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Stage Manager 1.5.0
Canis
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2008-12-01T03:36:41Z
<p>Stage Manager is the helper application that <a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/stagehand' >Stage Hand</a> uses to communicate with Keynote. We just updated it — being a regular Mac app, we don't need Apple's approval to do that — and I wanted to show you the improvement we made to the image quality.</p>
<p>Check out these before/after shots (taken on the iPhone itself to show you the end result) to see how small text is now easier to read:</p>
<p>Stage Manager is the helper application that <a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/stagehand' >Stage Hand</a> uses to communicate with Keynote. We just updated it — being a regular Mac app, we don't need Apple's approval to do that — and I wanted to show you the improvement we made to the image quality.</p>
<p>Check out these before/after shots (taken on the iPhone itself to show you the end result) to see how small text is now easier to read:</p>
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Remote Admin Incantations
Canis
http://www.wooji-juice.com/blog/remote-admin-incantations.html
2008-11-20T18:09:46Z
<p>Quick offtopic post... here at Wooji Juice, as well as the various Macs we use for developing and testing, we also have a Mac Mini. It has performed sterling duty as our server for several years now (and hopefully will continue to do so).</p>
<p>The Mini doesn't actually have a keyboard or mouse connected to it: most of the time, it's just sitting there humming away quietly, serving up files, shuffling email around, and so on. It doesn't actually need to be clicked or typed at, and the little admin work I need to do on it, I can usually do via Remote Login (or <var>ssh</var> as it's more commonly known in the Unix world).</p>
<p>Quick offtopic post... here at Wooji Juice, as well as the various Macs we use for developing and testing, we also have a Mac Mini. It has performed sterling duty as our server for several years now (and hopefully will continue to do so).</p>
<p>The Mini doesn't actually have a keyboard or mouse connected to it: most of the time, it's just sitting there humming away quietly, serving up files, shuffling email around, and so on. It doesn't actually need to be clicked or typed at, and the little admin work I need to do on it, I can usually do via Remote Login (or <var>ssh</var> as it's more commonly known in the Unix world).</p>
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iPhone, OpenAL, and IMA4/ADPCM
Canis
http://www.wooji-juice.com/blog/iphone-openal-ima4-adpcm.html
2008-11-15T15:56:08Z
<p>It's been a while since we've run a technical post here on the blog. I recently ran across a problem that seems to be quite common amongst iPhone game developers, so I thought I'd do a quick post on it: using IMA4 (ADPCM) audio encoding on the iPhone/iPod Touch.</p>
<p>IMA-ADPCM is a compression standard defined by the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Multimedia_Association' >Interactive Multimedia Association</a> that gets you 4:1 compression on 16-bit audio files. It's supported natively by the iPhone — but only using certain APIs.</p>
<p>It's been a while since we've run a technical post here on the blog. I recently ran across a problem that seems to be quite common amongst iPhone game developers, so I thought I'd do a quick post on it: using IMA4 (ADPCM) audio encoding on the iPhone/iPod Touch.</p>
<p>IMA-ADPCM is a compression standard defined by the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Multimedia_Association' >Interactive Multimedia Association</a> that gets you 4:1 compression on 16-bit audio files. It's supported natively by the iPhone — but only using certain APIs.</p>
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Hexterity 1.0.1
Canis
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2008-10-24T14:39:42Z
<p>Just a quick note: A small update to <a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/hexterity' >Hexterity</a> was released today. The main change is that you can now enable "tap to rotate", where simply tapping a tile rotates it one 'notch' clockwise, as many people have asked for this.</p>
<p>To be honest, we still find it a bit perplexing — in beta testing we experimented with several control schemes and found the default (turning tiles with your finger, like a record turntable or an old-fashioned telephone) to work best. If you accidentally overshoot with tap-to-rotate, you have to tap 5 times to go back the other way.</p>
<p>Just a quick note: A small update to <a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/hexterity' >Hexterity</a> was released today. The main change is that you can now enable "tap to rotate", where simply tapping a tile rotates it one 'notch' clockwise, as many people have asked for this.</p>
<p>To be honest, we still find it a bit perplexing — in beta testing we experimented with several control schemes and found the default (turning tiles with your finger, like a record turntable or an old-fashioned telephone) to work best. If you accidentally overshoot with tap-to-rotate, you have to tap 5 times to go back the other way.</p>
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What Is Hexterity?
