Daynah.net http://daynah.net Daynah's Portfolio Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 MacWorld 2010 http://daynah.net/2010/02/14/macworld2010/ http://daynah.net/2010/02/14/macworld2010/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:49:29 +0000 Daynah http://daynah.net/?p=872 MacWorld Expo 2010 was quite a fun and educational experience. Even without Apple being at the show, the Mac community is still very strong. What I really loved this year was being able to meet the actual iPhone app developers at the App Pavilion and seeing the projects that they’re working on. There were also a lot of learning opportunities at the conference as well. Below are some of my conference highlights:

Interesting iPhone / iPod Touch Apps

I didn’t get to see all the iPhone apps at the show, but of the ones I saw, there were the interesting ones:

  • Abvio.com – makes three fitness apps – Runmeter, Cyclemeter, and Walkmeter. The 2.0 versions have many innovative features like mapping out your run (or walk/bike ride) via Google Maps by tracking your on GPS. (iTunes)
  • Navigon – an impressive GPS system. The new version features beautiful 3D graphics rendering, built-in social networks features, and automatic route customization based in part on past driving habits. (iTunes)
  • QuickOffice Connect Mobile Suite is the first and only full-featured Microsoft Office productivity suite for iPhone/iPod touch with integrated access to multiple cloud services. iTunes
  • Farm Frenzy 2 – a new version of the cute farm game for kids. Educational game that teaches children how to count and how to take care of a far. I heard that Farm Frenzy Ice Age is just around the corner! Full Version: (iTunes: Full | Lite)
  • Cisco WebEx Meeting Center – allows you connect to Cisco WebEx meetings right on the phone! iTunes
  • Square is an app that can accept various payment cards. This is a great tool for small businesses and street vendors! Only a small iPhone headphone port adapter and an app – both for 99 cents. Read more..
  • Fastrac – helps you plan your day at Disneyland! Select all the rides you would like to go on and what day. The app will calculate what time you should go on each ride, making sure you’re never standing in line too long! (iTunes)

One thing I would strongly suggest next year is to have more space for the developers in the App Pavilion. Exhibitors only had 1/4 of a small table to stand at and to show off their products. Once Friday and Saturday came, it was just too packed.

Favorite Booths

  • Targus engaged with the audience via social media. They gave nice bags away if you sent out a tweet about their booth. They also tossed bags and t-shirts into the audience! Most importantly, they had this bag that I just love for my future Apple iPad.
  • Smule was such a fun booth! They demoed their “I Am T-Pain” iPhone app and had conference goers singing and auto-tuning their voice. It was great! Pictures!
  • Office 2008 for Mac was so cute! They had people dressed up as each one of the Office products. And they’d dance when I ask them to.. :)

Great Learning Opportunities

My favorite thing about attending conferences is all the learning opportunities available. There were various sessions happening all over the expo floor as well as specialized classes and workshops in Moscone West. Some sessions I attended were:

  • GameSalad is a software that allows you to make iPhone/Mac Games without any programming at all. They were located in the expo floor, so attendees were able to take various learning sessions offered by GameSalad. Sessions varied from beginner to advanced. Read more..
  • Market Symposium SA: Web Development: Tools, Trends and Technology – I attended this session by Nick Floro on my second day at MacWorld. It was a great session on various Web 2.0 technologies. Read more..
  • US982: Demystifying iPhone (& iPad) App Development: A Non-Technical Overview for Decision-Makers and Idea People – was a session meant for non-technical uses, but I found it quite informative. Ron walked through all the phases of iPhone App Development, starting with the idea all the way to contracting a developer and putting the app in the store. In addition, I loved all the resources he provided.
    My favorite part was when he showed up some tools for designing the user interface.

I had an amazing time and I can’t wait until next year!

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I spent most of my time in the 3 major halls, hoping to cover all the latest in technology for you! Here’s an overview of products that I really enjoyed at the show.

