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It is time to Read
Reading for iPhone This is a small toy to read the Yahoo Hong Kong News, a product from an old friend who helped me a lot in university. Just take a look and I think it is quite useful.
One more thing, there will be another app for movie coming soon. Not by me, it come from a team leaded by another friend. I still no chance to play with it but I heard it come with more complete function than Enjoy. It really a good news for movie lover. I hope you all enjoy that too.
Looking for 2 Beta Testers
I am now looking for 2 beta tester who can help me test the developing version of my iPhone app. The requirements are:
- Daily iPhone User – iPhone should be the only phone you carry and use daily
- You located in HK
- NOT using 3HK service – Because I like to test more operator and I already have few 3 Users helping me
- With Wireless Data Plan
- You have basic computer knowledge and able to manage iTunes
Normally a testing build will be prepared for you when it is almost finish. The duty is simple, just play the app! And report if there any abnormal behavior found. Some thing to remind, if you like to suggest function, you are always welcome even you are not a beta tester. Beta tester focus on the testing of the reliability of the implemented function.
Also, if there any demand during the testing, data or hardware, I don’t have any compensation for you. Suppose it will not happen, but I have to mention it first.
One last time, please keep everything confidential. e.g. don’t tell others, “I got Jeffery’s new app, and it suck”. 
Interested friends please send email to me, jeffery.wong@conceptable.net with 1 – For sure, your name 2 – A little, just a little about yourself 3 – Which iPhone you are using 4 – Which operator and data plan you are using 5 – Will you use wifi, when and where 6 – Jailbreak or not
Thank you very much first.
I hope you all Enjoy
我是很喜歡看電影的人，可能大家已經很少進戲院，不過，我覺得生活應該有更多色彩，看一部好電影，無論是笑片還是愛情有關的題材，都可讓大家暫時停下來，享受一個不同的故事，再充滿力量，投入工作。
Enjoy其實是最早想實現的iPhone Application之一，只是在未熟習時先做了HK Weather和Edit Before Call來作試驗，有幸得到不少朋友支持，實在是Bonus中的Bonus。原本的Enjoy其實不是只有電影的，只是小弟實在太忙了，每天做一點點，最少明年才會見到Enjoy 1.0，最後決定給大家試一試其中的四分之一，所以你可能會發覺畫面上有點怪怪的地方，例如明明Cache了的Highlight Movie會在最後才突然跑出來，都是因為有些function disable了的結果，在之後的版本會一一改善。
雖然我已盡力測試，不過我相信還是有不少的bug，希望大家包容和體諒。請給我bug report和意見，因工作關係，可以要久一點才會覆。
So, Enjoy~
One more thing, “Closer” 是我一部很喜愛的電影，下個月會在電影中心重播呢。主題曲更是叫人感動。
Limitations/Bugs of making call through SDK
Edit Before Call make use of the “openURL” function in the SDK to make call from a native app. However, it seems only providing incomplete support for daily phone usage.
One of the problems major is, that function does not support phone number with “,” “*” “#”. The function accepts the phone number with those charaters, report “YES” (success) and then do nothing.
The same problem also happens when you click on the phone link in the Mobile Safari. It seems that it is a bug in the openURL function. As a SDK for a mobile phone but providing this kind of phone support. It really disappointed me.
Some notes about the download figure. Most of the download now come from HK, and US. Can you guess who is the 3rd? It is Italia.
I think the HK Weather really give me a lot friends. They are willing to try my app. It is really an unexpected effect. (But remember read the description carefully before purchase, I hope you all can be a happy user.)
iPhone Edit Before Call
Updated 22 Nov: Phone number with “,” now supported in iPhone Firmware 2.2. Edit Before SMS support also added.
Yep. This is my 2nd iPhone App, Edit Before Call (撥號前編輯 in Chinese), just released in the App Store (iTunes Link). You can get it for USD 0.99 now.
