Apple-BUDDY

Steve Jobs tribute by Apple

2012-10-05T16:26:00.001-07:00

iPhone 5 Teardown

2012-09-21T05:33:00.001-07:00

The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Expanded Electronic Edition: Essentials and Advanced Recipes for iOS Programmers

2012-05-13T16:52:00.002-07:00

This title contains the standard edition of The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook PLUS nine additional chapters on advance content. If you already have the eBook edition of The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, you can purchase The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook: The Additional Recipes (ISBN: 9780133028393), which only contains the extra chapters, at a low cost.

In this expanded ebook, best-selling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised her best-selling book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, APIs, and frameworks, the latest version of Objective-C, and Apple’s breakthrough Xcode 4 toolset. The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Expanded Electronic Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn't just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development. Her tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures, and touch to networking and security. This expanded ebook edition adds chapters on documents and data sharing; the Address Book; iCloud; Core Location and MapKit; Audio, Video, and MediaKit; Push Notifications; Accessibility; In-app purchasing with StoreKit; and GameKit. Whatever your iOS development experience, it will give you all the expert answers and reliable code you’ll need to jumpstart any iOS 5 project!

The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Core Concepts and Essential Recipes for iOS Programmers

2012-05-13T16:50:00.003-07:00

***This is the updated and corrected edition ofThe iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook.***

The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition

Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C 2.0’s ARC, LLVM, and more!

In this book, bestselling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised this book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, the latest version of Objective-C, and the Xcode 4 development tools.

The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn’t just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development.

Sadun’s tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures and touch, to networking and security. Every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes:

Mastering the iOS 5 SDK, Objective-C essentials, and the iOS development lifecycle
Designing and customizing interfaces with Interface Builder and Objective-C
Organizing apps with view controllers, views, and animations featuring the latest Page View controllers and custom containers
Making the most of touch and gestures—including custom gesture recognizers
Building and using controls from the ground up
Working with Core Image and Core Text
Implementing fully featured Table View edits, reordering, and custom cells
Creating managed database stores; then adding, deleting, querying, and displaying data
Alerting users with dialogs, progress bars, local and push notifications, popovers, and pings
Requesting and using feedback
Connecting to networks and services, handling authentication, and managing downloads
Deploying apps to devices, testers, and the App Store

About the Author

Erica Sadun is the bestselling author, coauthor, and contributor to several dozen books on programming, digital video and photography, and other technology topics. Sadun has authored dozens of iPhone-native applications, offers rapid-prototype consulting, and has blogged for many sites including Ars Technica, O’Reilly, and LifeHacker. She currently blogs regularly for TUAW. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

Learning iOS Programming: From Xcode to App Store

2012-04-05T16:42:00.000-07:00

If you use Linux every day, this popular pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job companion. The second edition has expanded from Fedora-only coverage to distro-neutral, with practical information on a wider range of commands requested by readers.

For novices who need to get up to speed, and experienced users who want a concise and functional reference, Linux Pocket Guide provides answers you can look up quickly. The book also provides an organized learning path for Linux use, including the most useful commands and options grouped by functionality.

Selected topics include:

The filesystem and shell
File creation and editing
Text manipulation and pipelines
Backups and remote storage
Viewing and controlling processes
User account management
Becoming the superuser
Network connections
Audio and video
Installing software
Programming with shell scripts

About the Author

Alasdair Allan is a senior research fellow in Astronomy at the University of Exeter, where he is building an autonomous, distributed peer-to-peer network of telescopes that reactively schedule observations of time-critical events. He also runs a small technology consulting business writing bespoke software and building open hardware, and is currently developing a series of iPhone applications to monitor and manage cloud-based services and distributed sensor networks.

Programming iOS 5: Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Development

2012-04-01T17:30:00.000-07:00

Get a solid grounding in the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With this revised and expanded edition, you’ll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 5 and Xcode 4.3 in a rigorous, orderly fashion—ideal whether you’re approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills.

Many discussions have been expanded or improved. All code examples have been revised, and many new code examples have been added.

