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Like the new layout? I know I do! I have been working on this redesign for quite a while now, modifying the old site for errors. I found that this was not changing how I felt about CrunchyMunchkin. Then I decided to change up the look completely to try and reinstate the spark I once had; I am talking about way back when this very site was known as Nahtano. This is my final attempt at creating the awesome Apple Site we were all looking for. Let's Talk Apple People!

Let’s Talk iStudiez Pro
Written By Jonathan On August 26, 2009 @ 8:00 AM. 2 Comments

iStudiez Pro

Being a college student, tools like iStudiez Pro, have become more of a necessity than a luxury. Everybody is competing to get an edge over their fellow classmates, and this is a tool that can help you to accomplish your goals. The developers, Andriy Kachalo & Michael Balashoff, wanted to create an app that focused on student needs, and have accomplished an easy to use UI which keeps students up to date with everything and anything school related.

iStudiez Pro (formerly known as iStudent Pro) is currently one of my favorite applications; not necessarily because of what it does, but what it will be able to do. The developers have released details of their new Version 1.1, which seems to cover most of the requests users had for the app. Sometime in September, the application will support Push Notifications, the ability to Add Holidays, Block Schedules, and Instructor Information. Grades and GPA Calculation will not make it into this release, but it is definitely an upcoming feature.

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The Rising App Store Price Ceiling is Not a Bad Thing
Written By Jonathan On August 25, 2009 @ 12:01 AM. No Comments

App Store

Today a slew of developers are pricing their applications for far more than 99¢, ($4.99 – $9.99+), but they are meeting or exceeding the expectations of their customers. This begs the question, “Is the rising price ceiling necessarily a bad thing?”

When the App Store made its grand debut, applications were generally priced very low. Developers were either giving their apps away for free, or trying to squeeze an impulse buy out of the consumer by pricing their apps at an easy to spend 99¢. These apps did not have any groundbreaking content and were more what you could call “bloat-ware.” As time passed, developers started experimenting with variable pricing points, and soon you started to see a flood of $2.99 – $4.99 apps. These apps ranged from being unused and unnecessary (like their 99¢ counterpart), to impressive and well built applications with innovative UIs (Eg. Weightbot – iTunes Link).

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