The Skyfire app has great promise as an iPhone browser if it only worked.  I downloaded it because I wanted to listen to a local radio station using a Flash Player which seems to be the only way to listen online using Safari.   Well, after paying $2.99 I got the same old error message saying I needed the Flash plugin.  I immediately requested a refund.
Below are the steps I took to request an Skyfire app refund:

Launch iTunes
Go to Purchase History
Report a problem
Fill out the form with your reason for …

Existing oil and gas GIS mapping and data applications are complex, hard to use, and too expensive.
While these applications are tailored to sophisticated industry users and engineers, BarnettShaleData.com is targeted to the user that wants quick and precise information in a user-friendly interface.

BarnettShaleData.com is a comprehensive website using innovative mapping technology to highlight the Barnett Shale. Here you can not only find specific gas well and pipeline data, you can also see the actual locations using three distinct views. With an easy-to-use web interface, it is perfect for oil & …

I came across an interesting statistic doing research on the iPhone application category hierarchy.
Based on July 2009 figures from O’reilly research, Games by far was the leading application category with a  21% share of unique apps.  Entertainment, Books, Utilities, and Education follow Games to round out the top 5 most popular categories.  The biggest surprise was the huge popularity of the News category with a whopping 253% increase from 12 weeks prior.

Why is News so popular and what does this mean?  Well, it probably means more and more users like to get …

When I envisioned developing my first iPhone application a few months ago, it never occurred to me that the toughest part during the entire product life-cycle would be getting the app packaged or “provisioned” for Apple to review. My thoughts were always on design, development, and testing and never on provisioning. Boy, was I in for a rude awakening.
It took about a week to get it packaged after going through the security process and the special binary packaging Apple expects.
In other words, trying to get the iPhone application …