I’ve worked out a routine where I have one major project that I work on for fun, along with various smaller projects that I do to fill in the gaps of my time. Earlier this year the project was to get Anthropomotron into the App Store. When that was done… Read more“Next: Anthropomotron 2.0!”
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Speaking of A Thousand…
Anthropomotron has been downloaded over 1000 times in the App Store! I never thought that it would get so much attention, or that I would get the wonderful feedback that I’ve received. In January I will start working on the next version to add more cool stuff and keep it… Read more“Speaking of A Thousand…”
Español en Mil Palabras
Lifehacker has an interesting link to an article about learning a new language. The takeaway message: get a grip on the most common 1000 words of the new language and go from there. For a segment of the population, here is a site with the 1000 most common Spanish words…. Read more“Español en Mil Palabras”
About.com: Tips for Talking to Peruvians
Tips for Talking to Peruvians I found this neat page while aimlessly browsing the internets. It has some pretty solid tips about how to have conversations in Peru. I’ll go a little more specific on “Cultural Differences.” You get major brownie points, when asked which is your favorite place in… Read more“About.com: Tips for Talking to Peruvians”
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
Here’s what has been going on recently. Anthropomotron has been a greater success than I had anticipated! I’ve heard a lot of good feedback about features to add in the next version. My post about the app on the Bioanthropology News Facebook group received a lot of comments and likes…. Read more“A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That”
Anthropomotron is Also in Google Play!
You can download the Android version of Anthropomotron here! When the Android version went up, I was told that it crashed on every device it was used on. It turns out that I removed a key component of the Phonegap framework just before uploading Anthropomotron to Google! I was making… Read more“Anthropomotron is Also in Google Play!”
Anthropomotron is now in the App Store!
I’ve been receiving some emails from people asking if I needed help on promoting Anthropomotron. I thought this development was a little odd so I looked into it and found that Anthropomotron has been in the App Store for the past two days! I’ve been caught a bit off guard… Read more“Anthropomotron is now in the App Store!”
Running on the iOS Treadmill
Apple’s new retina display iPad necessitated a change in iOS app development: icons have to be even bigger to account for the high resolution! The new maximum icon size is now 1024 x 1024 pixels, the height of a non-retina iPad screen. When I made the Anthropomotron icons, I didn’t… Read more“Running on the iOS Treadmill”
Anthropomotron for the iPad
Driven by Apple’s rejection of the Anthropomotron app, I looked into making it more iPad-y (iPaddy?). The first version I submitted just blew up the contents to fill the iPad screen, like so: Some internet searching suggested that what Apple wants is a sidebar that makes better use… Read more“Anthropomotron for the iPad”
How to Gracefully -Give- Criticism
A few weeks ago, I submitted Anthropomotron to the Apple App Store… and it got rejected. The same day, a friend got his grant proposal rejected by a major US research funding organization. The contrasts in how the rejections were delivered were staggering. To catch up, Anthropomotron has been my… Read more“How to Gracefully -Give- Criticism”