Mike Cohen

Removr 1.0.4 is now available

by

Version 1.0.4 has been approved and is now ready for sale. I strongly recommend updating to this version since it fixes the crash in OS 3.1.3. I also added a few levels, bringing the total number of levels up to 87.

I got a refurbished iPod Touch that still has iOS 3 for testing & development. I’ve verified that Removr 1.0.4 does indeed run with no problems in 3.1.3, as well as the rest of my apps.

Refurbished iPod Touch

Hipstamatic 170 is here

by

My favorite iPhone app, Hipstamatic, got a major update today. Hipstamatic 170 fixes several crashes & freezes in iOS 4, adds more sharing options including Tumblr, and a new service to buy analog prints of your photos. They also released a new lens & film package. I love the new Bettie XL Lens, which gives the effect of a plastic Diana camera with light leaks.

HIP_306435869.345619

Removr 1.0.4 has been submitted

by

I’ve submitted Removr 1.0.4, which fixes the crash on devices running iOS 3.1.3. I also made some internal changes to support an upcoming feature in the next update.

The crash was caused by Cocos2d using blocks by default when building with the iOS 4.x SDK, despite setting the minimum iOS target version to 3.1. Since blocks aren’t available in iOS 3.1, the app won’t load. I was able to fix it by simply adding ‘-DNS_BLOCKS_AVAILABLE=0‘ to Other C Flags in the build settings.

I’m now using the latest version of Cocos2d, which renames several class & method names. More importantly, I’ve added a UIViewController to manage the OpenGL view, which will allow me to support Game Center and other features in upcoming versions.

Removr crashing in 3.1.3

by

I’ve received reports of Removr crashing in 3.1.3, but there are no crash logs available in iTunes Connect and I have no 3.1.3 device to test it on. My iPhone 3GS can no longer be downgraded to 3.1.3, even using Cydia, since I don’t have a saved SHSH.

I’m willing to trade my iPhone 3GS with 4.0.1 (no SIM installed) for an iPhone or iPod Touch running 3.1.3 or earlier. If I can’t get a 3.1.3 device, I’ll make the next version require 4.0 as the minimum OS version, since I don’t want to have an app that crashes and I can’t track down or fix the crash without a device running 3.1.3.

Nikon's new D7000

by

Nikon announced their new D90 replacement, the D7000 today. It looks like an awesome camera, with a 17.2 MP sensor, two SD card slots, a 39 point AF system, a more rugged magnesium-alloy body, and improved video capabilities. Rather than the D90’s 5 minutes of 720p video with manual focus only, the D7000 can record a full 20 minutes of 1020p video using autofocus. I’m not ready to replace my D90 yet, but when I do, the D7000 seems like a nice step up.