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9:23:13 AM Ryan Neudorf: i feel old, my cousin-in-law mentioned “snow patrol” on her twitter and I immediatey thought “skiing in june?”
9:24:26 AM Michael: yikes.
9:24:58 AM Ryan Neudorf: then i goggled and my next reaction was “people like this crap?”
9:25:12 AM Ryan Neudorf: then i sat down in my rocking chair and whittled a whistle
9:25:13 AM Michael: you goggled! at your age?
9:25:26 AM Michael: there we go. take easy there old timer
9:25:36 AM Ryan Neudorf: i’m blogging this

As mentioned a few posts ago, Apple’s iTunes sales reporting tools are a joke.

In walks AppFigures.com. This site provides exactly the type of data I would expect Apple to provide. It automagically grabs your iTunes sales reports every day, then uses the data to generate Google analytics style charts and graphs.  Before using this site I only had a vague idea of how many apps I’d sold.

If you’re an iPhone developer I highly recommend you drop everything and start using this app.

(Thanks to Josh for the comment recommendation)

One year after Rogers nearly botched their Canadian iPhone launch with ridiculous data plans and extra fees, it looks like Rogers might have learned their lesson.

According to Rogers PR, they will support MMS and tethering with the intention of making the service availble with the June 19th launch. That means these features will not work with current pre-release installs of 3.0. Rogers would neither confirm nor deny whether MMS/tethering would require a more expensive pricing plan.

Also, Rogers will be bringing back their limited time 6GB@$30/mo plan. So if you’re finding yourself using most of your 3G data, you’ll have a chance to upgrade.

I just recieved the following email from last.fm:

subject: Your free trial to Last.fm Radio is over. Did you enjoy it?

Hi 200iso,

Your free trial to Last.fm Radio is about to end. If you’re enjoying it, why not
subscribe for only $3.00/month and continue listening to non-stop personalised
radio.

http://www.last.fm/subscribe

Best Regards,
The Last.fm Team

What a backhanded way to introduce a paid service. Apparently the last 5 YEARS I’ve been using last.fm have been nothing more than a free trial.

Very weird marketting choice.

I haven’t see a whole lot of information around the intertubes about what it’s actually like to deploy an iPhone App. Sure there are stories every other week about Apple’s ridiculously inconsistent censorship, and talk of developers not being paid. But there is not a lot of information about the actual process of getting App into the iTunes Store.

I’m going to go through a couple of different steps in the process and talk about some of the unexpected problems. I must say though, I was not very impressed. Nothing about the process is very “Apple-like.”

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