McCarron's Piece O' Mind

Last night on G4's Attack of the Show showed my iPhone game iBlackjack was featured, along with other iPhone third party apps.

Here is a shot of iBlackjack's home screen on the TV along with my name
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Here is a clip of the segment from Attack of the Show!



A big thanks to Kevin Pereira of G4 and host of Attack of the Show for showing my game off. It was really cool to see it on TV.

Labels: development, iblackjack, iphone

G4's Attack of the Show did a video feature tonight on iPhone hacks. During the segment they showcased not only how to install but how to play iBlackjack. Hopefully I can get some video captured of the clip, if anyone has it please pass it my way!

Thanks to show host Kevin Pereira for showcasing my iPhone game. And welcome to all new comers who found this from the G4TV spot!

Here's a quick update to the Diet Blog Log. The diet has been going well, and I'm coming up with new meal ideas all the time.

Since the last update exactly two weeks ago I'm down a total of 22lbs. This is a bit short of my 5lbs a week average goal, but I can't complain because I hit a personal milestone as well. I even had a few cheat meals during two weekends this past month. I'm starting my gym habit back up too, aiming for biking three days a week.

As promised here is a bit of info on the meals that makes my diet easy to live by. This week I'll feature a delicious option from Taco Bell. This is the Ranchero Chicken Soft Taco - Fresco Style. Fresco Style is a special option available for most every item on the Taco Bell menu that removes the cheese and sauces and replaces it with Fiesta Salsa (pico de gallo). I now prefer all their items this way.

• Ranchero Chicken Soft Taco - Fresco Style
  
• calories: 170
  
• fat: 4g
  
• sugars: 3g
  
• protein: 12g
  
• sodium: 730mg
  

Take a look at the pictures, doesn't that look good?

Well since I've been slow in my updates to the diet blog, I'll make it up by providing shots of a dish I just made tonight for the first time. It's a turkey breast tenderloin & pico de gallo burrito with a bit of my Habenero Tabasco sauce for heat and flavor.

• Turkey Breast Tenderloin Burrito
  
• calories: 300
  
• fat: 3.5g
  
• sugars: 1.5g
  
• protein: 31g
  
• sodium: 255mg
  

As I now pay more attention to these numbers over the past month or so I am afraid to total up the results of what I used to eat.

Labels: diet

Today I released iBlackjack for the iPhone. This time the version is Alpha Release 3. Why still alpha you ask? Well I have more features I want to add before I get to.

Tweaked User Interface and Animation Timing

Fixed dealer not hitting past third card.

Added Double Down functionality (swipe downwards across screen)

Added Insurance functionality

Added dealer shoe reshuffling. Currently shoe reshuffles at 50% point and contains 3 decks.

Tweaked shuffling routine

Changed dealer down card to first card

Bank can now go negative, but a loan system will be developed for next release.

Code Improvements

It is now available via Installer.app so go out there and find me some bugs! Report them on the Project Page.

Also some people have asked to donate to me for my work, which is very generous of them. You can do so via the link on the project page or this link here:




Enjoy!

Labels: iphone

Over the weekend I updated my first native iPhone game, iBlackjack to Alpha 2. I have added more features, but still have a lot of work ahead of me. But so far I've gotten a great response.

Here's a bit of what was added/updated:

• Slight improvements to the user interface


• Added preliminary betting & bank system


• Added showing of dealer card


• Code optimizations/improvements

Here are some screenshots:










I have many plans up my sleeves still. Lots of cool features to add, too bad I can't stop time to allow me to make great headway on a regular basis.

Labels: iphone