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Version Control for Xcode

macjasp — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:33:29 PDT

There’s no doubt about it. All developers should have some form of version control when writing applications and I think I’ve just found the best available for the Mac and in particular for working with Xcode. Versions (www.versionsapp.com) seems perfect, allows trunks, branches and tags and efficiently versions my precious iPhone projects. It even works [...]

Just What Is Flavors.me?

macjasp — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:53:33 PDT

I asked myself this question only a few days ago after stumbling across a couple of extremely nice websites running on the platform. Think of it as a hub for all your social networks, one place you can point everyone to, to which they can then view all your social accounts from WordPress and Posterous [...]

One Seriously Beautiful iPad Stand

macjasp — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:53:36 PDT

If ever there was a stand to own that compliments the beauty of the iPad itself, this has to be it. The Compass from Twelve South looks stunning and would by my own personal choice of stand, it’s so superior to the white plastic docks you see (including Apple’s own) It’s available from http://www.twelvesouth.com/products/compass/ for [...]

The Bunnymen at Tall Ships

macjasp — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:48:37 PDT

We took a visit to the Tall Ships Race in Hartlepool this last weekend and on the Monday evening I was lucky enough to see one of my all time favourite bands perform there. Echo & The Bunnymen played at the free open air concert on the Monday evening and after years of waiting to [...]

shrinkURL v1.3.1 – One Final Release

macjasp — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:31:53 PDT

v1.3.1 was released earlier today to fix some small iPad display issues but that's it, development on this App is now at an end. A New App I'm now just a week or so away from releasing my next App and one that's had numerous delays due to other life commitments and issues on the [...]

shrinkURL v1.3 Released

macjasp — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:05:06 PDT

ShrinkURL v1.3 has hit the App Store today with the following new features; Option to save you favourite shortened links to a history page Ability to send shortened links to a multitude of sharing services, including Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader and more Improved GUI for iPad iPhone 4 optimised icon I decided to bring the [...]

App Store Reviews – Improvements Please

macjasp — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:25:55 PDT

One thing that really needs improving in the App Store for developers is the user review section. There are flaws in the whole process, some of which have begun to be addressed in iOS4, for example the controversial feature of forcing a user to rate an App upon deletion (which can only be a good thing) but [...]

iPad…finally

macjasp — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:13:47 PDT

To quote a Morrissey song, 'You Knew I Couldn't Last.' I finally gave in and purchased an iPad this week. I'm normally first in line with anything new Steve Jobs gives us but for this particular device I'd held back. Why do I need one? I was unsure where an iPad would fit in my [...]

One year on…

macjasp — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:03:59 PDT

I’ve just had my reminder through to renew my subscription to the iPhone developer program and it got me thinking, just where has the year gone? I achieved my initial aim for last year by releasing an iPhone application and I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the feedback I’ve received for my first App in terms [...]

shrinkURL v1.2 – iPad compatible

macjasp — Fri, 14 May 2010 05:46:07 PDT

A little bit late at posting this, however shrinkURL v1.2 was approved and released to the App Store recently. No new changes except for iPad compatibility. It’s not a huge task in converting an iPhone App (at least certainly not in the case of shrinkURL) to be universal but there are some pitfalls and a [...]