But as an indie, I think the importance of gathering information and keeping yourself up to date, is something that has to prioritized high in the everyday schedule. Personally I use Twitter, blogs, podcasts etc. as a daily source.

In this post I’ll try to gather *the best* sources of influence as an iOS developer and list of usefull tools we all can use as indie developers. But I see this as an ongoing process, so PLEASE give me feedback with YOUR additions to the lists and I will update them, to keep them as complete as possible. Use the comments section or send me a message on Twitter @kentfonager.

Blogs:

• idevblogaday – a group of indie developers that want to blog more regularly. Each day of the week is assigned to 2 people. Each person writes in his own blog about whatever he wants
• Aral Balkan – a Renaissance Geek with over a decade of experience in designing and developing apps on mobile, web, and desktop
• Gabriel Rinaldi – a collection of anything the author think is worth sharing. Mainly related to development, trends, tech or Apple
• COCOANETICS – about all the things the author am learning while trying to master iPhone application development
• Games from Within – Indie iPhone game development
• IPHONE DEVELOPMENT – a programmer and author currently focused on the iPhone and Mac platforms
• iPhone Development Blog – Tips and Tricks for iPhone, iPod, iPad and iOS Developers
• iPhoneFlow – iPhone Development Links
• [iPhone developer:tips]; – Tips and tricks from experienced iOS, iPhone and iPad developers…
• Mobile Orchard – The iPhone App Developers’ Blog: iPhone Programming, Developer News, Interviews And Tutorials
• Mundue Blog – Indie iPhone Development
• Parade of Rain – indie game development
• struct.ca – iOS game development
• Tapity – Two bros learning and sharing strategies to build successful iPhone apps
• Use Your Loaf – [[BRAIN ENGAGE] WRITE]
• Ray Wenderlich – a freelance software developer currently focusing on iPhone and iPad development. Lots of GREAT articles
• How to make iPhone Apps – Get started with Cocoa-Touch and iPhone Programming today

Twitter connections worth following:

• @rwenderlich – a freelance software developer currently focusing on iPhone and iPad development
• @SnappyTouch – Indie iPhone game developer and writer. Creator of Flower Garden and Lorax Garden for the iPhone

Help foras:

• StackOverflow – a collaboratively edited question and answer site for programmers – regardless of platform or language. It’s 100% free, no registration required.
• iphonedevsdk – the community for the iPhone developer community

Usefull development tools:

• TexturePacker – TexturePacker is a tool to create sprite sheets or sprite atlasses without manual interaction!
• IOS Beta Builder – install your beta iPhone software without ever using iTunes at all!
• Dropbox – a great tool for synchronizing files across computers and platforms

Great websites:

• Cocos-2D – a framework for building 2D games, demos, and other graphical/interactive applications
• AppFigures – a utility application by Fileitup Media that lets iPhone application developers view their downloads, updates, and profits using interactive charts and browsable data that’s easy to view and understand

We had some very professional movers to help us, and the downtime was around 2 hours as expected.

The servers are planned to be offline between 05:45 and 07:45 (GMT+1) sundag morning (29.11.2009)

We hope for no more than 2 hours of downtime, if everything goes as planned.