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romwarrior 11-12-2009 11:10 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Hey Ken,

Since your is the ONE and only app I have on my Touch, and since we are waiting for approval of your latest version, I thought of you when I read this. Now you can see where your app is in the approval process:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...le-iphone-app/

KenS 11-12-2009 11:14 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by romwarrior (Post 642104)
Hey Ken,

Since your is the ONE and only app I have on my Touch, and since we are waiting for approval of your latest version, I thought of you when I read this. Now you can see where your app is in the approval process:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...le-iphone-app/
:rolleyes: Not really much of an improvement. Lastest Mobile Stogie update went from "waiting for review" to "in review" on November 6th. Not sure what that status change has done for me to understand what is going on. I doubt it would take any of you guys 6 days to review the app :D

romwarrior 11-12-2009 11:16 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Gee, thanks Apple!!

Titan410 11-12-2009 02:52 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Any chance of a DROID version?

romwarrior 11-12-2009 02:55 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan410 (Post 642387)
Any chance of a DROID version?
Answered in this thread just a couple days ago:

Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS (Post 638101)
Actually I have started to look at the Android platform, but mostly as a curiosity at the moment. I seriously doubt that I'll have the time to learn and develop on a 2nd platform. The only reason I even look at it is that I'm sick to death of AT&T. I really like my iPhone, but I have enough issues with AT&T to consider alternatives. To me, the Android platform will best be remembered as the competition that drove Apple to fix the AT&T problem, and hopefully continue to drive innovation forward as well.

KenS 11-12-2009 04:22 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Got the "Your application is Ready for Sale" email about 1/2 hour ago, so version 1.8.6 should be showing up sometime this evening. Sometimes it takes and hour or so, sometimes several hours; I never fully understand the process :rolleyes:

Reminder of what's new:
  • Added capability to email cigar inventory data
  • Added capability to move cigars between humidors
  • Added 'shake to select random cigar' feature
  • User interface tweaks
  • Code optimization to reduce memory needs and to increase speed
  • Added hundreds of cigars to the default database

KenS 11-12-2009 04:27 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Here's a use case for the 'move between humidors' capability:

If I grant a wish on the MAW or TAW thread (even when I'm not at home, since I have my inventory with me ;)), I just create a new humidor with the name of the BOTL that I'm sending the wish to. Then I browse through my other humidors and move cigars 1-by-1 into the newly created humidor.

Once I get home, I can just look at that one humidor and quickly grab the sticks to box 'em up for shipment. After that, I just delete that humidor, and I get prompted to delete the cigars that I added to it. I've used that capability several times in the past couple of weeks; very handy.

earnold25 11-12-2009 05:19 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
I just purchased your app about 5 minutes ago. Mine has the "shake" feature, so I guess the new version is live?

KenS 11-12-2009 05:28 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by earnold25 (Post 642586)
I just purchased your app about 5 minutes ago. Mine has the "shake" feature, so I guess the new version is live?
It would appear so :tu. Tap the "i" icon on the top-right of the home screen, and it will show you the version info. The new version is 1.8.6.

earnold25 11-12-2009 05:59 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
yep, 1.8.6. There were still almost 300 updates available. Great app. Gonna take me a while to enter all my crap, but I'll have fun doing inventory :)

massphatness 11-12-2009 06:03 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Mine just updated!
Posted via Mobile Device

Addiction 11-13-2009 08:01 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS (Post 642520)
Here's a use case for the 'move between humidors' capability:

If I grant a wish on the MAW or TAW thread (even when I'm not at home, since I have my inventory with me ;)), I just create a new humidor with the name of the BOTL that I'm sending the wish to. Then I browse through my other humidors and move cigars 1-by-1 into the newly created humidor.

Once I get home, I can just look at that one humidor and quickly grab the sticks to box 'em up for shipment. After that, I just delete that humidor, and I get prompted to delete the cigars that I added to it. I've used that capability several times in the past couple of weeks; very handy.
Another use for it, moving cigars from the main humi itself to the single drawer which you may want to treat as a separate humi. Or moving cigars from the big humi to the desktop, or moving cigars to the travel humi for a weekend trip. You get the point.

GoldnGT 11-13-2009 11:08 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Ken - I was doing an "email" to myself from the program, and for some reason, I cannot select one of the Humidors. I can select 2 of the Humi's I use, and even my wishlist, but the 2nd humi on the list it will not let me put a check mark beside... any thoughts?

