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Want to help beta test iFlash touch?

Davey — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:17:45 +0000

Update (12/9/2009): I’m not accepting any more applicants. Thanks to everyone who emailed! I will be updating this blog with iFlash touch developments, so stay tuned!

In a few weeks I’ll be sending out a beta of iFlash touch, and I’d like to get as many beta testers as I can!

If you’d like to help beta test iFlash touch, please send an email to containing both your device ID and a sample deck from iFlash you plan on exporting, and I’ll add you to the beta list if there’s space! If you’ve emailed me before about beta testing, please email me again at the above address with your device ID :-).

Follow these instructions to get your Device ID, if you’re not sure what it is.

Thanks everyone!

- Davey

Quick note: the “iFlash” in the App Store isn’t mine!

Davey — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:34:17 +0000

Just a quick note to let everyone know that the “iFlash” app in the App Store isn’t made by me! I’ve contacted the author of that app to sort things out :-).

Thanks to everyone that let me know!

- Davey

iFlash touch: Quick development update

Davey — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:04:41 +0000

Hey everyone,

Just a quick update on iFlash touch development. I’ve had more time to work on it recently, and have made some good progress getting the card show up and running. It truly feels incredible to flick through your cards… much better than I could have imagined!

Anyways, things are still in a kind-of-crazy state, but that’s how it always is with software development. I’ve had an application icon designed, and I think it looks amazing (!), but I’ll preview that at a later date once I’m closer to release :-).

I’m currently aiming to have a beta ready by mid-to-late December. I’ll post more about that once I’m ready to begin the beta program.

Thank you all for your patience! I know that iFlash touch is taking longer than expected, but I hope it’s (ultimately) worth the wait!

- Davey

iFlash touch icon

Davey — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:28:15 +0000

So I’m currently working with an artist to figure out what the icon for iFlash touch should be, and I wanted to as a quick question from everyone :-).

When you think of knowledge and learning, what immediately pops into your mind?

Any responses would greatly help! Thanks! (and yes, I’ll have another post detailing the current status of iFlash touch soon).

- Davey

First look at iFlash touch

Davey — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:54:57 +0000

This is long overdue, but here’s a first look of iFlash touch running on an iPhone. Please don’t take this as an indicator that it will be released soon, because it is still far from complete, but do know that I’m actively working on it! :-)

Anyways, enough talk. Here it is!

Nothing too exciting yet, but it’s a good start (especially considering how my original sketch for this screen looked). You’ll notice that the Deck Library is going to be built right into iFlash touch, so anyone, whether they have iFlash on the Mac or not, will instantly get access to over 2,500 decks. Pretty awesome!

I’ll be revealing more screenshots as development continues, so stay tuned!

- Davey

Blog merge: go!

Davey — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:26:50 +0000

I’ve decided to merge Loopware/iFlash’s blog and my personal blog under the same davidmcgavern.com umbrella. However, I’m still keeping the two separate if you only want to read one or the other :-). Here are two links you can use if you only want to read either the Loopware blog or my own journal:

Loopware blog posts

Journal blog posts

Thanks!

- Davey

Blog back up! And, an iFlash on iPhone update…

Davey — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:44:14 +0000

Hey everyone,

So I’ve converted back to WordPress for my blog. I liked Chyrp, but upgrading it was too much of a hassle to keep using it. Unfortunately, during the conversion process all existing comments were lost, but feel free to leave new ones!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about iFlash on the iPhone, and unfortunately I don’t have much to report. I’ve been busy doing an internship at Apple for the last 3 months, which has put a damper on my plans to have a working version out soon. I’m hoping to find some time to work on it soon though, and I’ll try to blog about it more regularly once there’s more to see.

If anyone’s interested in seeing the mockups, I could probably find a way to get those posted as well.

Thanks!

- Davey

Restoring blog…

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:17:53 +0000

Hey everyone,

Sorry about the downtime. I’m still working on getting the blog back up in running order. Thanks!

Anyone know any good PC flash card programs?

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:09:22 +0000

I often get emails asking whether I know of a good flash card program for Windows, and I never have a good answer to give. All of the ones that I have seen are either 1) way too complicated, 2) the interface is horribly bad, or 3) both!

Does anyone know of some good Windows flash card programs out there? I’m having a hard time finding one to recommend. (And, if you happen to make one for Windows, please email me!)

Thanks!

- Davey

Updating through iFlash is currently down…

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:53:56 +0000

Update: The built-in updater now works again. Thanks for your patience!

Just a quick note. If you try updating through the iFlash updater (by clicking the iFlash menu and selecting “Check for New Version”), iFlash will report that it can’t reach the Loopware servers. Until I fix this problem, you can download/update iFlash by visiting the following link:

http://www.loopware.com/iflash/download.php

Thanks!

- Davey