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Adding Local Weather Conditions To Your App (Part 1/2: Implementing CoreLocation)

Sep 3, 2010 5:45 pm

Knowing the latitude and longitude of your users can open up all kinds of possibilities in your apps. In an upcoming post, we’ll be discussing how you can use your user’s location to determine their local weather conditions and forecast. [...] [more]

Backwards Compatibility if Apple Starts Polishing

Sep 2, 2010 8:00 am

You can see that Apple is constantly polishing the APIs [...] [more]

Apple Music Event, Everything iOS!

Sep 1, 2010 1:40 pm

The question that we developers are always asking ourse [...] [more]

Voices That Matter: iPhone Developers Conference

Aug 31, 2010 12:22 pm

Hi all I’m going to be speaking again at the Voices That Matter:iPhone Developers Conference running the 16th and 17th October in Philadelphia. This is looking to be a great conference which some great leaders in the iPhone development world including: Aaron Hillegass Eric Sadun Stephan... [more]

Building the Ultimate iOS Source Store

Aug 31, 2010 12:53 am

When I quit my employment as Windows system administrat [...] [more]

Core Dump

Aug 29, 2010 3:38 pm

I've decided to create a second blog at http://jeff-lamarche.blogspot.com where I'll put any posts that are not related to writing iOS software, Apple, or the mobile software industry. My first substantive post should show up some time this evening if all goes well.©2008-2010 Jeff LaMarche.... [more]

Mea Culpa

Aug 28, 2010 8:48 am

The original version of my Briefs.app blog post contained a snarky comment about the Director of the App Review team and a link to a Wired article about his past. A friend of mine, who happens to work at One Infinite Loop, privately took me to task for including that link in my post.It took me... [more]

Briefs.app

Aug 26, 2010 5:02 pm

My co-worker and all-around good guy, Rob Rhyne has officially open sourced Briefs.app as of today. After three months of being dicked around by Apple's review team, he's finally given up on getting Briefs.app onto the App Store.Throughout the ordeal, Rob has taken the whole thing with tremendous... [more]

Voices that Matter Philadelphia

Aug 26, 2010 8:20 am

Just wanted to let you know that I will be speaking at the next Voices That Matter iPhone Developer Conference in Philadelphia, PA which runs from October 16 and 17th. I was originally asked to do a talk on 4.0 Multitasking, which I will be doing. I've also recently been asked to give a second... [more]

Beta Builder

Aug 25, 2010 8:48 pm

A week or two ago, Jeffrey Sambells had a blog post about using Xcode's Enterprise distribution for ad hoc distribution. It's a great idea that a lot of developers saw had great potential, but it had several manual steps.Since that post, Hunter Hillegas of Hanchor, LLC and developer of Vegas... [more]

Audiobooks for iPhone Developer Calls Out iAds

Aug 25, 2010 4:25 pm

iAds proves to be as ineffective as other in-app advertising solutions, according to this developer. [more]

App Licensing

Aug 25, 2010 8:32 am

For all those people telling me that Google's App Licensing would put a definitive stop to piracy on Android and that Apple should implement something similar, all I can say is: I told you you were wrong and here's proof, and it didn't take even as long as I said it would.I understand Google has... [more]

Handling URL Authentication Challenges – Accessing Password Protected Servers

Aug 25, 2010 2:07 am

It’s not uncommon for a server to require credentials for access. A common example is a password protected directory on a web-server that will prompt for a username and password before allowing access. When using a NSURLRequest object to access a server, the delegate methods of... [more]

UIImage-Blur

Aug 24, 2010 9:49 am

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Many moons ago, I wrote convolution kernel for Cocoa. It had convenience class functions to do many different types of filters, including blurring, embossing, outlining, edge detection, horizontal shift, LaPlacian, soften, high pass, etc. Now, this was before Core Image and long before the switch... [more]

iOSDevCamp 2010

Aug 23, 2010 11:28 pm

I will write up the whole weekend but a lot of people wanted to see the demo we did on Sunday so I've made a quick screenshot video showing the two animations that we demo'd on stage at iOSDevCamp. For those that do not follow me on twitter here is a brief recap. Andrew (my oldest son) and I... [more]

Dr. Touch #020 – “Summer Pause”

Aug 20, 2010 2:58 pm

Between Apple event's it's back to looking for interest [...] [more]

Dr. Touch #020 – “Summer Pause”

Aug 20, 2010 2:58 pm

Between Apple event's it's back to looking for interest [...] [more]

