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(Deutsch) Feedback ist der Schlüssel…

Markus — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:30:32 +0000

Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.

The case of the stolen fingerprints

Markus — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:54:06 +0000

As many of you have probably noticed, something called Gary Fung stole all the images, sounds and text of TouchScan, copied the look and feel as well as Icon and Name, added a “Pro” to the end and started selling it.

People think it’s a superior verion to the original TouchScan and hence buy it. When they see that it’s hardly working, they come back complaing…and the come back to ME! That’s great! The app is crashing a lot, you can enter two results (yes, he copied the settings-dialogs as well) but the app can use just one…go figure! That’s what the thief Gary Fung calls “the best deal for my customers”. Problem is, I get the support mails!

Anyway, ars technica wrote about it and scammer Gay Fung seems to be scared enough to have replied at once, again saying he didn’t do anything wrong. So, Mr. Fung, let’s get this straight: You stole from me and that is against the law anywhere on this planet!

(Deutsch) Kleine und große Katastrophen

Markus — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:50:10 +0000

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Three days later

Markus — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:35:17 +0000

On monday I released a new Version of TouchScan, namely 1.5.2. Well, to be exact this was the day it hit the AppStore. And now, only 3 days later I find it cracked again, as all the previous versions before, on the internet. It’s somehow sad but on the otherhand it’s kind of flattering aaaand…the speed is somehow pretty impressive.

So far only about 10% of all users have downloaded the version 1.5.2 (new sales included!)…so there aren’t that much people out there who actually have the software allready. How big is the chance that one of the hackers got it’s grip on it allready? Fascinating…

Don’t Touch isn’t allowed to the AppStore

Markus — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:20:10 +0000

After a veeeery long wait of about 6 months Apple informed me again that it will not let Don’t Touch (a.k.a. Cracker) in the AppStore. The reason is the same as the other times before: misuse of standard user-interface elements. Since I used a button like the one in Awake in my last attempt to get it in the Store I don’t quite get it anymore…but anyway, that’s how they decided.

Lately I’ve seen many others trying their luck with similar applications but so far, none of them was accepted.

Comments temporarily deactivated

Markus — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:42:40 +0000

I just deactivated the comments function due to extreme spamming over the holydays. If you got questions, feedback or wishes for features in our apps just write an e-mail to Andreas (Skippy, Mein BudgeT) or Markus (TouchScan, Awake, Pinguin Timer).

Day of the dialer…again!

Markus — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:44:27 +0000

Okay, today is again one of those days where multiple apps for one and the same purpose are released to the AppStore. As before with the widescreen mailers and the dialshortcuts . Today is the day of the power-dialers that can also send SMS and/or e-mails to your favorite contacts.

There are several released today but I want to direct your attention to these two only because I like the visuals on both of them…especially SuperDial comes close to what I’ve been waiting for for my iPhone…Photos on a pinboard, one tap to call, doubletap to send a SMS.

Read on for more and for the daily freebie!

The other contender Face Dial Pro features even more: you can make categories for your contacts and display them on seperate screens…this may be useful if you can afford so much friends but I think I can do with the max Number of 30 SuperDial has to offer. But, decide for yourself what you like better!

On the freebies side there seems to be a low tide right now…only one being a bit interesting seems Micro Surface…seems interesting but not to usefull and besides there was another App doing the same thing ~~I can’t remebr right now~~ called Photoboard…and that’s been out for a couple of weeks now.

Oh…and while I was looking up the URL for Micro Surface I stumbled about this one: iStethoscope…you never kow when you are playing Doctor again… ;-) It’s also free so go grab it!