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Monthly Archives: December 2009

How to Get Your iPhone App into the Top 10

7 CommentsDecember 18, 2009

This week Crush the Castle hit the top 10 list on the iPhone App Store. I’ve helped release a dozen iPhone/iPod Touch apps in the last year and a half. Some have made money. Others have tanked. But Crush the Castle is the first to have climbed to the top echelons of iPhone apps. It’s [...]

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How Adventure Games Could Become Mainstream Again

Leave a commentDecember 16, 2009

Adventure games have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. Online Flash portals have given the genre a new lease on life. Adventures like The Great Living Room Escape and The Scene of the Crime top the charts of web game sites like ArmorGames.com. What once looked like a dead genre is beginning to attract new [...]

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Between Modern and Postmodern

Leave a commentDecember 14, 2009

I can’t decide whether to use categories or tags in my WordPress posts and it’s making me question my place in the universe. I’m drawn to Categories. They’re the traditional WordPress mechanism. They’re hierarchical, so if a post is categorized as “programming” it falls under “technology” as well. I like this structure. It’s systematic. Modern. [...]

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Computers Should Not Just Say “No”

1 CommentDecember 11, 2009

Every piece of software has its limits. There’s only so much an application or a game or a website can do. You may wish you could double-jump in Halo. You can’t. You may wish you could use a lasso tool to select icons on your desktop. You can’t. When a user wants an application to [...]

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Every Pixel Matters

1 CommentDecember 10, 2009

User interface design is a subtle, subtle art. The smallest detail can mean the difference between an application or site that is fun to use or one that grates on the nerves. I discovered this insight the hard way, by making Flash games and iPhone apps. Often the difference between a successful app and a [...]

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The Last Book I Will Ever Buy

1 CommentDecember 10, 2009

Time, Inc., in association with The Wonderfactory, has just announced a new eBook reader that is getting people excited. Could this be the end of print media such as books and magazines? You can check out the video below. Exciting. Apparently. But, you know, in over fifteen years of working with cutting-edge technology I’ve seen [...]

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What Does the Bible Say about Divorce and Remarriage? (Part 2)

6 CommentsDecember 4, 2009

Last time I listed the main biblical passages dealing with divorce and remarriage. I also previewed some of the conclusions I had come to when studying these passages. But now let’s clear our minds, forget everything we (think we) know about divorce and rediscover what the Bible says with fresh eyes. Today we’ll look at [...]

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What Does the Bible Say about Divorce and Remarriage? (Part 1)

2 CommentsDecember 1, 2009

I just finished teaching a series of lessons on divorce and remarriage for the young married couples’ class at our church. The passages we studied reopened my eyes to the Bible’s surprising—and oft-ignored—teaching on these crucial and difficult topics. I thought I’d share with you the passages we considered and the insights that emerged from [...]

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