String enums in Objective-C

Sooo a lot of programmers think enumeration items cannot be strings, and they are right, BUT, there is a BUT. You have to understand that C strings that are made out of 4… Read More →

The REAL location of the CIFilter in OS X Mountain Lion (Development)

So you are trying to use CIFilter for the first time and the documentation tells you that this class sits in the following location? Library/Frameworks/CoreImage.framework The documentation is LYING its ass off to… Read More →

xcrun is an absolute mess

So I just ran this command: xcrun -sdk iphoneos –run PackageApplication -v “build/Release-iphoneos/testing.app” -o “/users/vandadnp/Desktop/” -s “iPhone Distribution: Pixolity Ltd.” –embed “/Users/vandadnp/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/Pixolity_Wildcard_Ad_Hoc.mobileprovision” To sign a simple app and package it into an… Read More →

Building and Running Python Scripts with Xcode 4.x

So you have installed Python and you want to use Xcode to write and run your Python scripts… is that correct? Ok then, follow these steps to create a simple project and run… Read More →

Screen Resolution SmackDown – 2012 Retina MacBook Pro and 2009 MacBook Pro

Here is the SmackDown between the 2012 Retina MacBook Pro and the 2009 MacBook Pro’s screens: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) Login Screen   iTunes 1   iTunes 2… Read More →

Size Comparison Between Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) vs MacBook Pro (Mid 2009)

I put together a few photos that I’ve taken of my two MacBook Pro machines that I have. Left hand side: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro Right hand side: Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012).… Read More →

Find cpp, c++, clang++ and clang in Xcode 4.3.x and Higher

  So you have some scripts that use “cpp”, “c++” or “clang” and etc but you cannot find them in your path? Not to worry, read on… With OS X Lion and sandboxing,… Read More →

Installing Git on Mac OS X

If you want to install Git on your OS X Lion, whether you have Xcode or not, you can head to: http://git-scm.com/download There choose your platform and the install process will start automatically.… Read More →

Spell checking in iOS 6

It seems like Apple has finally disabled spell checking by default in iOS 6. That can be good and bad. Most iOS apps have not mentioned in their code that they require spell… Read More →

15″ Retina MacBook Pro 2012 – Some Photos

So I finally got my 15″ Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012). The specs are: 2.7GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM 512GB Flash Storage The first thing you will notice in… Read More →