Ninjump Gets Over 2 Million Downloads in First Week

Aug 20, 2010 9:34 am

Backflip Studios sees record downloads in first week of availability. [more]

Transparent Grouped Tableviews

Aug 19, 2010 1:11 pm

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I ran into a problem today with a transparent grouped table view. On the table view, I set opaque to NO and set the background color to clearColor so that an image behind the table would show through:I can't show you the actual app I was working on because I'm under NDA, but I've created a sample... [more]

Core Data Starting Data

Aug 19, 2010 10:56 am

Yesterday, I tweeted asking for advice about the best way to provide a starter set of data in a Core Data-based application. The app I'm working on had started with just a small set of starter data, so the first time the app was run, I simply pulled in that starter data from a plist in the... [more]

The Funny Thing About Old Code…

Aug 18, 2010 6:57 pm

The funny thing about old code, and most new code, is that there's usually room for improvement. Shortly after posting NSString appendToFile:usingEncoding:, I realized I could've kill two birds with one stone by adding a category method on NSData and then calling that method from the NSString... [more]

NSString appendToFile:usingEncoding:

Aug 18, 2010 11:07 am

Somewhat frequently I find myself looking in Apple's documentation for a method that I'm sure exists but doesn't show up when I search using the Documentation Viewer in Xcode. Usually in that case, the method does actually exist, but it's not from Apple. Nine out of ten times it means I've got a... [more]

Reachability

Aug 17, 2010 10:09 am

If your app requires an internet connection for certain [...] [more]

iPhone 4 Tripod Mount Shootout

Aug 17, 2010 7:30 am

If you're like me then you justified getting an iPhone [...] [more]

Fonts and Font Families

Aug 16, 2010 5:42 pm

I'm not sure if Apple publishes an official list of supported fonts on iOS, but when working with designers, it's a questions that we developers often need the answer too. Fortunately, it's easy enough to determine it. In fact, the code to generate the list of fonts is the first (and so far only)... [more]

Investment in iPad and iPhone App Startups Up 220%

Aug 16, 2010 5:26 pm

Investors continue to spend on iOS development projects. [more]

NavigationController from NIB produces sticky gray empty status bar on rotation

Aug 16, 2010 12:08 pm

I've decided that I'll share my bug reports on my blog [...] [more]

Tap&Hold for TableView Cells, Then and Now

Aug 14, 2010 11:06 am

It was before SDK 3.2 that I developed a technique to a [...] [more]

iOS Open Source : Heads Up Display with MBProgressHUD

Aug 12, 2010 10:29 pm

When the iPhone SDK was released, just over 2 years ago, open source projects specifically targeting the iPhone OS were few and far between. Over the past year there has been a significant uptick in iPhone/iOS open source projects, and with that, I’d like to share various projects as I come... [more]

iPhone Apps for The TV?

Aug 12, 2010 4:43 pm

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There are some interesting rumors coming from the usual suspects, suggesting that Apple’s fall product update will not only bring the expected iPod refresh, but also a new Apple TV that may be called iTV. The interesting piece of that rumor is that the new set-top box may include the A4... [more]

Facebook Updates SDK For iOS

Aug 12, 2010 4:34 pm

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Facebook has updated its SDK for iOSfor iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps. The big news is that this new SDK enables the use of the Graph UI amd allows authentication with OAuth 2.0. [more]

Miss Mobile Orchard? Own Mobile Orchard!

Aug 12, 2010 10:37 am

In April, when I stopped publishing Mobile Orchard, I said I’d leave the site up as long as I had the server. I figured the traffic would gradually dissipate and that’d be that. A few weeks ago I checked the site’s Google Analytics dashboard on a whim and was surprised [...] [more]

Readers Game – Bomb Squad Patrol

Aug 12, 2010 10:00 am

I’ve got a fantastic game for you today from one of our readers, Quantumdoor called Bomb Squad Patrol. I LOVE this game. Bomb Squad Patrol casts players into the role of an Emergency Ordinance Disposal Officer in charge of securing a Nuclear Power Plant that has been booby-trapped and... [more]

Getting Started With iOS Development

Aug 12, 2010 4:00 am

Do you dream of making magical apps for the iPad or iPhone? Are you excited about writing software for iOS? iOS? iOS is the new name for the operating system that runs the iPhone and now the iPad. It really just stands for “operating system” which is something that all computers use... [more]

Blender 2.5 Objective-C Export Script

Aug 11, 2010 3:32 pm

Paul Horalek has taken my old Blender 2.49 script for exporting 3D objects to Objective-C header files and has ported it to the new Blender 2.5 Python API. I'd been meaning to do this for quite some time, as I've been using Blender 2.5 since the early alpha releases, but never found time. Now I... [more]

NSOperation File Template Notes

Aug 11, 2010 1:36 pm

I've had a few questions about the NSOperation subclass file template I posted earlier. Instead of individually responding, I thought I'd clarify here:First, in order to use the templates, you'll need a couple of categories on NSInvocation that you can find here. I forgot that those methods... [more]

Fox And Appnation Offer Developers A Chance To Create The Official App For TV Show Fringe

Aug 11, 2010 11:55 am

App development contest offers cash prizes and exposure to Android and iOS developers [more]

Call for Testers!

