Mac & iPhone Programming and Training

Who's using Google+

2011-12-05T09:33:00.000-08:00

The "slippery slope" analysis is particularly interesting. Flowtown - Social Media Marketing Application

Slides from Mobile Development Conference

2011-11-10T21:52:00.000-08:00

I gave a 30 minutes talk at Mobile Development Conference recently. The slides of the talk is available at http://public.iwork.com/document/?a=p271988551&d=20111018_Info-Trek_talk_(1280x720).key

Wish Xcode 4 won't autoclear log each time an app is run?

2011-03-18T11:57:00.000-07:00

If you miss the Xcode 3 preference setting which empowers you to set if you prefer Xcode to automatically clear the log (each time an app runs) or retain log content from previous runs (since Xcode current session launched), I urge you to joint me in filing a radar at http://bugreport.apple.com with a reference to "Problem id: 9153445". More radars (on the same topic) help raise the visibility

2010-07-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

[Originally posted on my Facebook wall, reposted here with permissions, of course] A friend quipped that most Apple Mac & iPhone product owners are fanboys, which of course necessitated a vigorous defense. I remarked that we "fanboys" (and let's not forget "fangirls" too) express our dissatisfaction at Apple by directing our vitriol at Apple…in much the same way as if one has a disagreement with

Recover hard disk space when developing for iPhone OS 3.0

2009-05-09T04:19:00.000-07:00

If you've upgraded your iPhone or iPod Touch to iPhone OS 3.0 (and remember, you can't downgrade these devices back to OS 2.2.1 once you've upgraded), chances are you'll no longer use that mobile device and the Mac for iPhone OS 2.2.1 (or earlier) development.If this is true, then reclaim at least 277.7 MB of hard disk space (more if you have more than one software image). These software image

Twittering/Tweeting

2009-04-30T10:32:00.000-07:00

As some of you have noticed (and emailed me), I'm spending an inordinately more time on Twitter than Blogger, and I've committed the "cardinal sin" of not publishing my tweets here.To make amends, I've added a Twitter gadget here (with click-able URL no less) on the left "navigation column".Does this signal the end of my blog? Nope, I'll still post worthwhile articles to the blog. By worthwhile,

Missing iPhone Disk Image?

2009-01-29T14:24:00.000-08:00

If you'rean iPhone developer on the Mac, andyou've recently (inadvertently?) upgraded your iPhone or iPod Touch (using iTunes) to the latest iPhone OS 2.2.1you may find yourself unable to "Build and Go" apps from Xcode. Fortunately, Apple has released the latest iPhone SDK which when installed should resolve this issue.If the Organizer window in Xcode still lists your iPhone or iPod Touch device

Happy New Year to you

2008-12-31T02:16:00.000-08:00

As we draw closer to the end of 2008 (oh, what a year) and look forward to 2009, I'd like to wish you a Happy New Year. May 2009 be a great year filled with good health, prosperity, and joy for your loved ones and you!Thanks to you for your emails, IMs, Skypes, Tweets, and RSS subscription. Your encouragement and continuing support are most appreciated.

Before you download iPhone SDK for iPhone OS 2.2…

2008-11-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

…know that the Apple iPhone OS 2.2 documentation link will not work despite you pressing on the button.Update:The Subscribe button worked since Dec 27 and downloaded a 90+ MB work of documentation.Lastly, resist updating your iPhone or iPod Touch devices to 2.2 if you plan to test your apps on your devices as the 2.2 SDK doesn't include disk image for 2.2 and you'll end up with the error message

A funny ad you might enjoy

2008-10-10T16:11:00.000-07:00

As some of you are aware, I'm traveling in Europe for about 2 months.Turning on the TV, I saw a really creative and funny ad that I think you'll enjoy…

Humor in the face of disaster…

2008-09-24T02:15:00.001-07:00

…well, maybe not quite a disaster. For software developed for mass market (versus software developed for a specific client), it's inevitable that occasionally that bugs and exceptions creep in despite the best effort of programmers and QA team.So what does one do in such a situation? When an app misbehaves or does something the user doesn't expect, one way is to establish an easy way1) for the

Malaysia CocoaHeads (MYCocoaHeads) Sept Meet

2008-09-17T01:14:00.000-07:00

MYCocoaHeads will be meeting this month (Sept '08). This month's meet will be led by Jinny.Topics• Cocoa look-a-like Web Frameworks: Cappuccino & Objective-J and Sproutcore by Adrian Lo• Discussion about an event in Nov/Dec 2008• Bug-squashing and code help session :)Any last minute offers to present ANY topics, give me the heads up!Date: September 20Time: 3-5pm (as usual)Venue: Epicenter,

Ex-students: Please update your email contacts

2008-09-04T22:54:00.000-07:00

Hi, if you've attended any Mac Programming and Cocoa courses conducted by me in the past, please update your email contact to be informed of updates in the new portal currently being planned.This new portal will consist ofselected post-course challenge exercises from course, and their answerssource codes library contributed by the instructors and students. Usage and license information will be

AppKido has been updated for Xcode 3

2008-09-03T21:53:00.000-07:00

AppKido 0.981 has been released and for those who are impatient, here is the download link.With this release, the points raised by my earlier blog posts are no longer relevant.AppKido crashes with latest i(cool gadget) SDK on April 24, 2008Follow-up to AppKido and Xcode 3.1 b*** [1-5] on May 22, 2008

Authentic Korean food, attentive service for two at RM53!

