You can download the Android version of Anthropomotron here! When the Android version went up, I was told that it crashed on every device it was used on. It turns out that I removed a key component of the Phonegap framework just before uploading Anthropomotron to Google! I was making… Read more“Anthropomotron is Also in Google Play!”
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Running on the iOS Treadmill
Apple’s new retina display iPad necessitated a change in iOS app development: icons have to be even bigger to account for the high resolution! The new maximum icon size is now 1024 x 1024 pixels, the height of a non-retina iPad screen. When I made the Anthropomotron icons, I didn’t… Read more“Running on the iOS Treadmill”
Anthropomotron for the iPad
Driven by Apple’s rejection of the Anthropomotron app, I looked into making it more iPad-y (iPaddy?). The first version I submitted just blew up the contents to fill the iPad screen, like so: Some internet searching suggested that what Apple wants is a sidebar that makes better use… Read more“Anthropomotron for the iPad”
How to Gracefully -Give- Criticism
A few weeks ago, I submitted Anthropomotron to the Apple App Store… and it got rejected. The same day, a friend got his grant proposal rejected by a major US research funding organization. The contrasts in how the rejections were delivered were staggering. To catch up, Anthropomotron has been my… Read more“How to Gracefully -Give- Criticism”
The Making of an Icon, Part 1
When I made the original Mac-only Anthropomotron, I had to make its icon as well. Back then I thought it would be neat to make an ‘A’ shape using a femur and calipers. The result was this: As I’ve said before, a lot has changed since 2004. Icons nowadays are… Read more“The Making of an Icon, Part 1”
Anthropomotron is Back!
I am very happy to announce that I have completely remade Anthropomotron to be a modern web app. I first made Anthropomotron in 2004 using Apple’s Xcode and Applescript. Anthropomotron has not aged well as Apple basically left Applescript-based apps on the wayside, and oh yeah, the iPhone happened and… Read more“Anthropomotron is Back!”