Google Authorship -- so we can see our awful pictures on Google I was curious as to how some people have their profile pictures next to their articles on Google. I know it seems stupid, but the articles with photos next to them seem more authoritative than those that don't. The reality, of c …
The Big Decision: Phonegap vs Native
Phonegap vs Native, I've pondered this a lot When I first started app development, I was not sure whether to go with Phonegap, Mono (since I do a lot of C# development), or Native coding. I dropped Mono early on. It is expensive and seems to rely on the inability of people to learn new …
Learn Swahili with Secret Agent: Swahili – Great Review
Want to learn Swahili? Well check this out . . . This weekend, we got a fantastic review from Kelly who using "Secret Agent: Swahili". Fun Swahili Vocab. Review Great for reviewing vocabulary, fun, engaging and helps learn you learn Swahili. I would recommend for use with a boring text book. …
Overpass in China
I read a fantastic Tech Crunch article last month on the rise of the Chinese App market. The takeaway from the article was that, although in the western world we only have Google Play and Amazon, the Android market in China is heavily fragmented. I speak Chinese (having learned it in the US …
Tweet For Ear Assist!
So, we've been working on ways to get the word out about the apps. Ear Spy gets well over a thousand new users every day, but there is no internet buzz about it. I'm terrible about emailing bloggers and begging them to mention my apps. I've read all the books and know this is how it is done, but I …
French Bubble Bath and iTunes
I've recently written about my problems lately with the iTunes market rejecting some of my apps because they accuse them of being "spammy". I tried to submit all of the Secret Agent language games and had them all come back rejected. French Bubble Bath and French Bubble Bath Lite (the free …
Nine Years of Overpass
My LinkedIn profile tells me that yesterday was my 9-year anniversary with Overpass. I can't believe it's been this long. When I started Overpass, I wanted to create a company where I could work developers from all over the world. Offshoring was only just becoming a big buzz word in 2003. As a …
“French Bubble Bath” and “Secret Agent: French” released
I'm pleased to announce that the French version of our two language games was released a few days ago on Google Play. Special thanks to Anais Gilbert for providing the excellent vocals. If you are an Android user, check these out on Google Play: Secret Agent: French French Bubble …
Designing an App – Wireframes part 2
Last week, I wrote about how I use Balsamiq for most of my wireframe designs. It is a great tool and by far the quickest to use. But sometimes, the designs have to be a bit more unique. For designs that rely less on controls and more on unique graphics, I use graph paper, a ruler, and a …
Ear Spy for Ghost Hunters
We got a very cool review for Ear Spy this weekend on Google Play. Steve Jones suggests that Ear Spy is good for ghost hunting: Not Bad For those people that are into ghost hunting, this is a good app. I turned it on and herd all sorts of spooky stuff in real time... He gave the app 4 (out of …