This is a little tools to allow you edit the number before you make the call. Normally this function available in traditonal phone, but I don’t still doesn’t provide it officially. So I build it, as a temporary solution. I hope people who need to make international call (IDD) will found this app is useful for them.
Feature: - Edit before you make the call - Remember last prefix added - Remember last number dial
** Limitation ** - “Edit Before Call” only read the number from Saved Contacts, “Recent Call” of iPhone IS NOT supported - Phone Number with “#” is not supported (Updated: “#” “,” “*” are not supported, caused by the limitation/bugs in iPhone SDK)
“Edit Before Call”讓你在撥打電話時先加上字頭，撥打長途電話時尤其方便。
功能 - 撥出電話或SMS前，可先加上字頭 - 自動移除 + 號 - 記錄用過的字頭 - 記錄剛撥出的電話
注意: 帶有 * 及 # 的電話號碼未能支援
Another App(s)
Just submitted another Helloworld App. This time I like to use this small toy to try the paid app machanism. Hope it can get Apple’s approval.
And the 3rd one, the one I am writing, is the app I plan to build from day one. The Weather and the 2nd App just use to try out the process and make me familiar with the SDK. About the 3rd one, maybe it is not a useful app for all the people, but personally I like to have it in my iPhone.
The Comments in the App Store
(This post also posted in the Hong Kong App Store)
所有意見到聽到，無論五粒星，還是一粒星，都認真的收到。希望大家回應和提意之餘，也互相尊重，大家都是iPhone用家吧 ! 畢竟世界上每個人也有不同的觀點。
I read every comment there, whatever that is 5 stars or 1 stars, all taken into serious consideration. Hope everybody repects friends with different point of view. We all iPhone user, right?
Thank you again for all comment and suggest.
Weather 2.0 released (2.0.1 planning)
Version 2.0 just released! Feel free to update it and send me feedback my friend.
Actually the 2.0 has few issues found after the submission, but because of the time needed to wait for the review process, I still like to release the 2.0 and fix them in the 2.0.1.
One of the issue is, the line “Information provided HKO” is missing!!! I think I delete it with the image in the about page together. So careless I am. The information of Hong Kong Weather 2.0 still provide by the HKO with authorization! I will add the line back later.
Another issue is, the small icon used in 7 days forecast is not easy to read and compare each other. It is my fault because I build them in 3 separate day and haven’t make them display together on phone. I will prepare a revised set in the 2.0.1 with clear differences between the day with rain/cloud.
One last thing, just a reminder, 2.0 now with detail information about the warning in force. But, the chart of the typhoon still not ready to use.
I hope you all enjoy this update. Comments are always welcome.
iPhone App 的平與貴
香港製造的iPhone Software越來越多，實在值得高興。只是大家似乎對一些軟件的收費有點意見。 我相信大家都明白programmer也要開飯，心機和時間是實實在在的付出了，所以收費是合情合理的。
至於售價，我個人覺得賣方有他們的想法，而他們也有權為他們的產品定價。平與貴是主觀的，當我們覺得貴，可能只是我們並不是他們的target customer罷了。
Hong Kong Weather 會否收費呢？它只會一直免費！雖然它真的用了我不少時間(我寫program太弱了~)，也要hosting和bandwidth，但即使微薄，我始終想為推廣iPhone和iPhone的用家做點事，到我沒有飯開時就找朋友幫手吧！(而且Weather還是遠遠不及收費的標準呢! )
Jeffery會否有收費的software推出呢？我還未找到值得叫大家付錢的idea呢~
不如大家告訴我你們想買什麼吧！
Weather 2.0 in beta
The beta testing for Hong Kong Weather 2.0 just started! I think this time the application really able to touch the basic standard of iPhone application.
Version 2.0 come with a completely rewritten structure with make the application launch faster and able to store information for offline reference. I think it is a good foundation if we like to keep enrich the content.
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