May 6th, 2010
We just launched the Health Care Reform App for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. We designed a calculator which lets people know how this bill affects them. After users download this App from the iTunes store, they can use an easy-to-use interface which provides results based on individual scenarios.
The Health Reform Calculator App comes at a time when the country is asking questions as to how the changes will affect them based on factors such as their income, their state of residence and existing insurance plans. Instead of having people pour through websites or read through the entire bill, we wanted to provide answers that mean something to each and every person. It was designed to be intuitive. After users enter several factors regarding their personal situation, the results from the calculator will show how the bill will impact life. More specifically, it estimates what it could mean for health coverage and taxes based on income, current insurance status and location.
It’s exciting to see that the iTunes approved the App since their approval process goes through a series of strict standards. We are selling the Health Care Reform Calculator for 99 cents and look forward to receiving your feedback!
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May 4th, 2010
Alongside of nationally known brands like CBS and The Sierra Club, our Contacts Cleaner App was chosen by RIM as a top 9 Best Blackberry App. RIM is the company behind the award-winning Blackberry smartphone. Two weeks ago, they created this list of the top Blackberry App picks that people will enjoy while they are experiencing spring fever. This is a cute theme and it could be that Blackberry wants to target the audience that seeks fun from their smartphones.
Berry Review summarized this top 9 list beautifully and it’s a huge honor that in their opening paragraph, the author states, “I have to wholeheartedly agree with their choice of Contacts Cleaner.” The article highlights how RIM often puts together lists of the best Apps for a season. By using the theme of the spring season, Contacts Cleaner is a great choice for “spring cleaning”.
It’s been an exciting few months with our iPhone App making the list of best iPhone Apps just last month. Sharing that list with the likes of Digg and Bing really put that App on the map! Now, we have another reason to celebrate!
Tags: app world, berry review, best blackberry app, contacts cleaner, picks, RIM
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March 30th, 2010
It has been a whirlwind. Right after the launch of our Food Essentials Scanner iPhone App, we have been getting immediate sales and people have been writing positive reviews. There isn’t a better honor than to get the Best iPhone App of the Week by Business Insider from Silicon Alley Insider. Beaver Creek Consulting made this list alongside of Digg and Bing – some of the biggest players on the Internet.
We’ve , also, been seeing bloggers embrace the Food Essentials Scanner App. One blogger who calls herself, The iPhone Mom wrote a wonderful review of the App stating that it’s the best App that she’s seen for those who suffer from food allergies. After reading her blog , you find out that she liked that ability to customize the App. While we weren’t sure if this would be a hit, it’s nice to see that someone who has a small child finds this to be of use. She turned on the ability to see dairy ingredients and was able to make appropriate choices.
We’ve seen great success with our Blackberry App products and it’s extremely rewarding to have such instant success with our first Apple App.
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March 30th, 2010
Washington, D.C. – March 12, 2010. – Beaver Creek Consulting today announced the immediate availability of the Food Essentials Scanner App which is available on the iTunes store. The App scans bar codes on food products allowing people to better understand what is in the ingredients. When people scan the bar codes of products, they will learn more than what is on the nutrition label. Important things like allergens, additives, nutrient properties suddenly become apparent by using this App.
“We’re excited that we created an App which allows people to use their iPhone as a scanning device,” says Marty Kube, President and CEO of Beaver Creek Consulting. “By tying in iPhone’s capabilities with our software solutions, we have created one of the most compelling iPhone Apps that will provide the best user experience for a mobile device.”
The Food Essentials Scanner App can either scan bar codes on food products or can be used as a search tool where users type in product using keywords. With over 30,000 ingredients listed in the database, the App can easily be customized to solve an individual’s nutritional needs.
Beaver Creek Consulting released this App for $4.99. It must be compatible with the iPhone with an operating system of OS3.1 or later. It can be downloaded on the App Store under the Healthcare and Fitness category.
Beaver Creek Consulting is a software development and consulting firm which provides solutions in both the commercial and government sectors. Our experience in working with Fortune 500 companies has given us the breadth of knowledge that spans design, implementation and consulting services. To find out more, please visit http://beavercreekconsulting.com/
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March 27th, 2010
We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.0 of Contacts Cleaner. The two major improvements made in this version are faster processing of the address book and improved matching of duplicate contacts.
Since releasing Contacts Cleaner I have been surprised by the number of address books that have 10,000 or more contacts in them, often with the majority of the contacts being duplicates. It has been a challenge to find and merge duplicates in a reasonable amount of time given the modest processing power of a phone. I’m on the 4th version of the find and merge algorithm, and this version seems to be pretty darn good. The customer feedback on processing speed for version 2.0 has been overwhelmingly positive.
With respect to duplicate matching, one constant source of duplicates is Google Sync. To make matters worse, Google Sync tend to put the first and last name in the last name field of a contact. With version 2.0, we have changed the duplicate match algorithm to correctly recognize these cases of duplicates.
Enjoy!
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March 3rd, 2010
If you are having issues with Contacts Cleaner, or just want to know more about how it works, please visit our users guide at:
http://beavercreekconsulting.com/contacts-cleaner/user-guide.html
We recently made several updates to the FAQ and you will find answers for the most common questions.
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March 2nd, 2010
One of the key ingredients of Contacts Cleaner is identification of duplicate contacts. We have put a lot of effort into the algorithm, and concluded that less is more.
Most folks love Contacts Cleaner. There are a lot of really messed up address books out there. I heard from a customer today who had 13,000 contacts, of which 10,000 were duplicates. Bummer Dude! This person needs a simple solution which will fix the mess that is their address book. Contacts Cleaner to the rescue!
We have settled on a lights out, robust, and repeatable algorithm that will tame the chaos which is your address book. Contacts Cleaner “just works”. It will make you address book better without bothering you. Contacts Cleaner is not perfect, but it is better!
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March 1st, 2010
I just updated the FAQ for Contacts Cleaner. I went back through the customer support tickets and extracted common issues to create the new FAQ entries. If you are having issues with Contacts Cleaner, do check out the FAQ. Chances are good you’ll find an answer.
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February 7th, 2010
Beaver Creek Consulting is pleased to announce the release of their new product, Contacts Cleaner. Contacts Cleaner is a BlackBerry App that removes duplicate contacts from your address book. Contacts Cleaner is available from BlackBerry App World, as well as popular BlackBerry sites such as CrackBerry and BBGeeks.
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May 3rd, 2009
Today I moved the server side components of SimplySchedules.com to my hosting service for the first time. Yahoo — the launch is getting closer!
The sever side is done in PHP due to the extreme cost effectiveness of hosted LAMP. I used a few modules from the most excellent PEAR collection. All good, except when I installed the code at GoDaddy.com, I was missing the PEAR modules.
The PEAR modules are a lot of code, so I was very happy to find this clear and concise blog posting that explained how to install PEAR at GoDaddy. Basically, you install an installer on your web account and then use a web based front end to install your selected PEAR components.
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