Category Archives: iPhone Apps

Apple tries to defend its App Store to the FCC

Posted on August 25, 2009 by alec

I just saw that Apple has put on its home page now has a public response to justify its App Store policies.

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/apple-answers-fcc-questions/

Of course the FCC is primarily interested in its rejection of big, important apps like Google Voice, …

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App Store controversy continues

Posted on May 5, 2009 by alec

Well, I’ve given up on trying anything too humorous for the App Store— if you have to finish your idea BEFORE it’s approved, what’s the point?

But that hasn’t stopped others from trying ideas that are beyond the pale, …

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Forced obsolescence; Happy new era.

Posted on February 10, 2009 by alec

It’s a new year and a new era!

Juggleware’s debut iPhone app, Freedom Time, as many of you so cleverly noticed, was an application with a time-specific usage. Funny, it just happened to coincide with the inauguration of President …

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Freedom Time now available for your desktop!

Posted on November 7, 2008 by alec

I made a promise to myself on November 3. If Obama wins, I’ll make a downloadable version of Freedom Time for Mac and Windows and let everyone download it.

Well, as everyone in the galaxy knows, we now have two …

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Hurrah for Freedom!

Posted on October 1, 2008 by alec

Apple redacted the NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement) that has been such a thorn in the iPhone Developer community’s side. “Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter,” they say.

So, in the spirit of open-ness I am hereby …

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Freedom Time: free for first 100 users.

Posted on September 23, 2008 by alec

FreedomTime for iPhoneWell since we can’t sell it for 99 cents on the App Store, we’re going to give it away for free via Apple’s Ad Hoc distribution model.

Send us your iphone’s UDID (unique device ID) on the contact form on …

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Steve Jobs responds

Posted on September 23, 2008 by alec

Wow, although I’m not happy with Apple right now, I have to give Apple’s CEO some serious credit for answering the email I wrote yesterday:

Dear Steve,
 
A quick note to let you know what kinds of apps are

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Freedom Time won’t be in App Store (censored version)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by alec
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Freedom Time rejected by Apple for App Store

Posted on September 21, 2008 by alec

[The following blog entry was deleted by me and is now restored; although originally Apple added a line that said that communications were "under NDA" and as I value my status as an Apple developer and don't have any interest …

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Freedom Time: Our First iPhone App!

Posted on September 12, 2008 by alec

FreedomTime for iPhoneIt started out as Court’s idea as a way for me to learn Apple’s Xcode, Obj-C, and the iPhone development kit, but it kind of took on a life of its own.

There was a pretty steep learning curve, and …

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