Edit: I deleted the humi and made a new one and it worked. The only thing I can think of is that it didn't like the ' that i had in the name.

KenS 11-13-2009 11:14 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldnGT (Post 643441)
Ken - I was doing an "email" to myself from the program, and for some reason, I cannot select one of the Humidors. I can select 2 of the Humi's I use, and even my wishlist, but the 2nd humi on the list it will not let me put a check mark beside... any thoughts?
Can you tell me the name of the humidor?
Also, can you try adding a new cigar to that humidor, and then delete that cigar? Then does the email function work?

Very strange problem, but we'll figure it out.

skibumdc 11-13-2009 03:14 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Ken,
if the program can output a cab file...can it be made to import a Csv file?

That way we could enter all of our cigars in excel and import into the app?
Just a convenience.

KenS 11-13-2009 03:52 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by skibumdc (Post 643688)
Ken,
if the program can output a cab file...can it be made to import a Csv file?

That way we could enter all of our cigars in excel and import into the app?
Just a convenience.
Unfortunately it is not that easy, for a couple of main reasons:

1. Each application is 'sandboxed' on the device, and not allowed to access any data of other apps (including email attachments, etc.) This is actually a good thing, so that malicious things can't be done between applications on your device. Of course it also creates some limitations that require clever things to work around.

2. The database structure itself has to maintain relationships between the reference data for a cigar, and the cigars that you put into your humidor. It does this with certain 'reference keys' that you would need to know about in order to create the spreadsheet/csv file in the first place.

Ultimately, the answer is a companion desktop app and/or online service for synchronizing your humidors. Both are under consideration, but pretty large undertakings. I already spend a LOT of time on this app, so I can't promise, but I continue to look for a way to give you guys what you are looking for :tu

skibumdc 11-13-2009 04:03 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
oooph, a lot more than I anticipated.
No worries, it was just a thought.

THanks for all your work.

Addiction 11-14-2009 12:30 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Ken,

Thanks a million for this app, it's great!

KenS 11-17-2009 10:23 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
In case you are wondering what all the updated cigars are all about, I have now gone through EVERY cuban cigar in the database and verified the information to the best of my ability (invested about 8 hours in this; currently 853 cuban cigars in the database):

- Removed duplicates
- Added a bunch of special release cigars
- Validated the status (current production, special release, or discontinued)
- Fixed a bunch of typos

The reason I did this is that the next version of Mobile Stogie will list the cuban cigars in "groups", starting with current production, then special release, then discontinued. This will make it much easier to find any given cigar in the reference.

(Though I could do this for the NC's as well, I have no confidence that I can maintain the status of those 1,000's of cigars.)

This feature is about done, but I want to add two more features before shipping the next release:

- Ability to move from Wish List to a humidor (forgot to do this before ;))
- Some basic search functionality (at least search by brand and/or name)

I'll let you know when I get these features done, and shipped to the app store :tu

sikk50 11-17-2009 11:51 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Ken can you add the Devil's Weed?

romwarrior 11-18-2009 10:27 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS (Post 643706)
Unfortunately it is not that easy, for a couple of main reasons:
So until some sort of import function or the like is implemented, what is the best way to make sure I can restore my collection should something happen to my Ipod Touch? Does Itunes back it up? What if I get a new Ipod or Iphone?? Will I be able to transfer?

I've spend a LOT of time entering my collection and I would HATE to have to do it again. Thanks!

KenS 11-18-2009 11:34 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by romwarrior (Post 649400)
So until some sort of import function or the like is implemented, what is the best way to make sure I can restore my collection should something happen to my Ipod Touch? Does Itunes back it up? What if I get a new Ipod or Iphone?? Will I be able to transfer?

I've spend a LOT of time entering my collection and I would HATE to have to do it again. Thanks!
Short answer is yes, iTunes backs up the database and can be restored onto a new iPod or iPhone. The gap is in the scenario where something bad happens and you want to restore your device to factory settings, without using your backup. In that scenario, use your emailed inventoy and start tapping on the buttons :)

Hopefully that scenario is not very common.

skibumdc 11-18-2009 02:16 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Ken,
I've found an issue that crashes the application.

When moving 2 singles from 1 humidor to another, the cigars are moved and the application crashes.
Tried it 4 times and it occured all 4x.
Could just be me....or not.

KenS 11-18-2009 02:26 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by skibumdc (Post 649677)
Ken,
I've found an issue that crashes the application.

