IPhone App

Written by Steffi on 04.08.2010

Since the 14th of July the app is released. It is a presentation of the band Siddharta.
In general i think this is a great step for bands to reach out to their audience and also meet new target groups. Another platform if you are thinking in the direction of social networks. Fans can have their favorite band always with them, stay up to date and also reach out to their social environment

You can try the app here and tell me what you think.

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Exciting!

Written by Steffi on 13.06.2010

For a new project with my current company i started with iPhone Sdk. I was skeptical in the first place how it will evolve and if it’s not better to go rather in the direction of android since it has a wider range and is not so locked down. The Sdk confirmed quite a lot in the beginning. It’s clumsy and not made for that kind of programming in the first place.

But now after 2 strong weeks with the Sdk, tons of frustration with the logic of a Mac and some fun with table views and tabbars, it’s coming together.

And I must say I’m quite excited. I think for me it’s a good step in a new direction. Extending the designing to interface design, and the programming to object orientated.

My first app will come to the app store in some weeks. We still have to work out some paper work. More about it hopefully soon.

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Favicon in Photoshop

Written by Steffi on 16.05.2010

Can’t believe it, but yes you need a plugin to save a favicon in Photoshop. The good news is that it’s free and works with all versions of Photoshop including CS5, Photoshop Elements, and Paint Shop Pro version 9 or later.
Just go to: www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/icoformat.en.html and download the right package. Then just copy the file of the package into

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS%version%
\Plug-Ins\File Formats

restart Photoshop and there you go. Downsize your logo to 16x16px, save it as favicon.ico and upload it in the root of your website.
Most browser detect automatically that there is a favicon in the root but to be sure add

<link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="favicon.ico"
type="image/x-icon" />

in the head of the website (before head tag ends).

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