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Currently writing about iPhone Development, GWT, Ajax, Leopard, and Java.
IAmStillRich.com: I Am Rich for Poor iPhone Owners
Monday, August 11, 2008
Six iPhone owners can definitively prove that they are very rich, and very stupid. These spendthrift six purchased I Am Rich, an iPhone application costing $1000 from Apple's App Store. This app only displays an image of a shiny red gem, and comes with a matching shiny red icon entitled "I Am Rich". Apple removed this app from the AppStore after two users complained & wanted their money back, leaving only six users with proof of their richness.
This seemed like a shame to me, so I created an alternative for poor iPhone owners who love luxury: IAmStillRich.com. I Am Still Rich is a web application for the iPhone - just open Safari and type IAmStillRich.com as the URL, and you will see your very own shiny gem. IAmStillRich.com is completely free, enabling you to continue being rich after you see the shiny gem. And this shiny gem is even better than the original because it's green, and everyone knows green is the color of all things rich. Best of all, I Am Still Rich comes with an icon for your iPhone's home screen, so you can fool your friends into thinking you are one of the six idiots who spent $1000 on a useless iPhone application.
To install the icon on your iPhone home screen, simply follow these instructions:
1. Open Safari and visit IAmStillRich.com
2. Tap the + button on the Safari task bar on the bottom of the screen
3. Tap "Add to Home Screen" from the pop-up list
4. Click "Add", and the icon will show up on your iPhone's home screen
5. Tell everyone you know that you spent $1000 on the I Am Rich app
(I created this for a presentation on iPhone Web Applications at BarCampHouston3. To learn more about making your web sites iPhone friendly, check out Apple's iPhone Human Interface Guidelines.)
