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Pizza Americana Cookbook Released

Back in March I released an app called iPizzeria which was a collection of pizza recipes and helpful tips on making pizza at home. We love making pizza and this app was developed more as a way of sharing that enthusiasm. It’s done well in the App Store but I never thought it was quite [...]

Our New Website — DMVPrep.com

We’ve just finished building out a new website focused exclusively on our DMV Test Prep iPhone apps. The new site is DMVPrep.com and is now live. It will serve as the product page for this series of apps and if all goes well we’ll offload some other product pages as well.
It’s been getting a little [...]

Cheat Sheets — New for DMV Test Prep

Our DMV Test Prep family of apps have always had a Preview feature which let you take a look at the practice questions before using the exam simulator. We’ve taken that feature, enhanced it and given it the new name of Cheat Sheet.
Cheat Sheet offers a sneak peak at the driver’s license practice questions.
Here’s what’s [...]

DMV Plus+ Practice Tests Now Available

DMV Plus+ [$4.99] has been our largest project to date for the iPhone. It brings together the localized driver license practice tests of our popular DMV Test Prep series into a single app. But it’s more than just practice tests. Driver manuals for most states can be downloaded and read on the iPhone and iPod [...]

Fast-Track Study for DMV Driver Licensing Coming in September

We’re announcing a new product in our expanding driver license practice tests for iPhone. Our first products were designed as study tools for teens and new drivers. To fill a need in other markets our new fast-track iPhone app will be geared towards experienced drivers who just need to brush up on road rules and [...]

How to Study for the DMV Driver License Test

Studying for any examination is stressful enough. But when you’re a teen studying for your driver’s license it can be extra tough. This isn’t a high school quiz, it’s a tough exam meant to ensure that would-be drivers are prepared for the responsibilities of operating a motor vehicle and aren’t a threat to their own [...]

DMV Plus+ Sent to Apple

After two months of development DMV Plus+ has been sent to Apple for approval. Hopefully we’ll see it available in the App Store within a couple weeks.
This iPhone app will become the flagship product of our popular DMV Test Prep series of driver license practice tests. In addition to shipping with practice tests for all [...]

Building the Best iPhone PDF Viewer, Ever

The iPhone includes an already-made PDF viewer which developers can make use of; the UIWebView control. It works, simply, and that’s the problem. Time and again I’m in need of capabilities which just don’t exist, such as searching and bookmarking PDFs.
Especially did the over simplicity of UIWebView hinder me in the development of the DMV [...]

Phoxware.com Gets a New Look

Our website has gone through a radical change in both appearance and focus. Previously, phoxware.com was a loosely driven outlet for ramblings on the iPhone, apps, and the App Store.
Now we have focus.
The new website design brings our iPhone apps to the foreground while moving the blog, ramblings, and Twitter noise off to secondary pages.
Please [...]

Oregon DMV Test Prep 1.0.2 Released

DMV Test Prep for Oregon 2009 [App Store] has been submitted to Apple for approval. This is a maintenance release which improves overall program usability and includes minor features additions.
What’s new in the update?

Upgrades to the new V2 database, which improves the quality of many questions and answers.
Note: V2 is not compatible with previous versions [...]