Category Archives: iPhone

Plug-And-Play OpenAL / AVFoundation Sound Engine For iPhone Apps

Posted on 2010 02 25 by Jason Job

I recently found a great sound engine for iPhone applications that is pretty much plug-and-play. This sound engine was written by Alex Restrepo under a creative commons attribution-share alike licence, so you are free to use it so long as … Continue reading →

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Xcode Script For Creating Properties From Instance Variables For UIViewController

Posted on 2010 02 24 by Jason Job

One of my favourite blogs on the net is Matt Gallagher’s Cocoa with Love. Today I was investigating ways to speed up my workflow in Xcode and I found a great mixed Perl and AppleScript script already written by Matt a … Continue reading →

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c74: iPhone/iPod Touch Max 5 External

Posted on 2010 02 12 by Jason Job

Just downloaded a new app that allows you to create custom Max 5 interfaces on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  This looks to me like a great creative tool and the best touch software option on a mobile platform for users … Continue reading →

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When To Use self.myObject Instead Of myObject In iPhone Programming

Posted on 2010 01 25 by Jason Job

I have seen a lot of confusion on the topic of when and why to reference an object using self.myObject versus just plain myObject. It took me a while to understand this myself, and please, if I am mistaken in … Continue reading →

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iPhone Camera Overlay App With Custom Button Example

Posted on 2009 12 10 by Jason Job

There seems to be a lot of interest recently in making apps that use a camera view with an overlay for augmented reality or what some might call pseudo-augmented reality applications (because often these apps just layer an image or … Continue reading →

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iWasHere iPhone App Free For A Limited Time

Posted on 2009 08 26 by Jason Job

I have made my iPhone app iWasHere free for a limited time to encourage more users to start creating networks with their friends. Augment your reality with iWasHere! iWasHere is a geo-locational social networking message board. iWasHere allows you to … Continue reading →

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Retrieving JSON Data In iPhone Apps

Posted on 2009 08 14 by Jason Job

As described at www.json.org, JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse and generate. The JSON format is one of two things; a list … Continue reading →

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iWasHere Now Available On The App Store

Posted on 2009 08 13 by Jason Job

Augment your reality with iWasHere! After a long wait my geo-locational social networking message board iPhone app iWasHere is finally available for purchase on the App Store. iWasHere is a geo-locational social networking message board. iWasHere allows you to create … Continue reading →

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PachubeMon Now Available On The App Store

Posted on 2009 08 07 by Jason Job

I am happy to announce that my Pachube feed organizer/viewer application PachubeMon is now available as a free download on the App Store. It was also announced on the Pachube blog on Monday. Pachube is a web service available at pachube.com … Continue reading →

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How To Test For An Internet Connection On The iPhone

Posted on 2009 07 23 by Jason Job

If you write an app that uses the internet then the Apple Human Interface Guidelines require that you check for a WiFi or Wireless Wide Area Network (cellular) connection and let the user know if they are not available. One … Continue reading →

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