New fonts in iOS 5

iOS 5 introduces new fonts for iPhone, which now includes Papyrus, Gill Sans, additions to the Helvetica family, and more. Check them out with iFonts.

Thanks, Steve

I love my job. I love writing apps for the best mobile operating system on the planet.

I have the privilege of doing what I love thanks to Steve Jobs. I write iOS apps for devices he invented. I do this on a MacBook Pro that he invented. I talk with clients on the iPhone he invented. And I really enjoy it.

Thanks, Steve, for making my job fun.

Mac App Store & Xcode

I'm really glad Apple put Xcode in the Mac App Store. I like getting delta updates for such a huge app.

I'd like it even more if Apple created a place in the Mac App Store for registered iOS developers where we could get delta updates for betas from the App Store as soon as they're released, rather than downloading another 2GB installer. The App Store has all the information it needs - you sign in with your Apple ID, which is what identifies you as a developer. Aside from being more convenient for developers, this would take some of the load off Apple's servers, too, right?

And while we're on the subject of being a developer - I'd like to be able to search iTunes any time for developer-only content, like the WWDC videos. Same applies here - I'm already signed in to iTunes with my Apple ID which is also my developer account, so they know I'm a developer. So why can't I just search for developer content?

Someday, maybe. Someday.