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Sydney Climbing Guide now available for iPhone |
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2-Sep-2012 7:50:56 PM
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Wooopeedoo!
You can now get the complete sydney guide on your iPhone. Covers Sutherland, South West, Eastern Suburbs, North Shore, Northern Beaches, Lower Mountains and North West.
** 165 Crags
** over 2000 routes
** map/GPS integration
** record ticks/projects/notes
** loads of topos to the popular areas
** regular updates
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sydney-climbing-guide/id554116475?ls=1&mt=8
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2-Sep-2012 8:43:51 PM
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Thanks Stu,
Downloaded the App and installed on my iPhone and iPod Touch. Haven't yet been able to get it to work on an old iPad #1. Perhaps I have to update the hardware? ;-)
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2-Sep-2012 8:53:17 PM
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Purchased. Awesome stuff, love your work! Just need to find some bloody time to climb!
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2-Sep-2012 8:54:45 PM
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Hyuge thanks to all contributors who submitted content to SunSurfSandstone/sydneyclimbing.com over the years and helped make it happen.
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3-Sep-2012 7:04:04 AM
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Nice work stu, great to see the junkyard in there. How do we go about updates as a couple more routes were put up and freed on the weekend.
I have to wait till I get home to download it, dang 3G download limit :(
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3-Sep-2012 7:11:47 AM
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For the moment you just add the updates to the website and i will periodically release updates via the app store. A more seamless way of doing updates is possible. But at least what we have now is easier to update than the printed guide.
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3-Sep-2012 7:33:05 AM
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stu, awesome work - just a q, not a whinge; is an android version likely?
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3-Sep-2012 8:04:22 AM
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Does this mean we can look forward to "Sydney Climbing Guide - Volume 2 (North of the Harbour)" soon? :)
(i like paper)
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3-Sep-2012 9:35:52 AM
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Ben, Stu I will keep updating the Sydney Rockies site for the Junk Yard as the situation changes. This weekends additions already in!
MattB
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3-Sep-2012 4:18:17 PM
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On 3/09/2012 DangerLaef wrote:
>Does this mean we can look forward to "Sydney Climbing Guide - Volume 2
>(North of the Harbour)" soon? :)
Yeah I reckon I've got most of the north shore stuff in a form I am happy with. Will spin off a trial copy sometime this week. Wanna do some proof reading?
Android: Eventually yes, but lets see how the iPhoney version goes first.
MattB: Stop making the print edition obsolete so fast!
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4-Sep-2012 3:21:20 PM
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Great mate. Well done.
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4-Sep-2012 3:23:17 PM
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>MattB: Stop making the print edition obsolete so fast!
Don't worry, Matt doesnt put up too many routes for the mortals out there! 99% of us won't need an update!
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4-Sep-2012 4:09:09 PM
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Awesome Stu. Looks really good on the iPad.
And cheap! Good job.
G.
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4-Sep-2012 4:50:22 PM
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Mate it's rated 12+:
Rated 12+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
As a professional censor I reckon that's a bit harsh.
I mean, it's not the Nowra guide... :-)
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6-Sep-2012 8:30:00 PM
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On 4/09/2012 Winston Smith wrote:
>Mate it's rated 12+:
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>Rated 12+ for the following:
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> Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
> Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
> Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
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>As a professional censor I reckon that's a bit harsh.
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>I mean, it's not the Nowra guide... :-)
How many kiddies under twelve are going to want to buy the app anyway? Ashima can get obe to buy it for her.
Most of the crude route name humour is so obscure its probably missed by most bumblies
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28-Sep-2012 10:09:52 AM
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Pushed out an update, should appear in your iTunes in the next week or so.
* Big updates to Joll's Bridge (thanks Peter!) including lots of rebolting and awesome photos to inspire you
* Updates to Woolwash, Kuringai, Blues Point, Cathedral, Old Bush Rd and various minor areas.
* Minor UI improvements.
* Corrected GPS locations to a few eastern suburbs cliffs.
* Grade comparison chart for international visitors(!) ~ well I was getting downloads from Slovenia, USA & Sweden!
* Support for iOS6 and iPhone5 4-inch screen.
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28-Sep-2012 11:58:40 AM
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I made my daughter DL it to her ipod to show her how cool I am....response...gee dad you used to have hair on ya head and weren't fat..is 12 to young to kick her out of the house???
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28-Sep-2012 4:54:04 PM
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Like the kid who told me my hairline looked like a McDonalds sign.
Just another reason to hate the young.
Hey, Stu - how's it selling? Is the app thing a happenin thing?
G.
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28-Sep-2012 5:19:10 PM
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On 28/09/2012 Mr Poopypants wrote:
>Hey, Stu - how's it selling? Is the app thing a happenin thing?
Sold about 70 copies so far. Compared to the printed Sutherland book it moves a bit easier. I haven't done much promoting other than here on Chockstone and a few lines on the website. I think if I put ads up at the various gyms it would get a bit more action. Was waiting for a bit of feedback on usability & usefulness first. (I certainly don't bother carrying around a printed guide anymore, it does everything I need!)
Number of climbers who frequent the Sydney crags? Dunno
Number who have iPhones? Maybe a third?
Number who are happy with their old manky printed Sun Surf Sandstone guides? Some.
I can think of 100 ways to improve it, but effort expended versus benefit? Probably that energy would be better spent on the website, i.e. make it more interactive and web 2.0 like.
However, I am thinking of producing a cross-platform iPhone/iPad/Android guide to Nowra. Would people be interested in one?
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28-Sep-2012 5:23:16 PM
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I have no idea how many copies Bytespark sold of his app (which was a dump of the SSS data circa 2008). It's a little annoying it pops up in the google search above my app, but its a free market I guess.
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