Miel de Maple

If you are one of the lucky ones to live in Mexico City and own an iPhone or iPod touch, your fantastic voyages accross subway, rapid bus system (MetroBus) and other rail-based systems are about to be mathematically optimal.

I decided to employ this summer vacations on the development of my first commercial application. I thought on something I really needed in my everyday and  ended designing an optimal route calculator for the main public transportation systems in Mexico City. I called it Ubicate!  which translates as ‘locate yourself’ and which is a phrase grown-ups love shouting at youngsters when they misbehave.

In brief, you input a start station, your destination and my software tells you the precise instructions to arrive shortly (or comfortably if there are too many line exchanges), dry and safe .

I’ve got some future plans for the software, first of all, international localization, some integration with the phone’s GPS system, etc…

You can visit the mini-site (Spanish) or even better, download it from the App Store!
Remember your purchase helps a young software-engineering student pay for his college expenses and vices: fancy restaurants, stripped Adidas sneakers in every possible color, luxury traveling, … Just kidding!!

If you liked the application’s logo, you should know it’s the work of a very talented designer and wonderful collaborator, Ulises Arvizu.

PS: I’m looking for a young developer to work with. Contact me if you feel interested. iPhone SDK experience strongly suggested)

I bought a plant today! Well… Actually, my dad’s wife bought me a plant today. :) We found it while having breakfast: lying alone in the table along butter, coffee, orange juice and hot bread.

The tag said it’s a juniper, which are a conifer, which could explain why it smells like a Christmas tree. The leaves feel a little stiff. I hope they get softer and greener once it gets enough water.

Plants demand a constant and sustained amount of attention, a little bit of it everyday. If you ignore them for a few weeks, they will wither. They are a little bit like the relationships with your family, your friends, or your gal.

I hope I can take care of it (or learn how to).