Nov 28
To launch AppStore directly from your application (e.g. when you give the user an option to buy full version in your free app, and/or similar use cases), following code snippet may be used:
NSURL *appStoreURL= [NSURL URLWithString:@“http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293671688&mt=8″];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:appStoreURL];
while this code snippet should work fine with an iPhone OS 2.0 device, there is a bug (AFAIK) in iPhone OS 2.1 which prevents it from properly
opening links starting with http://itunes, e.g. if you use the following code
NSURL *appStoreURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@“http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293671688&mt=8″];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:appStoreURL];
it would fail and safari would complain that it cannot open the page as too many redirects have occurred. Just replace http://itunes with http://phobos in the url and it should work like a charm.
written by ishaq
Nov 21
So, new versions of WordList are now on AppStore (they were approved last night). We have released 3 new versions:
SAT WordList
should primarily interest SAT test takers. It contains around 800 most frequently tested SAT words that may be prepared in a week or so.
GRE WordList
Just like SAT WordList, contains around 800 most frequently tested GRE words. Can be easily prepared in a week, should be of interest to GRE test takers.
WordList Pro
WordList pro contains 4000+ words arranged into 50 lists, may be used for any of the standardized tests. I am using it myself to improve my vocabulary 
Screenshots
So, here are some screenshots from the new versions (we made some minor tweaks to the UI so these are a little different than these)
List interface: easy/medium/hard buttons only appear if you have categorized some words in that particular list with that tag.
Word Screen
Meanings Screen
written by ishaq
Nov 17
I upgraded my installation of wordpress over the weekend and the “can’t login to admin panel” problem kept me pulling my hair for two days. I am listing down the steps I did for the sake of the record.
1. I cleared my cookies and authenticated sessions, even tried login from a different browser, no success.
2. Reset my password, still no success…
3. Upgraded my wp-config.php to include 3 secret keys (taking help from wp-config-sample.php), no success…
4. Stumbled upon this thread, but it didn’t help me since I wasn’t using Admin SSL.
5. Then I came across this article, so I renamed my plugins folder, logged in, renamed it back to plugins, and everything works now.
and God, Akismet is a blessing. I didn’t have Akismet for 2 days and my inbox was full of all sorts of spam comments from wordpress.
written by ishaq