Canis
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2008-10-18T11:25:32Z
<p><a href='/img/hexterity/logo.png' ><img src='/img/hexterity/logo.png' alt='Hexterity Logo' title='Hexterity Logo' /></a></p>
<p><a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/hexterity' >Hexterity</a> is a new puzzle game, out now from Wooji Juice!</p>
<p><a href='/img/hexterity/logo.png' ><img src='/img/hexterity/logo.png' alt='Hexterity Logo' title='Hexterity Logo' /></a></p>
<p><a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/hexterity' >Hexterity</a> is a new puzzle game, out now from Wooji Juice!</p>
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Stage Hand 1.4.3
Canis
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2008-10-17T14:48:30Z
<p>Stage Hand 1.4.3 is now available, and I wanted to take a moment to highlight a couple of the things you can now do.</p>
<p>The new version, as <a href='new-project-stage-hand-presenter-view.html' >mentioned previously</a>, includes the option to show the Presenter Display instead of the slide in Slide View mode. Keynote's Presenter Display is highly <a href='http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Keynote/4.0/en/c9kn11.html' >customisable</a>, and this means that if you wish, you can:</p>
<p>Stage Hand 1.4.3 is now available, and I wanted to take a moment to highlight a couple of the things you can now do.</p>
<p>The new version, as <a href='new-project-stage-hand-presenter-view.html' >mentioned previously</a>, includes the option to show the Presenter Display instead of the slide in Slide View mode. Keynote's Presenter Display is highly <a href='http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Keynote/4.0/en/c9kn11.html' >customisable</a>, and this means that if you wish, you can:</p>
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New Project and Stage Hand Presenter View
Canis
http://www.wooji-juice.com/blog/new-project-stage-hand-presenter-view.html
2008-10-17T14:48:27Z
<p>(First posted Wed 08 October, updated Fri 17 October)</p>
<p>It's been a grey week so far here in London, but today the sun has come out. Coincidentally, it's also sunny <em>inside</em> at Wooji Juice, as we've finished our latest project! Currently in beta test, but keep an eye out for more information coming soon...</p>
<p>We also have a new update for Stage Hand ready for testing<a name='mark-1' class='footmark' href='#foot-1'>1</a>, bringing a mixture of features and fixes. Amongst the new stuff will be a countdown timer (with vibration alert on devices that support it) and the option to show Keynote's Presenter Display instead of the current slide.</p>
<p>(First posted Wed 08 October, updated Fri 17 October)</p>
<p>It's been a grey week so far here in London, but today the sun has come out. Coincidentally, it's also sunny <em>inside</em> at Wooji Juice, as we've finished our latest project! Currently in beta test, but keep an eye out for more information coming soon...</p>
<p>We also have a new update for Stage Hand ready for testing<a name='mark-1' class='footmark' href='#foot-1'>1</a>, bringing a mixture of features and fixes. Amongst the new stuff will be a countdown timer (with vibration alert on devices that support it) and the option to show Keynote's Presenter Display instead of the current slide.</p>
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New Project: Icon
Canis
http://www.wooji-juice.com/blog/new-project-icon.html
2008-10-09T17:08:44Z
<p>A quick glimpse of the icon for the new project:</p>
<p><a href='/img/hexterity/icon.png' ><img src='/img/hexterity/icon.png' alt='Slightly Less Mysterious Icon' title='Slightly Less Mysterious Icon' /></a></p>
<p>We'll have more info for you soon!</p>
<p>A quick glimpse of the icon for the new project:</p>
<p><a href='/img/hexterity/icon.png' ><img src='/img/hexterity/icon.png' alt='Slightly Less Mysterious Icon' title='Slightly Less Mysterious Icon' /></a></p>
<p>We'll have more info for you soon!</p>
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Updates, Stage Hand 1.4.1
Canis
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2008-09-22T15:32:44Z
<p>It's been quiet here on the blog for a while — we've been busy doing R&D, and haven't had much to say. A quick announcement, then:</p>
<p>Over the weekend, <a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/stagehand/' >Stage Hand</a> 1.4.1 was released on the App Store. This is a small update, it fixes a couple of bugs, and also allows you to disable screen-locking automatically during a presentation, so you don't go to change slides and find your iPhone/iPod has gone to sleep on you.</p>
<p>It's been quiet here on the blog for a while — we've been busy doing R&D, and haven't had much to say. A quick announcement, then:</p>
<p>Over the weekend, <a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/products/stagehand/' >Stage Hand</a> 1.4.1 was released on the App Store. This is a small update, it fixes a couple of bugs, and also allows you to disable screen-locking automatically during a presentation, so you don't go to change slides and find your iPhone/iPod has gone to sleep on you.</p>
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Stage Hand: Slide View
Canis
http://www.wooji-juice.com/blog/stage-hand-slide-view.html
2008-08-21T20:56:43Z
<p>In earlier posts, I talked about the difficulties of offering <a href='stage-hand-1.3-and-progress.html' >both a resizeable highlighter and Slide View navigation</a>, and the limitations Keynote places on <a href='stage-hand-updates-and-expectations.html' >fetching slide images</a>, and how this impacts Slide View.</p>
<p>Well, Stage Hand 1.4 is currently undergoing testing, and it features both a resizable highlighter and Slide View navigation — and yes, even both at the same time!</p>
<p>In earlier posts, I talked about the difficulties of offering <a href='stage-hand-1.3-and-progress.html' >both a resizeable highlighter and Slide View navigation</a>, and the limitations Keynote places on <a href='stage-hand-updates-and-expectations.html' >fetching slide images</a>, and how this impacts Slide View.</p>
<p>Well, Stage Hand 1.4 is currently undergoing testing, and it features both a resizable highlighter and Slide View navigation — and yes, even both at the same time!</p>
<p><a href='http://www.wooji-juice.com/blog/stage-hand-slide-view.html'>More...</a></p>