Entries Categorized as 'Announcements'

Construction Ahead

Date February 28, 2008

Well, we finally got moved over to the new site and imported all of the articles — what a nightmare that was. But we finally got the bulk of it transferred over and configured. There’s still a fair bit of work ahead however, so if there’s stuff you don’t see that should be [...]

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We’re a-Movin’ On Up! (Movin’ On Up)

Date February 27, 2008

To the East side! To some de-luxe web hosting in the sky! With Bluehost, that is. Fact is, we’ve had it with our current web hosts’s problems. The server problems are more than we can bear, so we’re picking up our things, slamming the door behind us, and moving everything over [...]

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New Editor! *Gasp*

Date February 27, 2008

Hello, Touch Podium readers, I would just like to inform you that I have just been hired as a new editor for Touch Podium. A few things you should know about me. First off, my name is Jake Brooks, I am 17 and am currently attending my last year of high school. Recently, I [...]

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We’re Looking For a Writer (or Two). APPLY WITHIN!

Date February 25, 2008

UPDATE [February 27th]:
We found ourselves a writer. Thanks for all who were interested. We are no longer looking.

Dear Touch Podium readers,
News is a little slow here, because I, personally, have become fairly busy with a new job that has been taking quite a bit of my writing time. You will still see me writing often [...]

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Introducing Audio Podcasts and Live Reading

Date February 24, 2008

You may have noticed a couple of new features on the site. Courtesy of a cool new service for bloggers, we have subscribed to the Odiogo podcast service, which uses a surprisingly good text-to-speech engine to automatically convert blog entries into audio podcasts and the ability to read each blog entry aloud from within [...]

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One Month In: A Report Card

Date February 14, 2008

On January 14th, 2008, Jody started this blog on WordPress.com with a mission to present the latest and greatest word on the iPod Touch scene to the masses. Several days later he sent me a private message on iPod Touch Fans to ask if I would like to join the fray, and I agreed. Since [...]

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No Comment (But There Is Now)

Date February 10, 2008

So there we were chatting away, Jody and I, busy being pretty proud of ourselves over the way the blog is coming along and thinking everything was going just the way we wanted it to.
Until Jody tried to leave a comment. What should happen? A fatal error in the Ajax script. Turns [...]

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We Apologize For The Frequent Issues (Parse Errors) Between The Hours Of 3:00PM And 3:30PM

Date February 9, 2008

Good evening, readers. This morning, Eric and I (Jody) have been working very hard to get Touch Podium working in tip-top shape.
As you’ll notice, we’ve installed a new theme, as we were having a few issues with the previous theme.
I won’t get into to much more details as to what else I had to take [...]

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We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties. Please Stand By.

Date February 8, 2008

As you may or may not have noticed, things are changing around here, and not everything is as it seems. There is no need to panic, however. Rod Serling is not going to round a corner at any minute and start saying, “For your consideration…” He’s dead, man. You’ve gotta move [...]

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Keep Up-To-Date With Our RSS Feed On Your Touch

Date February 7, 2008

In case you hadn’t noticed that little RSS icon at the top of the right-hand sidebar, we’ve got an RSS feed wherein you can keep up to date on all the latest iPod Touch news.
What you may not know is that you can do this right from your jailbroken iPod Touch (or iPhone) using a [...]

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Touch Podium DISCUSSION BOARDS Now Live!

Date February 5, 2008

After wrangling with multiple other forum hosts, I’ve finally managed to find one that seems to be working flawlessly thus far.
The Touch Podium Forums are back up and running, awaiting your registration.
The forums are a great place to ask questions to that you may be unsure of. We (The Touch Podium Management), as well [...]

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Join The Official Touch Podium Discussion Board!

Date January 23, 2008

Hey readers!
We’ve finally gotten our own discussion boards up and running!\
Discuss Touch Podium news stories, other developing news stories, iPod Touch applications, games, themes, firmware releases, the SDK, and much, much more. Become a part of the friendly Touch Podium community.
Do keep in mind that the current skin is not official, and will not [...]

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It’s All About Me

Date January 21, 2008

This entry is, anyway. Allow me to introduce myself. I am called many things, most of which I won’t print here to avoid offending those of more delicate constitutions, but you can call me Psychopusher. My usual alias is Mindfield, but as this was already taken on wordpress, I had to resort to my band [...]

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Welcome, fellow iPod Touchers

Date January 14, 2008

Today is the day your iPod Touch (and iPhone) comes to life.
Within this blog, not only will you find up-to-date news stories regarding the iPod Touch (and iPhone at times), but I will also be letting you know about the newest and best looking Springboard themes, new and improved applications, and downloadable games.
I am [...]

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