I love designing websites, applications, recording music and video, and coming up with new ideas. I'm a big gadget nerd. My skills are in business software development (VB/ASP/ADO.NET) and website design (D/XHTML, CSS, JS, PHP, MySQL).
Currently working on a bunch of webOS applications. RMX Apps delivers high-quality apps for Palm's webOS family of smartphones (currently the Pre and the Pixi).
My first webOS app, Cabbie, has been approved by Palm and is available in the App Catalog.
Cabbie was written for two purposes. The first was to get me familiar with webOS development on the Mojo framework. I was able to learn how scenes are set up, how widgets work, and how to access services on the device (such as the GPS radio).
The second purpose for Cabbie is to help people make smart decisions when they are out drinking. I thought that if there was an app that could find the nearest cab company’s phone number with the push of one button, it would make it easier for people to get home safely if they’ve been drinking. It also comes in handy when you’re traveling or if your car breaks down!
The app itself is very simple. Upon launching you are presented with two options. The first option, “Find Nearby Taxis,” simply grabs the phone’s GPS location and looks for any taxi companies in the area. This is powered by Google’s Local Search so any company who fancies themselves a taxi service will appear (including limo and airport transportation). Tapping on a result will bring up a dialog panel which gives more information about the listing and an option to dial the number (which launches the Phone app and fills in the phone number for you).
I’ve also included a manual search option. The user can literally type in any city, state, or zip code and it will return the 8 nearest taxi companies. This can be useful if A) GPS signal is not available or B) you want to plan ahead for travel in another location.
Cabbie will cost $0.99 when it’s available and the money will go straight toward my wedding this summer, so please support me if you think this app would be useful!
