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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-11

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Interesting bug. Apparently the Quiz App isn't adding up the scores correctly. It's possible to get more than 100% on a quiz. #iphone #
Addressing testers comments (and bug reports) for the new iPhone Quiz App – new version for testing available soon #iphone #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-10

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:22:00 +0000

A day of meetings so no work done on the newiPhone Quiz App. On the plus side it has given me an idea for a new App! #iphone #
Meetings! Instead of spending the day finishing and submitting a new iPhone quiz app I'm in meetings – #iphone #
Beta testing the new iPhone Quiz App – funny game, bugs… test, test, test, nothing, then BANG… bug! – squashing the last #iphone #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Just finishing off a new iPhone App – just doing the last of the beta testing, and adding help. New App will be a free 'Quiz' App. #iphone #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-01

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Oh, happy day… BBC: "Microsoft offers browser choices to Europeans" – http://bit.ly/cL8yIT #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-14

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Busy working on a new iPhone App – this is proving to be a _testing_ problem that needs _examining_ closely….. #iPhone #iPodTouch #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-13

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:22:00 +0000

Video of how to use cookCal (an iPhone and iPod Touch cookery calculator) is now online – http://bit.ly/9tt5a6 #iPhone #iPodTouch #

Demo video for cookCal, an iPhone iPod Touch cookery calculator, now online

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:42:33 +0000

Finding a way to provide a demo of an iPhone/iPod Touch App is not easy. One way to do this is to make a video and that is what has been done for cookCal, our iPhone/iPod Touch cookery calculator – and the video is on YouTube.

The video shows the App in operation, and so users can see how the program works before going to the iTunes App Store.

The video shows cookCal being used to calculate the amount of time that would be needed if you were following instructions such as: “cook for 10 minutes, and then at 20 minutes per pound (lb), and rest for 15 minutes before carving”. The calculation is also shown in metric (kilograms, kilo, kg).

The video finishes with a demonstration of how to calculate start and end times, and how the inbuilt presets can be used for calculating cooking times for beef (rare, medium, and well done), chicken, duck, goose, lamb (medium rare, medium, and well done), pork and a range of turkey sizes.

For more information visit the cookCal home page or read our recent blog post.

cookCal is available on the iTunes App Store

cookCal 2.0, a cookery calculator for the iPhone and iPod Touch, now available on the App Store

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:39:44 +0000

As I mentioned the other week (post) I was working on a new version of cookCal (download link), and one of the most remarkable things was that the update of cookCal was approved by the App store in just 3 days – post…

So, what is new in cookCal?

cookCal is a very easy to use cookery calculator that helps you do those tricky calculations such as cooking a piece of meat from 25 minutes, and then at 20 minutes per pound (or 44 minutes per kilo), and resting for 15 minutes before carving. Using the calculator is very easy, you just touch on the number that you wish to enter until it turns green (see the screen shot below – standing time shown), and then using the number buttons to enter new values.

With version 1.0 you could:

Enter the time per weight (min per pound or min per kilo)
The weight as kilo (kg) or pounds (lb)
Any standing time or pre-cook set times (such as the 25 minutes in the above example)
Set a start time and get an end time, or set an end time for cooking and get the start time.

It was also possible with cookCal to enter a time per weight for min per pound cooking, and the weight in kilos (or vice-versa) and get the cooking time calculated.

Version 2.0 of cookCal, builds on version 1 and has some great new features and these include:

Pre-cook set times (such as the 25 minutes in the above example) can be added
A post-cooking standing (relaxing) time can be added
Start and end cooking times, and the time to remove the meat from the oven, can all be calculated – enter a start time and get the end time, enter an end time and get a start time, enter the time you wish to remove the meat from the oven and get start and end times calculated
Cooking guide – meat presets – cookCal now comes with a number of suggested cooking times, and oven temperatures, for a range of meats including beef (rare, medium, and well done), chicken, duck, goose, lamb (medium rare, medium, and well done), pork and a range of turkey sizes.

Just like version 1.0 there is also an extensive help section built in to cookCal.

Screen shots of cookCal

New imperial cookCal calculator
If your recipe called for the meat to be cooked for 15 minutes and then at 20 minutes per pound, with a 10 minutes rest before carving, then the data would be entered as shown above. The 10 minutes would be entered as the ‘Set Time’ and the resting time as the ‘Standing’ time.

New metric cookCal calculator
If your recipe called for the meat to be cooked for 15 minutes and then at 44 minutes per pound, with a 10 minutes rest before carving, then the data would be entered as shown above. The 10 minutes would be entered as the ‘Set Time’ and the resting time as the ‘Standing’ time.

Cooking start and end times calculator
Once the required cooking time (including any resting time) has been calculated it is possible to calculate start and/or end times. If you enter a start time the time to remove from the oven (assuming there is a rest time) and the time for serving will be calculated. Alternatively, the end time can be entered and the start time calculated. It is even possible to enter the time you wish to remove the food from the oven and have the start and end time calculated.

Suggested cooking times and temperatures
cookCal now has inbuilt cooking guide for a range of meats including beef (rare, medium, and well done), chicken, duck, goose, lamb (medium rare, medium, and well done), pork and a range of turkey sizes. The calculator gives suggested cooking temperature, cooking time, cooking time per weight, rest times, and some cooking hints.

Suggested cooking times and temperatures
cookCal also comes with an extensive help section.

cookCal is now available for download on the iTunes App Store.

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-11

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:22:00 +0000

cookCal 2.0 (a cookery calculator for the iPhone) is now available on the App Store – http://bit.ly/CRYIM #iPhone #iPodtouch #

Wow! Update of the cookCal iPhone App approved by Apple in 3 days!!

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:43:05 +0000

I feel guilty… earlier in the week I completed the iPhone developers survey for Apple in which one of the questions was “How satisfied are you with the App Store review process?”, and I said ‘not very’ – and yet the cookCal update was approved in 3 days….

The new version of cookCal was submitted to the App Store late afternoon on Sunday 7 February, 2010, and was approved and available for download by the evening of Wednesday 10 February, 2010…. Great! Fantastic!

It is great to see that Apple has listened to its developers and improved App store review process. And, again, I am sorry about the poor score I gave!!!