Month: January 2012

Unit Testing with Xcode Course from iDeveloperTV and Graham Lee [#iosdev #cocoadev #macdev #tdd]

In a much needed area of training for Xcode/Mac/iOS developers, iDeveloperTV and Graham Lee have put together a modestly-priced course on Unit Testing and TDD. Unit Testing with Xcode In this course Scotty and Graham Lee help you to not only understand the mechanics of unit testing in Xcode but also show you how you …

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Objective-C Static Variables: Thanks, Apple Docs! [#iosdev #xcode]

I was looking for a very straightforward and concise definition of static variables and how they can be used in Objective-C, since I had already been using them, but only considering their usage in the context of how they are used in other languages (like C# and Java) without really thinking about their purpose and …

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Good News! Apple’s Results and Developers – David Smith [@_DavidSmith #iosdev #apple]

Apple’s Results and Developers – David Smith Yesterday Apple announced their financial results for the fiscal quarter running from October to December, 2012. The short version is that they shocked the world with record breaking revenue, profits and volume. That is all well and good for Apple, but I thought it would be interesting to …

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More from @fraserspeirs: Apple’s announcements further iPad revolution in education [@macworld #ipad #iosdev]

Good editorial article from Fraser Speirs regarding Apple’s recently announced products and tools for education, and, most importantly, the iPad. Apple’s announcements further iPad revolution in education | Macworld The iPad has begun a quiet revolution in education. All over the world, schools are putting ambitious plans in place to adopt Apple’s tablet at large …

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Top Minimalist Website Designs – Trends and Examples – Design Festival

I haven’t been writing a bunch of topics lately about web design but this one caught my eye: Top Minimalist Website Designs: Trends and Examples » Color, Layout » Design Festival When you think of minimalism, you may conjure up images of black and white color schemes, overly-??simple layouts, maybe a splash of color here and …

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An Important Time for Design | A List Apart [#design #ux #iosdev #ixd]

Great article on the importance of design at this point in time, showing just how crucial a design focus is to succeed. A List Apart: Articles: An Important Time for Design Design is on a roll. Client services are experiencing a major uptick in demand, seasoned design professionals are abandoning client work in favor of …

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iBooks 2 hands-on: Apple’s reinvented textbook (from The Verge) [#apple #education #ibooks2 #ipad]

iBooks 2 hands-on: Apple’s reinvented textbook | The Verge As for Life on Earth itself, it runs extremely well even on the original iPad we tested it on. Movies load quickly, page turns are smooth, and embedded animations work without a hitch. Images are particularly engaging, as most go full-screen with a tap, and also …

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Apple Unveils All-New iTunes U App for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch (Press Release) [#apple #education]

Apple – Press Info – Apple Unveils All-New iTunes U App for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch NEW YORK—January 19, 2012—Apple® today announced an all-new iTunes® U app, giving educators and students everything they need on their iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® to teach and take entire courses. The all-new iTunes U app lets teachers …

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Apple Reinvents Textbooks with iBooks 2 for iPad (Press Release) [#apple #education]

Apple – Press Info – Apple Reinvents Textbooks with iBooks 2 for iPad NEW YORK—January 19, 2012—Apple® today announced iBooks® 2 for iPad®, featuring iBooks textbooks, an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. iBooks textbooks offer iPad users gorgeous, fullscreen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and …

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