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Is Eclipse running too slow on OSX SL?

2010-08-27T17:23:00.006+09:00

Is Eclipse running too slow on your OSX Snow Leopard?JDK(1.6) on OSX 10.6 is for 64bit-only,but when something's wrong with it,Eclipse runs in 32bit mode, resulting the slow running of itself.Then, what's that wrong, and how to fix it?(Look at this link)----1. Right click on the executable file of Eclipse in the Finder,2. Select 'Show package contents',3. Go in to the Contents - MacOS directory,4

How to keep two icon files for iPhone/iPad universal binary

2010-05-10T11:30:00.004+09:00

iPhone's icon file needs to be 57 x 57 pixels wide, and iPad's 72 x 72.Add both of them in the project, and add following lines in your Info.plist file:<key>CFBundleIconFiles</key><array> <string>Icon.png</string> <string>Icon-iPad.png</string></array>Then your application will choose right one automatically, according to the files' resolutions.

How to convert Cocos2D project for iPad

2010-04-23T21:37:00.010+09:00

1. Create a Cocos2D project from template.Then there will be no selectable iPad simulators/devices yet.2. Select [Target],3. Select 'Upgrade Current Target for iPad',4. And select one:5. Finished.You can now select iPad simulators and devices.6. This is the 'Hello World' Cocos2D project run on the iPad simulator:

How to install .apk file from sdcard in an android application

2010-03-16T18:40:00.004+09:00

here you are:/*  <data scheme="content"> <data scheme="file"> <data mimetype="application/vnd.android.package-archive"> */Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(new File("/sdcard/SomeAppAPKFileOnSDCard.apk")), "application/vnd.android.package-archive");startActivity(intent);Also,

Ruby script for summarizing iTunes connect sales report files

2010-03-04T18:18:00.006+09:00

Did not fully tested,but seems to work pretty nice:#!/usr/bin/ruby# analyze_salesreport.rb# # analyze sales report files from# itunes connect# # created on : 2010.03.04# last update: 2010.03.08# # by meinside@gmail.comVERBOSE = false#VERBOSE = true# Provider# Provider Country# Vendor Identifier# UPC# ISRC# Artist / Show# Title / Episode / Season# Label/Studio/Network# Product Type Identifier#

How to add Localizable.strings file to Xcode project

2010-01-31T01:06:00.006+09:00

step 1. Create XXX.lproj directory under your project directory, where XXX is the locale you want.ex: # mkdir en.lproj ./step 2. Select: File - New File - Resource - Strings File, and save it as 'Localizable.strings' in the XXX.lproj directory.Then the files will be shown like this:tip 1. You can extract keys from NSLocalizedString occurrences in your source codes with 'genstrings' command.#

How to keep your iPhone app's icon not-pre-rendered

2010-01-30T23:53:00.004+09:00

Open your APP-Info.plist file, and add: <key>UIPrerenderedIcon</key> <true/> Then your application's icon image will not be pre-rendered automatically.

iPhone Emulator's keychains DB

2009-12-31T21:38:00.003+09:00

iPhone emulator's keychains are stored as SQLite db file in:~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Library/Keychains

How to convert audio files for iPhone

2009-08-03T15:27:00.002+09:00

from: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/codinghowtos/AudioAndVideo/Type/usr/bin/afconvert -f caff -d LEI16 {INPUT} {OUTPUT}in your terminal.

'Leaks' instrument in Xcode

2009-07-01T17:37:00.005+09:00

Xcode is shipped with a free leaked-memory detector 'Leaks' as its performance instruments.Run your program with 'Leaks', then it starts with the instrument attached.If your program is clean(no memory leak), nothing appears in the list like this. (cool!)But if not, then some bad-looking things show up like the picture above.This list informs you about the leaked objects' types, sizes, addresses,

Reminder: memory management in Cocoa

2009-06-28T22:17:00.003+09:00

It's quite confusing even after reading the document for severel times :(I own(created) the object! (I will (auto)release it) <= allocnew* (ex: newObject, ...)*copy* (ex: mutableCopy, ...)retainI know nothing about the object... (I won't release it) <= className* (ex: stringWithFormat: ... , ...)We cannot be too careful about memory management in programming.

Confusion between using synthesized getters and accessing member variables directly

2009-06-19T16:12:00.008+09:00

I was somewhat confused, but now it's clear.I made a class with a NSString and a NSMutableArray as its member variables,and added @property directives as follows:@property (copy, nonatomic) NSString* someString;@property (copy, nonatomic) NSMutableArray* someArray;And then, in its init method, I did like this:- (id)initWithSomething:(NSString)newString{ someString = newString; someArray = [

How to separate build directories from Xcode projects

2009-06-19T11:31:00.003+09:00

It's quite simple.Type your custom location of the build directory on the 'Place Build Products In:' fieldwhich is in the Project Info.Then all the intermedate and binary files will be out of the project's own directory.

(Essential?) Eclipse Plugins for OSX

2009-06-19T11:14:00.007+09:00

(It's just for a personal record)last update: 09.10.05.* Subversion plugins - http://www.eclipse.org/subversive/(Install 'Galileo Update Sites' - Collaboration - Subversive SVN * first,)http://community.polarion.com/projects/subversive/download/eclipse/2.0/galileo-site/ => Subversive SVN connectorhttp://community.polarion.com/projects/subversive/download/integrations/galileo-site/ => Subversive

Useful Podcasts

2009-06-08T11:36:00.003+09:00

(I hate my forgetfulness...)Apple Quick Tips: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=257243321TechStuff: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=282795787Stuff You Should Know: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=278981407TEDTalks: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=

How to boot from USB memory stick

2008-03-25T01:13:00.003+09:00

http://victorchen.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/hp-usb-disk-format-tool.zipUse this tool to format your USB memory stick.(Don't forget to check the 'Create a DOS startup disk' option)You need also:io.sys,msdos.sys,command.com files.These are the 'DOS system files', and can be found with some googling.