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"Now Where" features video

Christopher — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:51:30 +0000

Now Where version 1.3 preview

Christopher — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:21:16 +0000

We're really excited about the latest version of 1.3 that we released to Apple for an update. We took all the feature requests and incorporated them into a great update.

Check out our preview gallery (link).

Given past review times by Apple we expect the update to go live in 7 days (February 17th). When it does we'll be releasing a overhaul of the app information page and provide more details and video of the app in use.

Quick MT bug

Christopher — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:18:51 +0000

Somehow a bug that we could not test for got past us and apple. Luckily a purchaser pointed it out to us and we where able to pull the app from further sales.

What happened? The geek answer bellow...

"There are three methods in UIApplicationDelegate implementation that have to finish within 5-6 seconds or the iPhone will kill your application (this does not apply to when you are attached with a debugger and on the simulator). The exact time interval doesn't seem to be documented anywhere, but that's what we determined experimentally. There are two on startup, applicationDidFinishLaunching: and application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions, and one on shutdown, applicationWillTerminate.

When these operations are not performed asynchronously it causes a watchdog crash on startup."

So what did we do about it...

We've submitted an update that addresses these issue and have asked apple to expedite the review. Hopefully we can get an update live quickly. To the few costumers who purchased a copy in the few hours the app was live. We're extremely sorry. This was not a bug that would show up on our end. It only becomes apparent in the commercial release. From the moment we first where notified to the moment we had a fix submitted to apple was about 24 hours. We do care and thank you for your patience.

Updates updates updates...

Christopher — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:17:45 +0000

So after the holidays we got right to work on a few updates we released yesterday to Apple and are excited for them to go live soon.

First Update:
Medical Terminology Aid had it's search rewritten from the ground up with speed in mind. After you first update your app you'll notice a small pause with the first start up. This is the database updating itself. Once this has been done once (the first time you start it) it won't need to do it again. It'll just work fast. Really fast!

Second Update:
Now Where had some language support added. Also grabbing latitude and longitude from an address had a minor bug addressed.

Third Update:
We released Quick MT which is just Medical Terminology Aid without any study sections, quiz functionality, or flashcards. Some of you asked for a stripped down version for less so now you have an option.

Forth Update:
A light version of Now Where has been released to apple and will hopefully go live soon. This version is exactly the same as Now Where but with limitation on the number of entries you can have and it's free. So now you can try before you buy.

So what else is in store?

We have two major updates in the work that we hope to get out in 2 weeks. The first is an expansion of the database for Quick MT and Medical Terminology Aid.

The second is the addition of lots more functionality to the Now Where app. We took every piece of feedback and are implementing it into this update. We're really excited about it.

Now Where #87 in US app store under Navigation

Christopher — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:02:44 +0000

Today we got great news. Now Where is currently #87 in the US app store under Navigation. Since release we have received many purchases and downloads but no reviews yet. Weird but maybe that means everyone loves it and have't gotten around to rating it.

Now Where is currently free for Christmas till the 28th of December. So if you decide to download it. Please give us a review. Thanks!

"Now Where" Version 1.1 now in the app store

Christopher — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:00:34 +0000

Changes included streamlined user interface when adding coordinates to a address.

Ability to share a entry with other users of "Now Where" through bluetooth.

Now Where version 1.1 released to Apple for review

Christopher — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:42:01 +0000

Version 1.1 has been released to apple and if history holds true should go live in about 2 weeks.

Whats new:

Share feature added. Share entries over bluetooth with other iPhone users who have Now Where.
Interface for getting coordinates from an address has been improved. We think the new way is more stream lined.

Now Where iPhone app is now live

Christopher — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:38:24 +0000

A GPS and organizational system for your personal points of interest. (link)

I was reading the newspaper one day and came across a list of restaurants i wanted to try in a different city. I knew i would never remember them next time i was in the area. That's when "Now Where" was born. I decided to make myself an app that i could input restaurants i wanted to try and then next time i was in that city and got hungry i could just see which where closest to me. Check out our the app page under software list at the top of the website.

Version 1.1 of Medical Terminology Aid is now live

Christopher — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:04:21 +0000

This is a minor update that adds functionality to the flashcard section. The next version 1.2 is almost ready for submission. More details to follow. (store link)

We're in the top 100 Apps for Education!

Christopher — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:34:10 +0000

Medical Terminology Aid is in the top 100 paid apps in the Education category! Thank You to all of our customers!