The new memory management system—ARC—is thoroughly explained and all code examples have been revised to use it.
New Objective-C features, such as declaration of instance variables in the class’s implementation section, are described and incorporated into the revised example code.
Discussion of how an app launches, and all code examples, are revised for project templates from Xcode 4.2 and later.
Other new Xcode features, including the Simulator’s Debug menu, are covered, with screen shots based on Xcode 4.2 and later.
The discussion of Instruments is expanded, with screen shots—by popular request!
Storyboards are explained and discussed.
The explanation of view controllers is completely rewritten to include iOS 5 features, such as custom parent view controllers and UIPageViewController.
The Controls chapter now includes iOS 5 interface customizability and the appearance proxy.
New features of interface classes are discussed, including tiling and animated images, new table view features, new alert view styles.
Coverage of frameworks such as Core Motion and AV Foundation is greatly expanded. New iOS 5 classes and frameworks are also discussed, including Core Image and UIDocument (and iCloud support).
Important iOS 5 changes that can break existing code are explicitly called out in the text and listed in the index.

iPad 3 Teardown Review

2012-03-19T08:47:00.000-07:00

Publishing with iBooks Author

2012-03-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

iBooks Author is the first tool of its kind. Never before have publishers, authors, and content creators had a tool for making dynamic, interactive ebooks in a WYSIWYG environment. This book is intended to get you up and writing in iBooks Author. You’ll learn what to expect from this new tool and what its strengths and limitations are. You’ll see how you can create beautifully designed pages and how you can bring those designs to life with interactive content in ways that, before now, were only possible in a web browser on the Internet. You’ll also find out how to navigate the occasionally tricky terrain of Apple’s ecosystem so that you can get your book published to the iBookstore.

"The New iPad" (iPad 3) Offical Introduction Video

2012-03-07T12:43:00.001-08:00

iPod touch Made Simple, iOS 5 Edition

2012-03-05T14:10:00.001-08:00

The new iOS 5-driven iPod touch devices are much more than just music. These have all the features of a PDA—including email, calendar, Google Maps, the App Store, and even phone capabilities—as well as the ability to watch movies and play your favorite games, all packed into Apple’s sleek design.

With iPod touch Made Simple, iOS 5 Edition, you'll learn how to take advantage of all these features and more, now available using the new iOS 5. Packed with over 1,000 visuals and screenshots, this book will help you master all the functions of the iPod touch devices that run iOS 5 and teach you time-saving techniques and tips along the way.

Written by two successful smartphone trainers and authors, this is the go-to guide for the iPod touch!

What you’ll learn

Support for both Windows and Mac users
Sync and manage all your music on the iPod touch or your computer
Find the best App Store applications and games
Save time with copy/paste & Spotlight search
Play music, videos, TV shows, and podcasts
Sync playlists, videos, contacts, calendar, and notes
Fast email, phone, calendar, and browser tips
Use Google Maps to find just about anything!
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi network setup & security
All the best tips and tricks for the touch screen

Who this book is for

This book is for those new to the iPod touch or the iPod touch devices running the new and latest iOS 5 and even for seasoned users who want to learn new tips and techniques.

Getting Started with iPod touch
Typing Tips, Copy/Paste, and Search
Sync Your iPod touch with iTunes
Other Sync Methods
Wi-Fi Connectivity
Organize Your iPod touch Icons and Folders
Personalize and Secure Your iPod touch
Multitasking and Voice Control
Playing Music
Viewing Videos, TV Shows, and More
iBooks and E-Books
Surfing the Web with Safari
FaceTime Video Messaging and Skype
Email on Your iPod touch
Working with Contacts
Your Calendar
iPod touch Photography
Recording and Editing Videos
iTunes on Your iPod touch
The Amazing App Store
Games and Fun
Social Networking
Eliminate Your Paper Notes
Bluetooth on the iPod touch
Utilities: Clock, Calculator, and Weather
New Media: Reading Newspapers, Magazines, and More
Find Your Way with Maps
Troubleshooting Your iPod touch
Your iTunes User Guide

iOS 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

2012-03-01T07:57:00.000-08:00

iOS 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is your guide to developing solutions on iPad, iPhone, and other iOS 5 devices and platforms. This book provides in-depth code samples and discussions for scenarios that developers face every day. You'll find numerous examples of real-world cases that will enable you to build fully functional applications quickly and efficiently.

The recipes included in this book are wide in scope, and have been geared toward the professional developer. You'll find clear and concise code samples accompanying each recipe, and will be presented with cutting-edge solutions that bring forth the best that the iOS 5 SDK has to offer. The recipes include:

Working with Interface Builder in the latest version of Xcode
Building applications that incorporate animation and multimedia
Building location-aware apps
Understanding best practices for application design and development

You'll find iOS 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach to be an indispensable reference for all of your iOS development.