2008-08-29T06:55:00.000-07:00

Great food is one of the joy of living. I've always sampled local food whenever I travel and Korean cuisine is definitely one of my favorites. Recently, while meandering around the new Solaris Mont' Kiara neighborhood, I stumbled upon a cosy new Korean restaurant which just opened up at 13 Jalan Solaris 4 called Twins Korea Restaurant. Here's an overview of the area showing how to get there from

MYCocoaHeads Sept 2008 Get-together

2008-08-20T22:58:00.000-07:00

Malaysia CocoaHeads will be holding its September 2008 on the 20th September at EpiCentre @Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. More information is available here.If you'd like to present or share updates on what you're working on, please let me know via email.

Any CocoaHeads in Netherlands, Belgium, France?

2008-08-20T22:47:00.000-07:00

I'm planning a business trip for Oct-Nov and I've some spare time which I'd like to use to meet any CocoaHeads group in Netherland (Den Haag, Amsterdam), Belgium (Brussels), and France (Paris). If you're aware of any upcoming CocoaHeads get-together at these places, kindly drop me a note with the coordinator's contact details.It'll be great to meet other Mac developer enthusiasts while I'm

Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) during Olympics

2008-08-11T22:27:00.000-07:00

Noticed this while reading the news today. Apparently a "blue screen of death" (BSOD) from a computer failure was projected onto the ceiling of the Beijing Bird Nest Olympic stadium.More photos at these links:GizmodoChinese bloggerAnother Chinese bloggerNo word of which OS caused this (share your speculation in the comments).

Erratum in Xcode 3 Unleashed book by Fritz Anderson

2008-08-06T09:53:00.000-07:00

The following is a public service announcement 8) since some of you may have purchased Fritz's new "Xcode 3 Unleashed" book. I've copied verbatim Fritz's email to the cocoadev mailing list below:I want you to be aware of an error in Chapter 8 (page 97) of my book, Xcode 3 Unleashed.This chapter covers setting up for version control with Subversion, and advises that the following be added to the

Readers with iPhones: I hear you

2008-07-10T16:38:00.000-07:00

Firstly, thanks to everyone who emailed. Yes, I too have noticed the increasing number of recurring unique visitors using Safari on iPhone to browse this site and…I'm going to set aside some time to enhance this blog to be iPhone-savvy. The current plan is to launch this on August 1.Again, much thanks for the encouraging emails.

[Solved] Xcode subscribed documentation downloads OK

2008-07-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

This is a follow-up to my blog posts (Download Xcode3 doc updates to your hard drive, Follow-up to Appkido and Xcode 3, and More on downloading Xcode3 documentation ) on Xcode 3.x's inability to subscribe or download documentation from Apple feeds.Though I initially suspected it was due to my environment (where development Macs are managed by OS X server), the bug was due to /var/folders, or to

July '08 MYCocoaHeads

2008-07-08T11:35:00.000-07:00

MYCocoaHeads will be meeting Saturday July 19th from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.Please note the scheduled start time of 7:30 pm. The highlights of the evening includeScripting and ScriptingBridge by Jinny Wonga presentation on developing for the Apple iPhone by Chris Hongsharing of the discount code (up to 35%) for purchasing books from Pearson and InformIT by Chris HongThere're a couple speaker slots

Blog joins Pearson and InformIT

2008-07-07T13:01:00.000-07:00

It's official. This blog has joined Pearson User Group program.InformIT is the online presence of the family of information technology publishers and brands of Pearson Education, the world's largest educational publisher. InformIT is home to the leading technology publishing imprints Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, ExamCram, IBM Press, Prentice Hall Professional, QUE, and Sams.As an

Mac courses at EpiCentre Kuala Lumpur

2008-07-07T12:27:00.000-07:00

Following a successful debut in May 2008, my training services company has partnered with EpiCentre @ Pavilion Kuala Lumpur to offer Mac-related training courses on weekends to cater for busy professionals and Mac enthusiasts.These instructor-led courses (ranging from 3 hours to 3 days, depending on subject) offer in-depth coverage of the content with hands-on approach. All students are

CocoaHeads Malaysia meetup June 21 4:30 PM

2008-06-20T00:20:00.000-07:00

Before I forget, CocoaHeads Malaysia (aka MYCocoaHeads) will be meeting at EpiCentre, 4th Floor, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM this Saturday June 21, 2008.