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It's only been about 5 days since Mental Case appeared on the iTunes App Store, but — from this end — it feels more like 3 months. Downloads of the iPhone app have been strong, and this has driven customers to the Mac app, which we hoped it would. Sales there have exceeded expectations. With the increase in user base has come considerably more support work, but that's a nice problem to have.

We’ve been following the highs and lows of the iPhone 3G release with some interest, particularly now that Mental Case for iPhone is entering the last stages of development. The App Store represents an enormous opportunity for developers, but also presents a few conundrums: As gatekeeper, Apple is responsible for the quality of apps that make it into the store, but also seems to be making moral judgements about certain submissions.

Aside from being chief developer on Mental Case, I also do a lot of writing online, most notably on MacResearch.org. Until now, my contributions to the Mental Case web site have been limited to posting short news stories, and partaking in forum discussions, but it seems like a good time to expand the dialog, so I've decided to start posting regularly on this blog.