iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!

[GoldnGT]

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]

Originally Posted by GoldnGT

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]

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]

Originally Posted by skibumdc

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

[romwarrior]

Originally Posted by KenS

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]

Originally Posted by romwarrior

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]

oooph, a lot more than I anticipated.
No worries, it was just a thought.

THanks for all your work.

Ken,

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

[KenS]

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

[sikk50]

Ken can you add the Devil's Weed?

[skibumdc]

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]

Originally Posted by skibumdc

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

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

Thanks

[KenS]

Originally Posted by skibumdc

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

[skibumdc]

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

Any chance that you'll ad the ability to link or embed photos with the cigar / humidor records?

[WyGuy]

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]

Originally Posted by WyGuy

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 . 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.

[troutbreath]

Originally Posted by KenS

Good to hear . 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.

Just got it. Easy ui and good info. Only thing is it's not saving price paid. User error?

[KenS]

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:

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