What you’ll learn

How to make your apps truly stand out with brilliant animations and multimedia
How to enhance your game apps with GameCenter
How to develop powerful apps with the latest Xcode
How to extend your apps with TableView, UIView, and core graphics

Who this book is for

This book is intended for developers familiar with the Objective-C programming language and with an interest in developing apps for the iPhone and iPad. While a basic knowledge of Objective-C is expected, developers at all levels of app development will benefit from this book.

Xcode Tips and Tricks
Working with Interface Builder in Xcode
Multimedia Recipes
Camera Recipes
TableView Recipes
Core Graphic Recipes
UIView Animation Recipes
Calendar Recipes
Data Storage Recipes
Core Data Recipes
Notification Recipes
iAd Recipes
Location and Mapping Recipes
GameCenter Recipes
App Design Guidelines
Game Kit Recipes

About the Author

A bio is not available for this author.

Colin Francis is an iOS developer from Gaithersburg, Maryland. After studying C++ and Java, he trained himself in iOS development and worked with Shawn Grimes of Shawnsbits, LLC in Baltimore. Now he lives in Miami, developing iOS apps independently with a focus on utilities and audio-focused software applications. He also works as an audio designer and sound technician, with experience on productions in both Miami and Washington, D.C.

iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners, iOS 5 Edition

2012-02-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple’s online marketplace for iPhone applications. Over 1 billion apps were downloaded during the nine months following the launch of the App Store, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next bestselling iPhone app—presumably, that’s why you’re reading this now! And with the popularity of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow.

So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don’t you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C and Cocoa touch ? The answer is that you don’t need to know any of those things! Anybody can start building simple apps for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how.

This update of an Apress bestseller walks you through creating your first app, using plain English and practical examples using the iOS 5 software development platform and more. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad application development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.

Teaches iPhone and iPad apps development in language anyone can understand
Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, using iOS 5
Offers videos that enable you to follow along with the author—it’s like your own private classroom

What you’ll learn

Get both yourself and your computer set up for iPhone and iPad application development
Start by making small changes to existing applications to build your knowledge and experience before creating your own applications
Follow steps in plain English to build simple apps and get them working immediately
Style your application so that it looks good and users can easily navigate through it
Make use of the iPhone’s touch screen and accelerometer
Use shortcuts and cheat sheets to create apps the easy way

Who this book is for

If you have a great idea for an iPhone or iPad app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don’t need to have any previous computer programming skills—as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, you’ll be fine.

Before We Get Started
Blast-Off!
4 Critical Programs
Underneath the Hood
Buttons & Labels with Multiple Graphics
Switches
Storyboards
Debugging
MapKit

About the Author

Rory Lewis is assistant professor of computer science at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He is often mistaken for a hippie, wearing Dead-head shirts and walking aimlessly around the campus. He is often described as the guy in the office where students are always lined up outside. He is often heralded as the dude that will explain your math and computer code, even when he first checks and sees you’ve done 800 tweets and 2,700 Facebook comments while you should have been in class! He is described by his adult daughters as a dad that was once a successful microprocessor litigation lawyer in Palo Alto, but couldn’t resist his dorkiness and went back to school to become a doctor of geekdom!

Introducing OS X Mountain Lion

2012-02-18T06:13:00.000-08:00

Apple - Introducing OS X Mountain Lion

Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion! 10.8
Coming this summer. Get a sneak peek. With all-new features inspired by iPad, the Mac just keeps getting better and better.

Beginning iOS Application Development with HTML and JavaScript

2012-02-15T03:36:00.001-08:00

Web developers with HTML/JS skills will quickly learn to apply them to the iPhone/iPad platform

Beginning to intermediate web developers who want to apply their existing HTML/CSS/JS/Ajax skills to the wildly popular iPhone/iPad OS will love this book. In the highly successful Wrox Beginning format, it enables developers who know these core technologies to use what they already know and get up to speed quickly. It introduces iOS development with web technologies, explains how to enable and optimize web sites for the iPhone and iPad, explores user interface design, then moves into animation, special effects, building with web frameworks, and much more.

Teaches you to apply your knowledge of HMTL, JavaScript, and related web technologies to the iOS platform and create apps for the iPad and iPhone
Explains how to enable and optimize web sites for the mobile screen, design an effective iPad and iPhone UI, and apply CSS
Covers building in interactivity, animation, and special effects, programming the canvas, offline, apps, bandwidth performance and optimization, and web frameworks
Shows you how to package your app inside a native iOS wrapper (no programming required) so you can submit your apps to the App Store

Developers who already know HTML and JavaScript can get up to speed on iOS app development more quickly with the help of this Wrox guide.

