http://smasher.com/blog Sean Maher's weblog Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:29:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just finished reviewing the book ‘iPhone SDK Development’ by Bill Dudney and Chris Adams for iDevGames. http://www.idevgames.com/reviews/iphone-sdk-development-dudney-adams The book is available here: iPhone SDK Development (The Pragmatic Programmers) http://smasher.com/blog/2009/12/08/book-review-%e2%80%98iphone-sdk-development%e2%80%99-by-bill-dudney-and-chris-adams/ My new indie iPhone game, Dead Panic, will soon be available. More information available on the game's web site, deadpanic.com . I'm also blogging about the game's development. My first post, called How to make your first game for less than $1,000, lists all of the resources I used when creating ... http://smasher.com/blog/2009/08/10/dead-panic-iphone-game/ I've just released "Scary Sounds," a Halloween sound board and sound fx generator for the for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Click any of the 16 icons to play a scary sound. Use it to scare children, annoy co-workers, or provide background sound to your haunted house. If you put your ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/10/14/halloween-scary-sounds-for-the-iphone/ Just released: "Workout Buddy" exercise tracker for the iPhone. Workout Buddy is a workout and exercise tracker that allows you to define your workouts, add exercises, sets, and reps, and count out those exercises. This app also keeps track of when you performed each exercise and workout, and when it's ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/09/23/iphone-program-workout-buddy/ I've released my first iPhone program; it's a port of one of my old PalmPilot programs. The program displays an animation; if you stare at it for 30 seconds, and then look at the back of your hand, you skin appears to swirl and twist. Mind Warp is available now for ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/07/15/iphone-program-mind-warp/ New Cannan, CT has a great race on the morning of July 4th. Nothing quite like a four mile run followed by a popsicle to wake you up in the morning. I did OK - no new personal record, other than it being the longest road race I've done. I had ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/07/11/4miles-on-the-4th/ I'm promoting a new web site, and I could use your help. Kindly click on the link below, and "Digg" the story by clicking on the "Digg it" button on the left. Thx! Finding Cheap Games with TenDollarGamer http://smasher.com/blog/2008/07/09/finding-cheap-video-games-need-help-from-digg-users/ Westport Roadrunners had a two mile race on Sunday June 28th; it's too darn hot for this stuff. This race was a lot more low-frills than the 5k races - there were no goodie bags or t-shirts at the signup table, no bananas and granola bars at the end, and ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/06/30/22-mile-race-in-westport/ Sat May 24th, 2008 - I ran the Weston Memorial Day 5K, in Weston CT (about 30 minutes northeast of Norwalk.) Results are posted online - but you'd have to search for me. I placed 265th out of 456 overall (pretty average;) 34 out of 41 in my age group (ouch!) ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/05/24/second-5k-run/ I ran my first 5K run last weekend - May 17 2008. It was the "Bound Around the Sound" at Sherwood Island park in Westport. I entered almost on a whim - I've been running 3x a week for months, but not training hard - but I did well! 28 ... http://smasher.com/blog/2008/05/24/first-5k-run/