AUGUST 4, 2010
iPhone Siddur was first approved by Apple for inclusion in the iTunes App Store...
iPhone Siddur was first approved by Apple for inclusion in the iTunes App Store...
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This morning, I received a really nasty email from some anonymous person. The email read:
first_name.. alexiha last_name... alexiha title....... spammer company..... yours email....... spamselves@rustybrick.com telephone... interest.... other comments......
Designers of web content, rejoice! Tired of using the same six web safe fonts for all of your websites? Another solution to the boring web fonts problem is now being offered by a collaboration between Google & TypeKit...
I've always loved power tools. Any time anything had to be assembled, fixed or manipulated, I was there. It all started when I was a little boy. When many of my friends played catch, I would play with my plastic contruction set. I built sky-scrapers, cars, anything...
We have been testing Apple iAds in some of our free apps as an additional way to monetize those apps. We have tried Google AdSense Mobile Ads as well and some other networks. We pretty much are testing Google AdSense Mobile Application Ads versus Apple's new iAds...
Recently I started running (yes jogging for exercise). It’s been quite a while since I’ve run consistently. But I am highly motivated to run these days.
I was looking around at different equipment runners use to track speed, distance, elevation, etc...
I am the type of guy that wants to try the latest and greatest of everything. I do sometimes run beta software for that reason. Of course, there are certain applications I would never run in beta, and one of those - should have been my calendar software...
Today, technically is Pi Approximation Day but some people consider today the official (unofficial holiday) of Pi Day. The day was founded by Larry Shaw and it is a day for math geeks to be even geekier.
Pi Day is typically on March 14th, i.e. 3/14, which is close to the value of Pi (π) 3.1415926...
I found myself in Shul (Synagogue) tonight, Tisha B'Av - an important Jewish fast day remembering our hard times specifically the destruction of the two Temples, and was about to use my paper Eicha when I actually remembered I can use my iPhone Tanach App...
As many of you know, we submitted a new version of the iPhone Siddur to Apple for approval. That has now been approved are is ready for download. The big news is that English translation is now available for Nusach Sefard, but there are other updates as well...
I absolutely love food and have a pretty healthy body image. Left to my own devices I'd pick and snack during the day, put heavy cream in my coffee and eat fast food breakfast sandwiches. A few years ago I found myself roughly forty pounds overweight and in Florence, Italy where everyone was sleek and beautiful...
If you're familiar with AT&T, you've probably heard of the AT&T 3G MicroCell. It's a femtocell (a weird, orange router thingy) that connects to modem or internet router and creates a 'mini cellphone tower' in your house to give you excellent service in your house...
The much anticipated first update to iOS4 went public this morning. Since the iPhone antenna issue was first mentioned, Apple has been working on a possible software fix to address the issue. Apple has already seen plenty of public backlash, including a dip in stock prices after rumors of a possible...
Alex has been working on a pretty important and time sensitive project and has been staying at the office late recently. Such devotion @FesikTheWise!
Last night, when I was on the way out of the office, Alex was on a call with the client...
The other day, I received and installed my new license plates. I wanted to show them off and introduce to you the "RustyCar."
I ordered them about 6 weeks ago and couldn't wait to add them to our RustyBrick license plate frames. The day has come! Check out the pictures below.....
As many of you know, Apple released their own mobile ad network named iAds. Until now, most of our apps had Google Ads, while some used AdMob (which is now owned by Google). Two of our apps now will display both Apple iAds and Google Ads based on a frequency we determine...
Many of us here use the InvisibleShield products to protect our iPhones. I tried installing them on both the iPhones and iPads myself and did a pretty bad job the first time. So I paid for someone to install it on my iPhone at the mall, like some of the others and it worked well...
I left work on Friday and noticed Jimmy was working on the back curb of our office building.
I had to take a picture - had to...
Recruiters or head hunters play a large role in most industries, especially Information Technology. The last few times I have looked for a new job recruiters have played a large role, even I didn't realize it at first. Many listings on popular job websites, such as Monster.com or CareerBuilder...
In the early days of our iPhone Apps we used a Google Groups for feedback. For various reasons we stopped using the group and moved to Twitter to communicate app updates via @rustybrick and @isiddur...