The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition

2012-02-03T13:31:00.001-08:00

The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition

Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C 2.0’s ARC, LLVM, and more!

In this book, bestselling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised this book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, the latest version of Objective-C, and the Xcode 4 development tools.

The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn’t just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development.

Sadun’s tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures and touch, to networking and security. Every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes:

Mastering the iOS 5 SDK, Objective-C essentials, and the iOS development lifecycle
Designing and customizing interfaces with Interface Builder and Objective-C
Organizing apps with view controllers, views, and animations featuring the latest Page View controllers and custom containers
Making the most of touch and gestures—including custom gesture recognizers
Building and using controls from the ground up
Working with Core Image and Core Text
Implementing fully featured Table View edits, reordering, and custom cells
Creating managed database stores; then adding, deleting, querying, and displaying data
Alerting users with dialogs, progress bars, local and push notifications, popovers, and pings
Requesting and using feedback
Connecting to networks and services, handling authentication, and managing downloads
Deploying apps to devices, testers, and the App Store

About the Author

A statue of Steve Jobs at the Graphisoft Park

2011-12-27T03:21:00.000-08:00

A statue of the late co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, at the Graphisoft Park

December 21, 2011. A statue of the late co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, at the Graphisoft Park in the third district of Budapest, after the inaugurating ceremony organized by a Hungarian Graphisopt SE for the Apple's legendary founder. The almost two-metre-high (6.5-foot) bronze statue by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth depicts Jobs with his trademark turtleneck jumper, jeans, sneakers and round glasses. It was erected in a science park that hosts several IT companies, including Graphisoft, which Apple has supported since 1984 when Jobs saw it at the annual CEBIT expo in Hannover, Germany, according to the Hungarian company.

Thomas Suarez - iPhone Application Developer. . .and 6th Grader

2011-11-12T06:42:00.000-08:00

Thomas Suarez is a 6th grade student at a middle school in the South Bay. Tom been fascinated by computers and technology since before kindergarten. Recently, he's been focused on the development of applications for the iPhone, and has established his own company, CarrotCorp. His most successful ap is one he terms "an anti-Justin-Bieber game" called "Bustin Jieber". "It's is a variation on the Whac-a-Mole theme," he explains.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxManhattanBeach, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxManhattanBeach event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

Box.net now offer FREE 50 GB lifetime account for r iPhone or iPad users!

2011-11-07T02:45:00.000-08:00

Size matters: Get a FREE 50 GB lifetime account for file storage and sharing through Dec. 2, 2011. To get your automatic upgrade, download the Box app on your iPhone or iPad and register or sign in to your account - it's that easy. Box provides simple, secure sharing from anywhere – letting you easily store files online, send big files fast, access content on-the-go, and collaborate with others.

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iPad2 Halloween Costume- Gaping hole in torso

2011-11-02T02:30:00.000-07:00

Apple - Introducing iOS 5

2011-10-13T14:24:00.000-07:00

Get a closer look at a few of the over 200 features that make iOS 5 the best update yet for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Steve Jobs

2011-09-16T02:33:00.000-07:00

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS.

Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.

Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.

Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.

About the Author

Walter Isaacson, the CEO of the Aspen Institute, has been chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and of Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughter.

Apple-BUDDY

Steve Jobs tribute by Apple

iPhone 5 Teardown

The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Expanded Electronic Edition: Essentials and Advanced Recipes for iOS Programmers

The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Core Concepts and Essential Recipes for iOS Programmers

About the Author

Learning iOS Programming: From Xcode to App Store

About the Author

Programming iOS 5: Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Development

iPad 3 Teardown Review

Publishing with iBooks Author

"The New iPad" (iPad 3) Offical Introduction Video

iPod touch Made Simple, iOS 5 Edition

What you’ll learn

Who this book is for

Table of Contents

iOS 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

What you’ll learn

Who this book is for

Table of Contents

About the Author

iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners, iOS 5 Edition

What you’ll learn

Who this book is for

Table of Contents

About the Author

Introducing OS X Mountain Lion

Beginning iOS Application Development with HTML and JavaScript

The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition

About the Author

A statue of Steve Jobs at the Graphisoft Park

Thomas Suarez - iPhone Application Developer. . .and 6th Grader

Box.net now offer FREE 50 GB lifetime account for r iPhone or iPad users!

iPad2 Halloween Costume- Gaping hole in torso

Apple - Introducing iOS 5

Steve Jobs

About the Author