Articles and Reviews by Barbara Holbrook

Barbara is a long-time Apple fan who enjoys trying out gadgets just because they're new and learning about all the neat things technology can do even if she doesn't need to do it. You can often find her at a coffeehouse with her boyfriend — just look for the couple with "his and hers" iPads.



Interview with Dan Bourque, creator of Square Master

AppCraver recently spoke with Dan Bourque, the developer of Square Master. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Dan Bourque: I bought my first Mac computer on September 1st, and being a true nerd I immediately downloaded Xcode & taught [...]


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iheart radio: Clear Channel Takes the Airwaves to iPhone

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Editor's Note: This app has been updated significantly and now rates 8/10. Read the new iheart radio app review. Clear Channel Communications owns more than 1200 radio stations. They stream more than 750 stations online. So why are there only 12 stations on their new iPhone app iheart radio? Everything about iheart radio is extremely [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.0/5 | Category: ,


Halloween Wordsearch is Fun for October

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Halloween Wordsearch is one of those self-explanatory apps that easily delivers. It's a simple wordsearch with a spooky holiday theme that has just enough words and graphics to occupy you through the end of the month. Halloween Wordsearch has 3 different backgrounds and a double handful of words such as ghost, entombed, witch, zombie, creature, etc. [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 4.0/5 | Category:


Interview with Aware Technologies developers of StepTrakLite

AppCraver recently spoke with Ari Benbasat and Rich W. DeVaul from Aware Technologies, the developer team behind StepTrakLite. They answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? AYB: I started in March with a version of StepTrakLite for 1.1.3 (jailbroken, of [...]


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Interview with Creative Coefficient Corp of 1st Response Emergency Kits

AppCraver recently spoke with Lauryn Jone and Alex Daher from Creative Coefficient Corp, the developer team behind the 1st Response Emergency Kit suite of apps. They answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Creative Coefficient: Officially as soon as the [...]


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Interview with Jake Atwood, creator of iDayZ

AppCraver recently spoke with Jake Atwood from Tannic, the developer of iDayZ. They answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Jake Atwood: I signed up for the developer license the day it was announced after the “Steve Note”. 2. What [...]


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TextGuru is Still Growing as a Text Editor for iPhone

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TextGuru is a serious text editor. And for those that need it, this program is on the cutting edge in productivity apps. It offers Text editing including cut, copy, paste, find and replace, and auto save. In addition, users can view Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, PDFs and a whole list of other plain-text type languages [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category:


Interview with Alan Chung of Zenbe Lists

AppCraver recently spoke with Alan Chung, part of the developer team behind Zenbe Lists. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Alan Chung: We began developing in May, and were able to leverage the infrastructure we built for the main [...]


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Style.com is the Real Deal for Fashionistas

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The designers are top notch, the photos are drool-worthy, the news is juicy. What more can a devoted follower in the Cult of Style want? The app is extremely intuitive to use. Choose a section — new shows, all shows or couture — choose a designer, then swipe to view the collection.


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


Crazy Pumpkin Offers Mix and Match Halloween

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The folks at ezone, makers of iPhone apps such as Crazy Lighter and Crazy Disco, are constantly adding to their line-up of "crazy" apps. The newest is Crazy Pumpkpin — a mix and match jack-o-lantern game just in time for Halloween.


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


Interview with Phil Nash at Two Blue Cubes

AppCraver recently spoke with Phil Nash at Two Blue Cubes, the development team behind Virtual Conquest. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Phil Nash: August 2008. Pretty much as soon as I was accepted into the dev programme (I [...]


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Alien Attack: Arcade Classic with an iPhone Twist

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Defend Earth from attack by bitmapp Martians. Are you up to the task? If you remember Taito Corporation's classic Space Invaders then you're on your way. Alien Attack is another piece of 80's nostalgia ported to the new millennium. However, Alien Attack builds on its arcade foundation by adding some new twists that take advantage of iPhone technology. Rather [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


iChalky is Dancing His Way into Our Hearts

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Remember that scene in the Wizard of Oz when the scarecrow first comes off his pole and learns to walk. If you could control that gangly dance on your iPhone, you would have iChalky. Chalky is a stick figure that is much more complex than he appears. Chalky lives in a virtual world controlled, much [...]


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: ,


Interview with Christopher Penrose of Cosmovox

AppCraver recently spoke with Christopher Penrose, the developer team behind Cosmovox. He answered our questions about developing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1. When did you start developing apps for the iPhone? Christopher Penrose: We started on the Tuesday after waiting in line for the iPhone 3g, July 15th. 2. What was the inspiration [...]


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AroundMe Shows Results With Minimum Fuss

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AroundMe is another app designed to make use of iPhone's GPS to locate nearby services, similar to Where To or I Want.

What's nice about AroundMe is that it does so without the fuss of other programs. Unlike other apps that offer up a bunch of subcategories so users can drill down to the "most accurate" results, AroundMe's minimalist display is like finding Location Nirvana.


Barbara Holbrook rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: ,


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