  • EnTourage Edge a ebook reader/tablet hybrid
  • Lenevo Ideapad Hybrid – new laptop and tablet in one!
  • Nokia Booklet 3g is Nokia’s new netbook
  • Cocoon Innovations has some nice and stylish bags for all your gadgets. These bags also come with GRID-IT! organization system that I really like. New bags are not on the website yet.
  • Case Mate – launched a new line called “I make My Case” where you can design your own case from famous artist’s artwork.
  • (*)Speck launched some lines of iPhone/iPod Touch cases — Fitted ArstProjekt, Fitted, and Satin Skin.
  • Gelaskins has some beautiful artwork for your devices.
  • Tru Protection – has some very nice anti-glare screen protectors for various mobile devices.
  • ZipCar is a similar to a rent-a-car service, but no attendants are needed. You just pick up the car at your reserved time and go. They now have an iPhone app where you can reserve the cars.
  • AlgebraPrep is a series of new iPhone/iPod Touch apps to help students prepare for Algebra math classes.
  • Parrot AR.Drone is a wifi helicopter with 2 cameras on it. You can play it with augmented reality games on your iPhone / iPod Touch!
  • OnStar iPhone App – launched last at CES that lets you control your Chevy volt with your iPhone.
  • Lego Universe is a new massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) coming out that uses Lego people!
  • NVIDIA 3D Vision allows gaming in 3d. Supercool. More..

I’ll be doing blog posts for the individual products later this week. You can read them over at my blog and iProng Magazine.

New: Listen to iProng Magazine on MacCast!

]]> http://daynah.net/2010/01/15/ces-2010/feed/ 1 iProng Magazine http://daynah.net/2009/10/12/iprong-magazine/ http://daynah.net/2009/10/12/iprong-magazine/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:07:03 +0000 Daynah http://daynah.net/?p=818 Lately, I’ve been focusing more on writing for iProng Magazine, which is the publication for iPhone, iPod, music, podcasting, and social media lovers. I write mostly iPhone app reviews as well as on-site reports for events.

Recently, I had the opportunity of interviewing Felicia Day, star of The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and more. The article is the cover story for iProng Magazine’s 50th’s issue, and one I’m very proud of. This special issue was released today, hope you enjoy the read!

More articles and writings..

]]> http://daynah.net/2009/10/12/iprong-magazine/feed/ 1 UCR Libraries (3rd Redesign) http://daynah.net/2009/09/22/ucr-libraries-3rd-redesign/ http://daynah.net/2009/09/22/ucr-libraries-3rd-redesign/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:28:10 +0000 Daynah http://daynah.net/?p=794 This is the third redesign of the UCR Libraries Website. I had to work quickly on this website since the school year was fast approaching. The website was released at 6pm on September 22, 2009. Thankfully, everything went pretty smoothly. The late nights paid off. ;)

To read more about it, please see UCR Libraries (3rd Redesign)

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Read more about my digital scrapbook artwork.

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Read more about the UCR Libraries Journal Cancellation Project.

]]> http://daynah.net/2009/05/19/ajax-coding-project/feed/ 0 Guide to Anaheim http://daynah.net/2009/05/05/guide-to-anaheim/ http://daynah.net/2009/05/05/guide-to-anaheim/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 08:38:06 +0000 Daynah http://daynah.net/?p=508 I just updated my portfolio with my latest web project. It’s a guide to Anaheim for IUG 2009 conference attendees. This website was about content building more than layout design. I spent most of Saturday taking photos to be use on the website.

Read more about this website here.

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Read more about the project here.

]]> http://daynah.net/2009/04/30/ucr-diversity/feed/ 0 GiveWaterLA http://daynah.net/2009/04/29/givewaterla/ http://daynah.net/2009/04/29/givewaterla/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:10:00 +0000 Daynah http://daynah.net/?p=215 Just added GiveWaterLA.org to my portfolio. I made a website for an amazing event last February. View the details here.

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