Aug 10, 2010 3:35 pm

Okay, I've got room in my device list for 15 testers for the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs application. I'd love to accept more, but the 100 device limit prevents me from using too many slots for a personal side project like this. There's a catch: I need at least one device running... [more]

Nexium Over The Counter - Reliable Online DrugStore

Aug 9, 2010 5:36 pm

I am not quite sure how often Flash has been discussed on the iPhone and how often we have seen prototypes running on it. Given the development of HTML5 as well as the memory and battery issues that come with Flash, Flash is turning out to be a nice-to-have feature and not so much a must have.... [more]

“Learning iOS Game Programming” – Finished

Aug 9, 2010 2:42 pm

Yep, you heard it here first, I’ve finished the book :o) I can’t believe the journey I’ve been on. The first word of the book was written on the 9th July at 19:32. Now, it may seem odd that I can give you the exact date and time, but it was a big moment and [...] [more]

Top 3 “How To Make Money With iOS” Blog Posts

Aug 9, 2010 12:59 pm

While it would be nice to be able to just throw an app out onto the App Store and make tons of money it doesn’t really work like that (at least not anymore). What you need to learn about is marketing and promotion and generally how to sell your iOS app. These are my three [...] [more]

MyAppSales for Partners

Aug 9, 2010 9:30 am

A user of MyAppSales approached me and asked for the possibility to pre-configure the app such that he could give it to a partner of his. The goal was twofold: Pre-configure the account for iTunes Connect such that you don’t have to give your credentials to your partner Filter sales reports... [more]

WordPress Exploit

Aug 8, 2010 4:48 pm

We are currently experiencing some problems due to a WordPress Exploit that appears to have been used against the blog. This will cause readers to be redirected to random third party websites and try to download windows EXE files. We are working on resolving this issue and will provide... [more]

Cheap Nexium Online - Reliable Online DrugStore

Aug 6, 2010 4:58 pm

Demo versions have always been a big part of software download stores on the Internet - just not so much for the App Store, which in the end, created an environment of “lite” versions and, if we believe Mashable, also software piracy. Piracy is unlikely to go away entirely, but there is now a... [more]

DTBannerManager

Aug 6, 2010 7:42 am

You have AdMob ads in your apps? Wondering if you could make a bit more money if you also had iAds were available? DTBannerManager solves this problem for you. It allows for easily adding both networks to your code. Under iOS 4 it will first try to get an iAd because those also pay for [...] [more]

Testers, Maybe?

Aug 5, 2010 8:46 pm

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I read on Daring Fireball yesterday about the new Library of Congress iPhone application. I love libraries, museums, and any large collection of interesting data and was really excited about this app.It's a nice app, and a really good start for the Library of Congress, but it's missing something... [more]

Xcode 3, Instruments 4

Aug 5, 2010 4:39 pm

This was a bit of a "duh" moment for me, but probably worth mentioning, despite being a "Captain Obvious" post.I'm a big fan of what Apple's doing with Xcode 4, but in my opinion it's just not ready for production use yet. I'm using it for the book and occasional forays, but not for regular... [more]

Obfuscate / Encrypt a String (NSString)

Aug 4, 2010 10:46 pm

Apple Keychain Services offer a secure means to store sensitive information. Through the keychain, all the hardwork is managed for you to store and retrieve content. As powerful as the keychain services are, I was recently tinkering with some code to see if I could obfuscate content within an... [more]

Is it iPhone 5 time already?

Aug 4, 2010 10:07 pm

This one seems to be a bit early. It isn’t quite Apple rumor time and it surely is not the time for a new iPhone to be discussed. Or is it? [more]

1 Week App Competition

Aug 4, 2010 4:46 am

Having finally formalised the approach to the 1 week app competition (sorry for the delay), this post is officially kicking things off. I did make an update to the previous post, but as pointed out, not having an official kickoff with the rules was confusing. I’m also going to extend the... [more]

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