When moving 2 singles from 1 humidor to another, the cigars are moved and the application crashes.
Tried it 4 times and it occured all 4x.
Could just be me....or not.
I had a similar crash during testing, but could not reproduce it. Didn't take long for a user to find it :rolleyes:

if you could describe exact steps, I will fix it asap.

Thanks

skibumdc 11-18-2009 02:45 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
It seems totally random as to when it fails

My procedure:
I go into My Cigars, drill down through the Humidor, Cubans, Marca, Vitola.
I then click on the arrow for "Cigars on the Move"
I choose option 3 "Move to Humidor..."
On the left dial I select 3 (or #), in the right dial I choose the other Humidor.
I click Save and......Bam, back to the Apple Springboard.

I just ran a test moving 3 cigars and it failed
I then ran it moving 2 and it completed successfully.

Then I ran it with 2 and it failed, and ran it again with 3 and it completed
:confused:

Reverend Mike 11-18-2009 02:52 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Any chance that you'll ad the ability to link or embed photos with the cigar / humidor records?

WyGuy 11-23-2009 05:14 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Just bought my iphone a couple of hours ago, and have already downloaded your app. Going through and adding all of my cigars right now. Like what I'm seeing right now, great app!

KenS 11-23-2009 05:48 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by WyGuy (Post 656244)
Just bought my iphone a couple of hours ago, and have already downloaded your app. Going through and adding all of my cigars right now. Like what I'm seeing right now, great app!
Good to hear :tu. I'm almost done with the new version, that adds a much-needed search function (to both reference and mycigars sections). Just gotta do some testing and tweaking for memory, and send it to the app store.

Cyanide 11-24-2009 10:19 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
I just grabbed this app. Looks pretty sleek. Ever consider including pics of the cigars as well, inside the library? Maybe get your customers to upload standard pics (eg. Standard resolution, standard dimensions, photographed from same distance, cigar next to an iPhone -- for size comparison) to make it easier to collect thus data. Also, it would be nice to have the library link to a database of customer/forum reviews. Just some ideas I have.

Cheers
Cy

Cyanide 11-24-2009 10:23 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
I just grabbed this app. Looks pretty sleek. Ever consider including pics of the cigars as well, inside the library? Maybe get your customers to upload standard pics (eg. Standard resolution, standard dimensions, photographed from same distance, cigar next to an iPhone -- for size comparison) to make it easier to collect thus data. Also, it would be nice to have the library link to a database of customer/forum reviews. Just some ideas I have.

Cheers
Cy

troutbreath 11-25-2009 08:04 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS (Post 656269)
Good to hear :tu. I'm almost done with the new version, that adds a much-needed search function (to both reference and mycigars sections). Just gotta do some testing and tweaking for memory, and send it to the app store.
That sounds GREAT! Search would be helpful, but I really like the "shake and select" option. Keeps me from getting into a rut, and reminds me of the sticks I have hidden at the bottom of the humi. :banger

cabinets 11-27-2009 10:18 AM
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Just got it. Easy ui and good info. Only thing is it's not saving price paid. User error?

KenS 12-31-2009 11:55 AM
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Well, it took me way longer than expected to get the new version of Mobile Stogie done, but I hope it was worth the wait. Version 2.0 now has a pretty useful search function (one of the most requested features). Tapping on the search icon will let you quickly find cigars in the reference or in your humidors. It will search any text string that you enter against both brand and name fields. It is a 'live' search, where the filtered list updates as you type each character.

What took so long was trying to optimize the code so that it performed well enough on the 1st gen iPhone (a much slower device). I spent a LOT of hours restructuring code to keep memory low and speed as good as possible. I think I got it figured out, and I think you'll be happy with the result. A few other things snuck into this release too. Here's the update text that I submitted with the app:

Quote:
New Features:

Added SEARCH function for Reference Cigars and Personal Inventory (Number 1 requested feature!)
Segmented cuban cigar reference by 'Current Production', 'Special Release', and 'Discontinued'
Added many more cigars to the reference database. Now contains reference information for 3,543 cigars.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a problem where a humidor with an apostrophe in the name could not be emailed.
Fixed a problem where cigars with special characters could not be looked up in the web search.
Fixed a problem where cigars with an apostrophe in the name could not be edited.
Fixed memory leaks in certain rare situations.
It looks like Apple is doing a much better job these days of reviewing apps, so this should hit your update screen sometime soon.

