App Store Reaches 1,000 Games

Just thought I'd share: The App Store for the iPhone/iPod Touch has now reached and gone over a breakthrough 1,000 games.  Incredible.

Other stats (as of now):

Books - 201

Business - 102

Education - 215

Entertainment - 383

Finance - 112

Healthcare & Fitness - 163

Lifestyle - 144

Music - 129

Navigation - 82

News - 48

Photography - 53

Productivity - 217

Reference - 186

Social Networking - 70

Sports - 90

Travel - 173

Utilities - 420

Weather - 25

Thanks!

Ten Cool Games For iPhone/iPod Touch

Here are ten cool games for iPod Touch/iPhone via the App Store.  3 are free, 7 are not.

In no particular order... enjoy!

A) Galcon - Phil Hassey/Imitation Pickles - 9.99

Galcon, a great RTS game originally for the desktop computer.  Conquer planets with a large fleet of ships, and use quick thinking to outsmart the enemy.

B) Super Monkey Ball - SEGA & Other Ocean - 9.99

Who ever thought a rolling a ball around with a monkey in it would be so much fun?  While criticized for difficulty, once mastered, it's unstoppable.

C) iMazePro - Hackosphere - 0.99

Good things come in small packages.  Use the accelerometer to roll a 2D ball around in several mazes.  Fight against robots, and race against the clock to finish various types of mazes.

D) Cube Runner - Andy Qua - Free

Incredibly simple, yet addictive.  Pilot a small ship around colored boxes for your best time.  I have a blast every time I play it.

E) Tap Tap Revenge - Tapulous - Free

How many of you remember the good times of DDR?  Well, TTR is the new DDR.  Elegantly simple, yet loads of fun, as you pop the bubbles while listening to good songs.

F) Spinner Prologue - Fuel Games - Free

This game really takes advantage of the device.  Turn your iPhone/iPod Touch every which way to guide your arrow to the exit.  The catch?  Don't touch any walls.

G) Papi Jump - Sunflat - Free

Jump from platform to platform, to gain a good score.  There's one slight problem:  Papi will keep on jumping until Papi falls, and it's game over!

H) Marble Mash Lite & Labyrinth Lite Edition - Jirbo, Inc. & Codify AB - Free

Both games are similar, based on classics.  Guide the ball around and get it to the exit.  However, watch out for the holes!

I) Comet Cowboy Lite - Maverick Software - Free

An unique game that combines comets and quickness.  Draw circles around moving comets to gain points, and save the day.

J) Squares - Chris Haynes - Free

Last but not least, Squares is an interesting game the involves copying and moving squares to win.  It's enjoyable and challenging.

H)onorable Mention xD

15 Puzzle - Gandreas Software - Free

A fun version of the 15 Puzzle pocket game.

Note: Some games are Lite, or full versions of games.  At this time, I have only purchased 3 games for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Thanks!

// sky_lark OUT.

10 Twitter Helpful Hints

Twitter is a great way to be social: Update your life every few minutes, kinda like a mini-blog.  Very cool stuff.  However, your characters are limited! Here's a few helpful hints to get you rolling faster.

In no particular order:

1. Use one space.  Normally, you would have two spaces between each sentence.

One space. One space.

Two spaces.  Two spaces.

Use one space to save room!

2. Symbols rock! $ = dollars, & = and, etc.  Really helps.

3. Abbreviations are OK.  B-day = birthday, etc.

4. Smileys!  To show that your are happy, use :), instead of "I'm happy!".

5. Multiple twitters are no problem.  Make a twitter for gaming, then another for work, then another for magic.

6. Don't sign your name.  They already know who you are, hopefully.  No need to sign your name or initials.

7. Wording helps.  If you've ran out of room, word your words-haha-and move them around to make it work.

8. While grammar and spelling are usually important, it's alright to use "u" and "2" on occasion.

9. Little punctuation needed.  Take away that comma or semicolon when you're seperating something, this isn't the grammar nazis (But they're the grammar teachers, so don't go crazy with the bad grammar and spelling)!

10. Use TinyUrl to shorten your links-or some other redirection service.  Also, only post links once or twice in a twitter or a set of twitters.  Arctic, my friend, helped submit this one.

Bonus: I have some more material over at tinyurl.com/a3av and tinyurl.com/22uwsg.  Arctic, my friend, helped submit this one. :D

Thanks! Peace!

Life & More Life

Tidbits:

Birthday tomorrow! I'll be four.  Okay, not really. :)

Got a new (first) cell phone yesterday, I think.  It's a Samsung Muse by Alltel, around 70 dollars. Bluish-blackish, that's the only color they had.  I like!

iPod Touch is on the way.

Zap!:

_k's Contest ends in nine minutes.  I submitted a level. :P

Clans are underway! Also, subscribe to the Play Zap! newsletter! All at the Zap! forums.

That's all! Bye!

Hello Again!

Hey all!  Sorry I haven't been on in a great length of time, and I guess there's no excuse really.  I just haven't been in the blogging spirit!  Oh yeah, isn't that an excuse.. Hmm...

I hope to get back on my feet for the summer.  Thanks!

- sky_lark / Jomskylark || 7.3.2008

Wall-e!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! Just wanted to share with you Wall-e, a GREAT new movie!

iPhone 2.0 Suggestions

1) Copy and Paste.  A simple hand motion would do the trick.

2) Re-placeable Battery.  Much better than having to give up your iPhone for several weeks.

3) 3rd Party applications.  Open the doors to outsiders.

4) Lower prices.  Apple has a good price on iPhone, but AT&T needs to lower their prices down if they want more customers.

5) iPhone screen recorder.  This would be nice for doing tutorial videos and such.

6) More networks.  AT&T isn't the only network out there that people root for.

7) Camera upgrade.  Add video camera, zoom, more sharing options, and maybe a little editing palette on the side.

8) iChat.  Be able to talk with your friends easily and on the go.

9) Menus Upgrade.  Customization of your menus, like naming them (ex. "Games", "Web Clips" etc.), adding backgrounds/color/themes, allowing more room to move around icons (ex. not having icons shufflle back as you move an icon around).  As for more menus, more docks, etc... isn't crucial, but would be nice.

10) Mini-Dashboard/Widgets.  Make a spot for widgets or a mini-dashboard.  Allow the computer to sync with computer's dashboard widgets.

Honorable Mention 1) More ports.  A USB port & cable would be nice.

Honorable Mention 2) Allow safari to have a default homepage and bookmarks.. I'm sure these are already made, but they are hard to get to and confusing to use.

// sky_lark OUT.