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 →

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 →

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 →

Git from command-line after installing Xcode on OS X Lion

Xcode 4.3.x or newer comes with Git but the problem is when you install Xcode on your machine (OS X Lion or newer), Git’s path won’t be added to the user path which… Read More →

Verify the transactionReceipt of SKPaymentTransaction

The transactionReceipt property of the SKPaymentTransaction class in StoreKit framework in iOS SDK is of type NSData and Apple isn’t very eager to tell us what it contains and what format of data it… Read More →

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 →

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 →