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Readers of this blog know that posts have slowed down in the last few weeks, as I have been spending more of my spare time thinking about iPhone development. Last night my first iPhone application, Direct Line, launched on the iTunes App Store.

Direct Line is a program that automatically navigates you to a person when you dial customer service numbers. The application includes a list of companies that can be dialed with a tap. Once connected, your iPhone will automatically punch the numbers necessary to get you to a person.

In the half day since the application launched, the program has received some great press. Mike Arrington at TechCrunch posted a review this morning calling the application a “must have.” Doesn’t get much better than that for a first day.

Apps take a while to work their way through the approval process at Apple, so stay tuned. I have two other applications awaiting approval.  Like Direct Line, they are very simple apps that hopefully will create some value for users.

The iPhone is an amazing development platform. I am a hobbyist and have found writing applications for the phone to be a simulating challenge. I hope you enjoy the program.

[Link to Direct Line on iTunes]

–Mike