Xcode 4.3.1 cannot attach to iOS Simulator (SOLVED)

So I downloaded Xcode 4.3.1 with the latest iOS SDK from the App Store and I’m not impressed at all. While Xcode 4.3.1 can run my old iOS apps in iOS Simulator without… Read More →

Xcode in OS X Lion Has Issues with SVN

So I got Xcode set up on my OS X Lion. The issue that I have with it is that I cannot use SVN repositories that I used to be able to access… Read More →

Apple’s Survey website is shockingly old

So I took a laptop to an Apple Store to have its battery replaced. The service was great and 2 days after that, they emailed me a link to rate my experience. At… Read More →

Git Repositories for 4 of My Books

I have set up 4 GitHub repositories for my four books: iOS 4 Programming Cookbook Repo: git@github.com:vandadnp/iOS-4-Programming-Cookbook.git Web: https://github.com/vandadnp/iOS-4-Programming-Cookbook Concurrent Programming in Mac OS X and iOS Repo: git@github.com:vandadnp/Concurrent-Programming-in-Mac-OS-X-and-iOS.git Web: https://github.com/vandadnp/Concurrent-Programming-in-Mac-OS-X-and-iOS Writing Game… Read More →

Xcode 4 Refactoring Features – Part 1

In this video, you will learn about Rename, Extract, Create Superclass, and Move Up refactoring facilities in Xcode 4, Apple’s latest and greatest development environment for iOS and Mac OS X. If you… Read More →

Incorporating UITableView in your iOS Apps (Video, Part 1)

In this video, you will learn (in 5 minutes) how to incorporate a Table View into your iOS app. You will learn how to create a Table View using Interface Builder in Xcode… Read More →

Animations in iOS Using Block Objects (Video, Part 2)

After learning simple block object animations in iOS in the previous video, you will now learn how to use more complicated block based animations that take advantage of “completion” block objects to notify… Read More →

Animations in iOS Using Block Objects (Video, Part 1)

In this video, you will learn how to use the new block-based animations in the UIView class in iOS to create animations in your iOS apps. To learn more about graphics and animation… Read More →

Recover iPad GarageBand’s Demo Song (Curtain Call)

So you accidentally deleted or modified the demo song (Curtain Call) that comes with your iPad’s garage band… no need to worry. To recover this song, simply go to Settings on your iPad,… Read More →

Graphics and Animation on iOS (Book, is out)

My new book, Graphics and Animation on iOS, is out. Check it out: On O’Reilly On Amazon (US) On Amazon (UK)