Is there still one more place left? If so I'll take it! :-)
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:-)

Where's that smiley eating popcorn....
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Not sure if the spots are full...but if not, I'm in
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I have 7 beta testers now (and a couple of local guys that have done the 'alpha testing' for the past few weeks). I don't think I can handle the traffic of more than that, so I'm going to limit it to those already contacted. I do need a few of them to still provide me information to get this round of testing started (there is a strict technical protocol for iphone app beta testing), so if I don't get the necessary info quickly, I may ask for a couple more people.

I thought it would be ready for release this weekend, but found a couple more bugs that highlighted the need for better testing, so that's why this round is important. I want this to function really well on initial release.

Thanks for the interest, and I'll keep you posted...
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WOW!! Can you do cool sh!t like that for BB's?
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Nope :-)

This was an incredible learning curve for me just to do this. I'm an IT guy, but hadn't done "real coding" in many years. I figure with this economy, it was a good time to develop a backup skillset.

Besides, the blackberry doesn't have nearly the application capabilities of the iPhone, as far as I can see. I use a BB for work, but rely on my iPhone for 'real' mobile apps. Not trying to start a BB vs. iPhone flame war, so take that as just my opinion ;-)
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Bummer.
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Sweeeeet idea!.....I'll be watching this thread....My i-phone NEEDS a cigar app :-)
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If I only had enough funding for an iphone and the plan a month I would jump on this. Like we discussed, once you get the testing phase through sell this baby. $$$$= cigar budget :-)
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I'll be in for a third round of testing...or just in for early adoption once it hits the store!
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I can't even describe my excitement for this! I wish I had seen this thread sooner, but at least I know it's coming, bc Tasting Notes just doesn't quite cut it
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cant wait either..
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i'm in when it's ready, wish i had seen this sooner :-)
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Look forward to buying this when it's released.
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Well, two of my beta testers did not send me the necessary information to include them in the first beta release, but I want to get this started, so I've sent the app to 5 testers tonight. I'll wait until sometime tomorrow to see if I get response from the other two guys (you know who you are :-)). If not, then I'll probably add a couple more from the earlier responses on this thread.

In the meantime, if you are beta testing the app now, please post feedback on this thread, as there seems to be enough interest to share the information publicly (even if is just a teaser :-)).

Again, I am hoping to release this to the app store in a week to 10 days max, so quick feedback is greatly appreciated.

In the meantime, here's another screen shot to keep people interested :-)

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To start:

Deleting a single cigar in a humidor crashes app.

Details:
Fields could start with a forced capital letter
Notes delete if you try to edit. Can only be several charachters.
Alignment of multiple humidors is off.

More to come....but really exciting app so far.
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Ah, some actual feedback; excellent! :-). I guess that means it installed ok.

- The crashing bug you noted first has been fixed. This beta had a bad bug in the humidor add/delete code, but I have it fixed (I hope). It would be great if you could PM me the details of the steps to reproduce that, so I can verify that I have it fixed before releasing beta 2.

- The forced capital letter is a good idea. I think I can do that pretty easily.
- The notes portion is the weakest part right now, and you noticed right away :-). I will change that to a more robust and larger notes field. This is only a placeholder for now until I do the "Smoking Notes" feature (likely a version 2 feature).
- I'm looking into alignment on the multiple humidors. They should line up better after you exit the app, and come back in (but still need to be fixed).

Glad you like the app overall. Thanks for the help :-)
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can't wait to get this thing. i know of 4-5 b&m owners with iphones that i'll pass this on to.
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Quick update (will be included in beta 2)


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Hey Ken, let me know if you need another tester. Ive been using an Iphone since day one and love it. Also let us know when the app comes out. Ive been waiting for something like this for a while. Great Job!!!
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