Cider House Rules

First day back for many of the ElmerFudge.com crew today.

Much celebration in the halls as the Interns filled senior staff in on the run-away, 6,000 download success of Magic Eye Ball for Android over the Christmas holidays. Apparently, take-up has been exponential. Anne and Sandy assure me this is a good thing, so I joined Chris and Elmer down the Dog and Duck for a swift round or three of celebratory beverage at lunch-time.

A few minutes ago, the loveable youngsters came racing in again to inform everyone that we had experienced our first 1,000 download "day" in the 24 hours since 8pm last night. Can you believe that? Certainly makes me think. Think that maybe I should get my name a little more prominently displayed on our next App.

Talking of which, today was our first day tackling the beast that is development of product for the mighty Apple iOS. iPhone Apps, to you. Much gnashing of teeth from the other side of the wall when Elmer discovered he had to shell out $99 plus tax on a developer license for something or other. Sandy pointing out that he could have saved that if he'd got 'round to buying the new hardware he and Anne had ordered went down exactly as you might imagine.

Our esteemed "Leader for Life" could be heard cursing someone called "Jeeves Tobs" and wondering aloud exactly when it was that he sold his soul to the Creature of Cupertino. The Fudgester later consoled himself with an industrial size mug of tea and the last of several yards of Jaffa Cakes gleaned from his annual tour of relatives and friends over Christmas.

Despite Elmers' grumbling, I'm reliably informed progress has been good today. Yes, all is well in ElmerFudge.com land. Elmer is sulking, Chris is asleep at his desk, I'm doing essential admin and the interns are beavering away with enormous grins on their baby faces.

Must be about time to head back to the pub.

Cheers, Sahara