As always, feedback appreciated :tu

KenS 12-31-2009 11:57 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cabinets (Post 659825)
Just got it. Easy ui and good info. Only thing is it's not saving price paid. User error?
Sorry, I just noticed this post here. Are you still having an issue, and if so, can you give me some details of the steps to reproduce it?

Thanks, and sorry for the delay.

KenS 12-31-2009 12:46 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by skibumdc (Post 649677)
Ken,
I've found an issue that crashes the application.

When moving 2 singles from 1 humidor to another, the cigars are moved and the application crashes.
Tried it 4 times and it occured all 4x.
Could just be me....or not.
By the way, version 2.0 fixes that crashing bug :tu

Azpostal 12-31-2009 09:54 PM
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Thanks for all your hard work Ken. It's the #1 used app that I have!

KenS 01-04-2010 04:40 PM
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Version 2.0 is now available on the app store. Approved in record time!

longknocker 01-04-2010 04:55 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS (Post 707403)
Version 2.0 is now available on the app store. Approved in record time!
Just Downloaded! Thanks, Ken!:tu

Resipsa 01-04-2010 05:19 PM
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the update keeps appearing, then disappearing from the itunes store

aich75013 01-04-2010 07:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS (Post 707403)
Version 2.0 is now available on the app store. Approved in record time!
Got the update. Thanks.
Was wondering what the possibility of adding an "index" to the right hand side would be when scrolling through brands. To scroll through quicker. There may not be enough room.
(May not be necessary now that you have added search.)

KenS 01-04-2010 08:00 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by aich75013 (Post 707624)
Got the update. Thanks.
Was wondering what the possibility of adding an "index" to the right hand side would be when scrolling through brands. To scroll through quicker. There may not be enough room.
(May not be necessary now that you have added search.)
I had been planning to add the index as you describe, but did the search function instead. Think it's still needed?

KenS 01-04-2010 08:28 PM
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FYI, Mobile Stogie is now on twitter as well (@mobilestogie). Seems like a good way to let users know about updates, new cigar additions, etc...

Fumador 01-04-2010 08:34 PM
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Ken,
I love this app! You did great work. It helps me to keep a solid inventory of my smokes and know which humi or cooli they are in as well as ages and prices I paid.

KenS 01-04-2010 08:39 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fumador (Post 707692)
Ken,
I love this app! You did great work. It helps me to keep a solid inventory of my smokes and know which humi or cooli they are in as well as ages and prices I paid.
Thanks, you're making me blush ;)

Now that I have the search function working, I'll finally get to work on the smoking notes section. This will be a major addition that will take some time, but I'll post updates and seek feedback as I go.

pennjones 01-05-2010 01:46 AM
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Just downloaded the app. It looks nice so far, but I have a TON of work ahead of me. It's going to be especially hard because I have a lot of singles and I dont' know the details of, so I'll have to look up online first. Nice app though!

troutbreath 01-16-2010 04:19 PM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Updated the software on my app today, and them emailed myself the updated inventory. Pretty sweet! Sortable through Excel . . . just what I need is a tasty hobby that appeals to my natural geekiness, too.

Addiction 01-17-2010 10:05 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Ken,

Long time no suggest lol. There hasn't been any need since you've basically been killing it all on your own. But I am curious about something, does your inventory back up when your iPhone is backed up?

If it doesn't might I suggest we move that to the top of the list?

If it does can we augment it so that every time you connect it backs up?

Azpostal 01-18-2010 12:43 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Keep up the great work Ken!

aich75013 01-18-2010 08:35 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Addiction (Post 723116)
Ken,

Long time no suggest lol. There hasn't been any need since you've basically been killing it all on your own. But I am curious about something, does your inventory back up when your iPhone is backed up?

If it doesn't might I suggest we move that to the top of the list?

If it does can we augment it so that every time you connect it backs up?
Yes it does.
I had to get my phone replaced last week.
When I synced the new phone, everything was transferred.

KenS 01-18-2010 11:02 AM
Re: iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Addiction (Post 723116)
Ken,

Long time no suggest lol. There hasn't been any need since you've basically been killing it all on your own. But I am curious about something, does your inventory back up when your iPhone is backed up?

If it doesn't might I suggest we move that to the top of the list?

If it does can we augment it so that every time you connect it backs up?
Short answer is yes, when you sync your iphone, the database is backed up :tu. So for example, if you get a new phone and sync it to a backup of your old one, it will be all set. A more formal "import" feature is oft requested, still a tough one to do though.


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