All Forces http://allforces.com Design, Music & Mac Geekery Fri, 20 May 2011 14:27:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Introducing ThinkerToy: Shapes http://allforces.com/2011/05/20/introducing-thinkertoy-shapes/ http://allforces.com/2011/05/20/introducing-thinkertoy-shapes/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 11:46:05 +0000 Melvin Rivera http://allforces.com/?p=1463

We proudly announce the release of our second app, ThinkerToy: Shapes. A geometric shape puzzle creation tool for the iPad. It’s got beautiful graphics, Wikipedia integration, social media integration, and custom sound support. This was a husband and wife endeavor and we’ve put a lot of work into this so we hope you enjoy it.

 

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Playa Montones, Isabella, Puerto Rico Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra, Puerto Rico El Faro, Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico IMG_3786 El Faro, Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico IMG_3805 IMG_3845 IMG_3879 IMG_3892 IMG_3938 El Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico El Yunque, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Playa Montones, Isabella, Puerto Rico Playa Montones, Isabella, Puerto Rico Playa Montones, Isabella, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico El Morro, Puerto Rico Playa Montones, Isabella, Puerto Rico
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In an effort to help Haiti after their devastating earthquake, over a hundred fifty independent Mac and iPhone developers, myself included, will be donating today’s sale profits to our charity of choice. Please check out the page and help suppport the cause.

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]]> http://allforces.com/2010/01/20/indierelief/feed/ 1 Nota 1.2 adds Chords, Scales & Cover Flow http://allforces.com/2010/01/01/nota-1-2-adds-chords-scales-cover-flow/ http://allforces.com/2010/01/01/nota-1-2-adds-chords-scales-cover-flow/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:57:10 +0000 Melvin Rivera http://allforces.com/?p=1221

Nota 1.2 is finally out with tons of new features. The main focus of this update was to bring the most requested feature to Nota; chords and scales. You can now browse and play almost any type of chord or scale in any key. Chords can also be inverted. A simple piano is now available in full screen landscape mode with bigger keys that are easier to play and the sound engine has been revamped for better responsiveness across different iPhone models. The Reference section can now be browsed in cover flow mode when the device is in landscape mode making it easier to browse by symbols instead of names.

Nota 1.2 Changelog:

  • Chords and Scales
  • Landscape mode piano
  • Cover flow view of reference
  • Revamped audio engine for improved responsiveness
  • Minor revisions to the reference library
  • Spanish localization
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Nota 1.0.1 Changelog

Piano:

  • The audio format was changed to improve playback performance on the iPhone 2G and 3G.
  • Memory management tweaks have also helped performance in these devices.
  • Playing a note repeatedly no longer cuts the audio of the previous note sound making it a lot smoother.

Quiz:

  • In the previous version, Accidentals and Notes where mixed in the possible answers. This would sometimes make the answer an obvious one. Therefore Accidentals are now grouped together in the answer. This means that if the correct answer is a Sharp or a Flat, then the choices given will be Sharps or Flats, excluding regular notes. Vice-versa, if the answer is a regular note, no Accidentals will be given as possible choices.
  • The High Score board now shows the percentage bar of the correct answers.
  • The Save Score window now shows up if a new High Score was made.
  • Corrected two G flat notes that were showing incorrectly as a G.

Reference:

  • Added Alto and Tenor Clefs.
  • Fixed a typographical error.
  • Expanded the description of Tuplets and Triplets.
  • Corrected two G flat notes that were showing incorrectly as a G.

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