I’m too busy right now to write about the iPad in detail, but I do want to make one quick point that I haven’t seen covered in other essays.
An important observation that I’ve made with the iPhone is that it’s perfect for “relaxed” computing. I use it while lying in bed, watching TV, waiting for [...]
One of my favorite sayings is “the best education comes from the school of hard knocks—if the tuition doesn’t kill you.” We’ve learned a very expensive lesson this week from a bug in iTunes.
The problem started when Pickin’ Time was approved on October 9th. We’ve all been busy working on other projects, so we delayed [...]
The general consensus is that there will be a new iPhone announced next week. I, like others, think it’s going to have new features and capabilities. But how is Apple going to label this new device?
iPhone 3G?
It’s entirely possible that Apple will keep the same name as the previous version. There’s precedence in the Mac [...]
Everyone and his brother has a prediction about Apple and the mythical “netbook.” This is mine.
Before I get into the actual prediction, let me say that I’ve come to this conclusion by looking at Apple as a business, not as a supplier of shiny gadgets for our technolust. As much as we love the things [...]
Here’s a simple little script that saves me a lot of time:
#!/bin/sh
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo “usage: $0 <app> [ Preferences | <document> ]”
else
app=`ls -1td ~/Library/Application\ Support/iPhone\ Simulator/User/Applications/*/$1.app`
dir=`dirname “$app”`
if [ "$2" = "Preferences" ]; then
open “$dir/Library/Preferences”
else
open [...]
A lot of people stumble upon this website because they’re looking for information about developing applications for the iPhone. If this is your first time here, welcome!
I have been developing applications for the iPhone since it was released (using both the Jailbreak and official SDK.) My company is currently selling several applications in iTunes. I [...]
As much as I hate watching and listening to myself talk, I’m sure some of you will enjoy seeing the interviews I did at Macworld. At least my Mom will.
The first interview on Monday was with Christina Warren at TUAW who has an unhealthy attraction to one of our products. Also notable is the world [...]
All hell broke loose for me in the Program Portal and Xcode today: welcome to 2009 and the expiration of development certificates over the holiday break. It’s far from obvious what is causing these problems, hence this quick essay to help others avoid them now and in the future. I’m sure that I’ll refer back to [...]
One of the great things about the NDA being lifted is that a lot of great books about iPhone development are finally being published. It’s about time: for many months the top search hit on this site has been iphone app development. A lot of new developers need guidance.
Last week, Addison-Wesley contacted me saying that [...]
There was a time when I would have never considered jailbreaking my iPhone. That was a time before I saw Lucas Newman’s and Adam Betts’ groundbreaking application for the iPhone: Lights Off.
It’s a simple game. It’s simple code. And it demonstrated what was possible for the rest of us outside of Cupertino. I was hooked. [...]