100 Hour Board iPhone App

bjhomer · Post by **bjhomer** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:44 pm

Some of you have probably already seen this on the Board, but I thought I'd announce it here as well.

I'm a big fan of the 100 Hour Board, so when Omniture announced their iPhone App competition, I decided to make a Board application that would let me read each day's posts on my iPod Touch. I'm very happy with how it turned out; I often end up using the program to read new posts even before I get out of bed. (Usually while I'm waiting for my wife to wake up.) Questions and answers are displayed in an iPhone-optimized format that makes them easier to read; feedback has been really good.

The app downloads each day's new posts when it first opens, and for the rest of the day you can read them even if you don't have an internet connection at the time. It also lets you navigate through the archives very easily. And instead of using the less-than-impressive search functionality on the Board's website, it uses Google to search every question ever posted on the Board. Better results in less time.

I could go on about it, but really, I just want you to try it out. (If you don't have an iPhone or iPod touch, I'm afraid you're out of luck. Then again, if you don't have one, then you're probably not reading this.) You can get it at http://tinyurl.com/100hourapp (link opens in iTunes), or just search for "100 Hour Board" in the App Store. It's free!

Oh, and if you have any ideas on how to make the app better, let me know! You can't ask questions right now, since the Board webmasters haven't made any way for me to log in from the app yet. But if it's something that lots of people want, I'll see if we can work something out.

bismark · Post by **bismark** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:33 am

cue schwartzy trying to justify his poor purchase by saying the iphone sucks in three two one...

anyway, yes, the app is quite good. go get it.

Claudio · Post by **Claudio** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:12 am

I have used this app, and it is awesome. It's enough to make me wish for an iPhone. Then again, most things in life make me wish for an iPhone. Alas.

Anyway. If you have an iPhone/iPod Touch and you like the Board, you need this app.

Fredjikrang · Post by **Fredjikrang** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:16 am

But the real question is, it is awesome enough to warrant me buying an iPod touch to get it? ;D

Imogen · Post by **Imogen** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:57 pm

it is, fred. it is.

i love the app. it made my morning ride from the site i was at back to the office much more enjoyable. good work!

Nanti-SARRMM · Post by **Nanti-SARRMM** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:23 pm

Hmmn, I'm in the same boat with you Fred. Well rather I have a few other splurges that need to be splurged first before getting an Ipod Touch.

yellow m&m · Post by **yellow m&m** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:10 am

I am going to be splurging shortly on an iPod Touch. Possibly as early as next month.
This just gives me an extra excuse. Yay!

bjhomer · Post by **bjhomer** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:16 am

Imogen, I'm glad you like it. It makes me happy to hear that people like it.

yellow m&m, since I'm sure that the most consideration on when you buy your iPod touch is what's convenient for me (as opposed to, you know, finances or anything else), I vote that you buy it before April 5. That's when the Omniture contest that I'm in ends.

Giovanni Schwartz · Post by **Giovanni Schwartz** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:34 pm

bismark wrote:cue schwartzy trying to justify his poor purchase by saying the iphone sucks in three two one...

anyway, yes, the app is quite good. go get it.

I'll stick with my Berry. Verizon v. ATT? I'll stick with what I've got. Also, April 5th is my birthday.

And now back to the wonderful world of hiatus.