Thanks for the kind comments. Don’t be put off by the amount of software/hardware listed here, much of it is optional and the tools you use are likely to differ based on what you have access to and what you are comfortable with.

Star Fusion took about 2 months to develop but prior to that I spent around 3 months getting to grips with Xcode and the iPhone SDK.

The only costs were those mentioned in this post + the development time.

I’d recommend you take a look at this post if you are looking for a slightly more verbose look at beginning iPhone game development.

Good luck.

Good to hear some first hand experience of the Aeropress, I’m definitely intrigued enough to give it a go.

@Erick – Thanks, glad you enjoyed the post. Sorry to hear about the gastritis but a good tip all the same.

@Luke – Yes, I believe we’ve had a few coffee related conversations on twitter.

Regarding the cafetiere – make sure you’re beans are fresh and grind them just before use. I usually produce a grind with a consistency similar to fine sand but it should certainly be coarser than that used for Espresso.

Warm the cafetiere with some hot water before you use it.

The rest is just the same basic steps you know – 1 tablespoon of coffee per cup and a brew time of around 4 minutes.

Personally I find cafetiere coffee a little weak and insipid anyway – Maybe you should consider the Aeropress, especially if you’re going to the trouble of grinding your own bean already.