Tag Archives: iPhone SDK

Afternoon Apps: Captionator

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Randall

A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine showed me the app I’d Cap That. After making some hilarious pictures, and after a few drinks, I made the claim that I could probably clone the app in a couple of … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Apps: Descrumbled

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Randall

At events like Startup Weekend, you try to build an idea in a weekend. I wanted to see if I could do something even faster. So I bring you Afternoon Apps, where I build an app in a single afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Making your iPhone app look great on an iPad

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Randall

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

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Randall

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

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Randall

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 launch your Mac/iOS app with a custom URL

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Randall

One interesting feature of iOS and Mac apps is the ability for them to be launched by a custom URL. What this means is that you can set up your app to respond to different links in different ways. Clicking … Continue reading →

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What I learned from working with my first client

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Randall

A few months ago I was contacted by a friend of a friend on Facebook who owns a local creative marketing agency. He knew I had made the Thoughtback iPhone app and was wondering if I’d be interested in doing … Continue reading →

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How to change the color of a UIBarButtonItem

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Randall

EDIT: There is a new way to do this in iOS 5 that is much easier and nicer. If you want to support iOS 4, keep reading. A UIBarButtonItem is an item that goes on a UIToolbar or a UINavigationBar. … Continue reading →

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Simple imgur iPhone Uploader

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Randall

Recently I’ve been toying with the idea of adding image uploading to Thoughtback. One easy way to do that is to use another image host and just post a link in the thought. I decided to try out imgur because … Continue reading →

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How to use a high res application icon on the iPhone 4

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Randall

One of the iPhone 4’s coolest feature is the retina display. It is just so much more clear and crisp than any other screen I’ve ever seen. The clarity of the screen makes it extra important for you to use … Continue reading →

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