iPhone Applications by Ken Torimaru

Currently I have three iPhone Applications. They are QuickLight, Dial, and Adding Machine.

Adding Machine is my latest app and should be approved this week. As the name indicates, its a simple adding machine with a twist. It keeps a running tape that you can edit. So, if you are adding up a stack of twenty plus checks and the total looks a little low you can check over the list find and fix your mistake and the total is automatically updated. Its for when a spreadsheet is overkill and a calculator is a pain. It can handle all basic math calculations and has certain conveniences built in such as repeating numbers, carrying over the results of the previous calculation, etc.

Adding Machine has three different view modes which are optimized for different operations. Landscape with a small tape and big keys is good for entering numbers, flip it over and you have the largest and longest tape for reviewing and editing. Portrait mode is in between the landscape modes and is good for in between jobs.

QuickLight was my first application and is a simple flash light app. It comes with three preset colors and concert mode which is an animation of a lighter. Fun and silly.

In addition to the the three preset color you can create a large number of custom colors. The light stays on until you turn it off and remembers the last color you had it set on.

Dial is a Single Touch Dialing program. Dial is sold under numerous names (All start with Dial) since in its current incarnation iPhone apps are required to have one and only one unchanging Icon. This means you need to have multiple single touch dialing programs to choose from that have different icons that you can relate to and I needed to build a multitude of programs.

Dial is simple to setup and even easier to use! The first time you start the application a screen appear to allow you to enter the phone number you want to dial. (Note: The Apple dialing API does not currently support * and #, I know the phone can do it, why the API doesn't, Apple is not saying.) Exit the program and the next time you press the icon the phone dials. If you want to change the number go into Settings find the Dial icon and change "New Phone Number" to On.

Here are some of the Dial icons.