07May2013

Missing Files in xCode 4.6.2 with Project Held in git Repo

  • By Alex Lindblad
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Today I had a unique xCode scenario crop up that caused multiple files in my project to appear as missing (red in the project file list).  First, the scenario…the project is held in a git repo and development is done using a modified git-flow technique.  As such we are often merging feature branches in to
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07May2013

Careful with those paths in XCode

  • By fsstudio
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Are you getting a clang error that you can’t track down?  ”What the heck is ‘clang: error: ‘-I-’ not supported, please use -iquote instead‘!?!”  Oh compiler gods please help this poor soul.  Well hopefully you haven’t burned a day trying to solve this by tracking down project includes, compiler versions, and lord knows what else.
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29Feb2012

Paper Airplane Guy Breaks the World’s Record!!!

  • By timwnitram
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We are SO extremely proud of John Collins, aka “The Paper Airplane Guy”, on his latest victory of breaking the Guinness World’s Record for longest paper airplane flight at 226 feet, 10 inches.  This blasts past the old record of 207 feet 4 inches.  John has been working hard at perfecting the plane and finding the right
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26Aug2011

More iOS Developer Resources

  • By timwnitram
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When I get off my lazy butt, I’ll add these to the resources page, but for now here are a list of great resources courtesy of http://www.vfr.org/ Blogs/Websites Cocoa with Love iDev Recipes Cocoanetics [iOS developer:tips]; Icons/Graphics Glyphish Icons Etc. WebTreats Etc. Icon Archive OpenClipArt PSD Graphics Code/Libraries Google Data APIs Objective-C Client Library SDURLCache
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12Jul2011

Paper Airplane Guy’s Video Instruction iPhone App Launched!

  • By timwnitram
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We’re super excited! We’ve poured a lot of love, sweat, and tears into this new release. We really wanted to make it look beautiful and I think we pulled it off. This is a major overhaul of our wildly popular Paper Airplane Guy’s Starter Kit. We’ve changed the tutorials to high quality videos and added
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30Jun2011

XCode 4.2 Beta means Beta! Having Trouble Archiving to an ipa?

  • By timwnitram
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Just a quick entry to remind people that XCode 4.2 is a beta product and consequently there are certain behaviors that aren’t supported, including creating an ipa file archive. When you attempt to create the .ipa, you will get a “file or directory not found” error.
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14Jun2011

Branching Model That Helps Manage Your Code Using Git

  • By fsstudio
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We have an ongoing conversation about the best way to manage our code-base and repository in Git and have found the best solution is by using this branching structure: http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/   ‘develop’ should always be in a compiling/working state, containing the most current completed features ‘master’ should contain only releases (e.g. build from here for
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07Jun2011

iCloud vs Google or Apple Against the Prevailing Winds of Web Apps

  • By timwnitram
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So here’s a story of marketing might versus a prevailing trend. Apple is bucking against the trend to move everything to the cloud and I mean everything. Popular cloud implementation moves not just data to the cloud but also functionality. From Google docs for authoring to Pandora for music consumption. You don’t just put stuff
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18May2011

Wireless Connection Speed Drop-off on Macbook Pro

  • By timwnitram
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This is just a short post based on my anecdotal experience with the wireless connection strength with my Macbook Pro 17″. The connection strength drops off dramatically if you have the display lid closed vs open. This is especially apparent if you are at an extended range from your wireless router. I experienced drop-offs equivalent
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