The hype for the 3.0 version of the iPhone OS got me motivated this week to do something I haven’t done in a long time – write code.  I’ve been rockin’ an iPhone 3g since last summer and have loved/hated it like any user familiar with the missing features and poor memory management of the 2.x firmware.

3.0 feels like the second coming, and I’m hoping with all the new APIs available out there, the development community can come up with some fantastic stuff.  So a starting point. Not too difficult to find is the noobs guide to enlisting in the apple development community.  Good beginning.

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The current smartphone market consists of 6 major platforms:  Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, and Mac OSX/iPhone.  2009 is going to see a 7th platform since Palm is finally going to release a new operating system called WebOS, but details are still sparse and unconfirmed for the most part about the Palm Pre and WebOS.

As a mobile device enthusiast and new developer, this is a very good time to get into the mobile programming world, but how do you choose which platform to use?  One way is to look at sales numbers and other trends that may relate to those numbers.

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For when regular coffee just isn’t enough – Maple Bacon Morning gets it DONE!  There’s some cultures I’m really starting to appreciate out there on the interwebs.  Perhaps the most interesting is the emergence of the GTD culture.  If you’re new to Getting Things Done, you really need to check out some very useful online tools. The 2 main GTD tools we use here at Appdots are Evernote and Remember the Milk.

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It’s official – As of 3/23/2009 Appdots.com is officially open for business.

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