Category Archives: iphone

Certificates Magically Re-appearing in your keychain? Try this

We’ve had this ongoing issue on our Continuous Integration server which had us scratching our heads. It went like this: We create a certificate for our CI “Developer” We add him to the provisioning certificate The build is fine Some [...]

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Regular problem with XML to JSON Converters

Here at tapadoo, we’ve done a number of apps which communicate with back end data servers. Typically this means a RESTful API with JSON or XML payloads. There’s one issue we’ve come across on a number of projects, where we’re [...]

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On cross platform toolkits

With the recent Nokia-Microsoft announcement, the smartphone race just got a shot in the arm. There will now be 3 main players in the smartphone and apps market. They are of course: iOS Running on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and [...]

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Tired of trying to create nice buttons for your iPhone app? Try this.

Flat iPhone buttons as offered in Interface builder suck. They don’t look nice. There’s the option of using Three20 to get good looking buttons. Its an option, but frankly, it feels a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a [...]

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Project Firepit

We’ve had our heads down for a couple of months. This is because we’ve been working on a project we’re very excited about. Now that our initial release is out the door, we’re happy to give out some information about [...]

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Welcome Adam

I’m stoked about this. This morning, I’m welcoming Adam McCarthy into tapadoo. I’d already known Adam though twitter as the guy who was giving Mac keyboard shortcut advice, and later got to meet him an XCake meeting. I was delighted [...]

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Why App distribution policy could be bad for iPad

I see lots of people thinking of great ideas for the iPad. I agree with pretty much all of them. Anywhere where there’s a person carrying a handheld device, or indeed a notepad an pen, could be a potential application. [...]

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The iPhone killer is on the way

The new windows 7 phone is upon us. Finally there’s an “iPhone killer”!!! Ehhhhh. No. There will be an iPhone killer. But it’s not going be today tomorrow. The iPhone is just far too advanced of any competition. Why? Apple [...]

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A message about Ireland’s Phone Book

It has come to our attention that current versions of “Ireland’s Phone Book” and “Ireland’s Phone Book Pro” are currently not operable. We regret to inform users that in light of a recent threat of legal challenge, we WILL NOT [...]

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A simple credits screen with Core Animation

Whilst working on my latest iPhone project (not yet announced), I wanted to do up a useful credits screen. This project had more than just myself involved and I wanted to ensure everyone got a mention. I was also conscious [...]

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