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Why I’m sticking with GoDaddy… for now.

Yesterday I was all ready to start switching my domains from GoDaddy. I was reading articles about how to do it and wondering how hard it was to migrate a WordPress blog. I got to work and started running WHOIS … Continue reading

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RBAdView a simple drop in iAD implementation

It’s pretty easy to add iAds to your iPhone app. The simplest thing you can do is drop an AdBannerView onto your interface in Interface Builder. That is the bare minimum you need to get them working. The problem with … Continue reading

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Where does my blog traffic come from?

It’s been a little over a year since I started this blog and I wanted to look back and see how the blog is doing. I thought it would be interesting to show my most successful posts and explain how … Continue reading

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Afternoon Apps 2: Scrumbled

A few weeks ago I made an app called Descrumbled for cheating at Boggle. I wanted to see if I could build an app in a single afternoon. I built it and released it in one day. The next weekend, … Continue reading

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Taking control of the volume buttons on iOS, like Camera+

Camera+ just got VolumeSnap back in their app. If you don’t know the story, Camera+ used the volume button on the iPhone to snap a picture. Apple rejected their app and kept them out of the store for three months … Continue reading

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Making your iPhone app look great on an iPad

Running an iPhone app on an iPad isn’t the best experience. It doesn’t use the iPad keyboard and everything looks very pixelated. Ideally, you would build an iPad version of your app, but that’s not always worthwhile. The iPad is … Continue reading

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Building a static library that works on the iPhone and the simulator

Apple’s iPhone simulator runs really smooth and fast. This is because they aren’t emulating the ARM code on your Mac, they’re actually building x86 binaries that will run in the simulator. Because of this, code written for the iPhone needs … Continue reading

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How to change the color of UIBarButtonItem on iOS 5

My most popular blog post is how to change the color of a UIBarButtonItem. It’s something that lots of people want to do, but it involved some pretty weird hacks to get it working. Now that iOS 5 is out, … Continue reading

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How to send text messages using the Twilio API on Mac OS X and iPhone

You may never have heard of Twilio, but odds are good that you use a product powered by their software. Twilio lets you send text messages and make phone calls using their API. They take care of all the details … Continue reading

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Introducing: HappyCampfire, a Campfire framework for OS X and iOS

One of my favorite tools that I use at work is Campfire. If you haven’t heard of Campfire, it’s a group chat web app built by 37 signals. It’s very easy to use and has some fun features. One day … Continue reading

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