was created by my 13 year-old son, Freddie (I need to start calling him Fred). He's been be …
Ear Spy for iPad
Last week, a major update to Ear Spy on iOS went live on iTunes. Ear Spy version 1.5 is now available. This version introduces support for iPad as well as support for most of the languages iTunes offers. We want Ear Spy to be available to everyone. Here are some of the new features: iPad …
The App Money Tree
A few years ago, I read the book "App Empire" by Chad Mureta. It's a fantastic book. I was thinking about app publishing prior to reading it, but it helped push me in the right direction. Apps are a great source of revenue because they get so much exposure and it is very easy to buy. It is a si …
Mobile is where Web was in 2002
I was a web developer for a small company in 2002. This was after the dot com bubble burst. In 2002, the web was old. Everything had already been done. I, and every other web developer who didn't cash in, felt like I had missed the boat. The time of internet companies was over. If only I had …
The “Why Overpass?” Video
The app development market is a crowded one. There are tons of app developers out there (and every one has a Flappy Birds clone . . .). One thing that is constantly on my mind is that with so many development companies that are the same . . . Overpass has to stand out. I've seen the rulebook. …
Over One Million Downloads!
While tallying all download totals this morning, I found that we hit a big milestone: Overpass Apps have been downloaded over one million times! To be exact, they have been downloaded 1,027,473 times across iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and the Samsung markets. Over a million people have …
Cost Centres vs Business Owners
In my many years as software developer contractor (and now with Overpass), I find there are two types of clients: Cost Centres and Business Owners. A cost centre client is a department in a larger organisation. There is a budget they need to stay within. If they exceed the budget, they need to go …
