iPhoneDeck

iPhoneDeck uses simple PHP with Magpie to display iPhone related information from RSS feeds.

You can easily set something like this up yourself even if you have very little experience with this kind of thing. Download Magpie and upload the magpie folder to your webspace and get started

I set mine up for someone else to manage so I made it as simple as possible to maintain. I also had to add something to it after it was done – otherwise, I might have done it differently. Here is what I did.

First, I include the magpie library

include('magpie/rss_fetch.inc');

and then I set up two associative arrays – one for the RSS and one for the links to the main pages

$ufeeds = array(
	'Digg' => 'http://digg.com/rss_search?search=iphone&area=promoted&type=both&section=all',
	'delicious' => 'http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/popular/iphone?count=20',
);

$homelinks = array(
		'Digg' => 'http://www.digg.com/',
		'delicious' => 'http://www.delicious.com/',
);

and then I iterate over the data and build out the html. 

foreach($ufeeds as $name=>$url) {
	$lname=str_replace(' ','-',strtolower($name));
   	$feed=fetch_rss($url);
	$data=$feed->items;
    echo "<div id=\"$lname\" class=\"news\">\n";
    echo "\t\t<h2><a href=\"$homelinks[$name]\">$name</a></h2>\n";
		echo "<br style=\"clear:both\" />";
		echo "<div id=\"{$lname}-news\" class=\"news-holder\" style=\"height:230px;\">";
	$i=0;
	foreach($data as $item) {
		$i++;
		if($i<21) {
			echo "\t\t<p><a href=\"$item[link]\" class=\"headline\">$item[title]</a></p>\n";
		}
	}
	echo "</div>";

	if($i>10) {
 echo "<div id=\"{$lname}-more\" class=\"more\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"javascript:viewMore('{$lname}');\"  class=\"more\">+ more</a></div>";
 echo "<div id=\"{$lname}-less\" class=\"less\" style=\"display:none;\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"javascript:viewLess('{$lname}');\" class=\"less\">- less</a></div>";
}
	echo "</div>";
}

Then I wrote the JavaScript functions I needed for the expand functionality.

Then I hired someone to do the CSS. :)

March 23, 2009 | Filed Under Projects | Leave a Comment 

AppTheater

AppTheater is a video sharing site centered around iPhone apps. You can watch thousands of iPhone related videos or upload some of your own.

We set this up as a preview of apps. Many of the videos give you a nice demo of the app for your consideration before purchase. You can also review comments and see what other users are saying about the app (or the video).

Check it out at apptheater.com and upload some videos of your own.

If you don’t see an app you’d like to preview, contact me or use the contact form on the site.

March 16, 2009 | Filed Under Projects, Work | Leave a Comment 

Bailout America

I served as program manager for an iPhone app which was recently released at the App Store. The game is called Bailout America (iTunes Link) and it is a real blast.

Check out the game’s homepage here.

Seems to be a hit so far. We’ve had a couple of mentions that I’ve seen online – AppCraver.com and NY Times.

March 15, 2009 | Filed Under Projects, Work | Leave a Comment 

Resurrection

I’ve taken down some of my personal projects in a planned resurrection and renovation.

The first one to come back up will probably be my anti-MLM blog which was a big hit the first time around.

I will keep you posted on my progress.

June 1, 2008 | Filed Under Projects | Comments Off 

Experience