Here’s what I’ve been pouring my heart and soul into since the day WWDC 2014 ended: Flare 2. We started working on this project well before WWDC. A significant redesign that put content first had been completed. A lot of code had been written and the app was working well. But… WWDC was a cornucopia […]
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The new Devices window in Xcode 6 has been a constant source of grief for the past few months. Getting device logs was an exercise in frustration which usually resulted in me admitting defeat (and without my logs.) Over the weekend, I found a 2.21 GB answer: I’ve been developing iOS apps since the beginning […]
How many apps on your iPhone or iPad have a built-in browser? Would it surprise you to know that every one of those apps could eavesdrop on your typing? Even when it’s in a secure login screen with a password field? Here is a proof-of-concept (ZIP file) that shows how an app can do this. […]
Have you noticed how launching a new beta version of Xcode seems to take forever the first time you do it? There’s a reason for that and its name is Gatekeeper. When you double-click on that shiny new icon, you’re asking your Mac to compute a checksum on tens of thousands of files using over […]
I’ve been using the Unix command line since 1983 and like most software developers, the Terminal app is a permanent fixture in my Dock. Over the years I’ve learned a lot of things that make working in this environment more productive, but even old dogs like me are constantly learning new tricks. As much as […]