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So Many Happenings These Weeks

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:04:54 GMT

These past few weeks have been super-busy at the How To Make iPhone Apps Blog. First off, we totally revamped the email list so we can give away a ton of video tutorials and a mini-course all about iOS development. You can find out more about that if you keep reading below.

Where Do I Put Functions In iOS App Code?

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:29:06 GMT

This is a question that I get often from readers and participants in our online workshops. The problem is usually that a function does not work or is not available for use.

FAQ: How Can I Learn How To Program?

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:21:13 GMT

So That I Can Make iOS apps for the iPad & iPhone? .so let's a talk about how I can help you get started right now.

Getting Started With iOS Development

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:13:52 GMT

Do you dream of making magical apps for the iPad or iPhone? Are you excited about writing software for iOS? iOS? iOS is the new name for the operating system that runs the iPhone and now the iPad. It really just stands for "operating system" which is something that all computers use to get things done. The iPhone and iPad use iOS to get things done.

How Can I Add Tabs Programmatically To UITabBar?

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:03:21 GMT

Usually when you want UITabBar in your app you can simply add a UITabBarController to your MainWindow.xib. In fact, XCode already comes with a pretty good template that sets up an app with UITabBar for you right out of the box. This is great, but sometimes you want to be able to have your app dynamically add tabs and the view controllers that go with them. The only way to do that is to dig into some code.

iPhone Apps, Simplicity is the Key

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:27:48 GMT

Let me ask you something. How many applications do you have installed on your desktop that you actually use on a regular basis? Let's see. I'm on a Windows 7 notebook, so I have Microsoft Office, Pidgin (for all of my instant messaging), Adobe Photoshop, Skype, PSpad, FileZilla and iTunes (only because I have an iPhone).

How To Market Your iPhone & iPad Apps

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:34:30 GMT

Let Me Guess - You Are An Awesome Developer But You Know Nothing About Marketing? How To Market iPhone Apps was written by one of our most popular guest bloggers - Brook Lenox. If you don't already know Brook is a marketing samurai who has launched apps to the top of their lists. In his eBook he tells you how.

Want To Know How To Outsource Your iPhone App?

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:21:13 GMT

Can't Program But You Want To Make An App? Check out this wonderful book by Carla White. She outsourced her Happy Tapper app and it only cost $500! And the app brought in $7,000 in the first month. Happy Tapper is NOT A GIMMICKY RINGTONE APP either, but an example of how to do outsourcing right for iPhone apps. She does an impressive job of marketing as well (and talking about it in bonus book that she includes with this package).

Super-Charge iOS Debugging With Static Analysis & Clang!

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:18:43 GMT

Tired of peaky memory leaks and random crashes in your apps? Trouble finding out where exactly the errors are coming from? Me too! That is why I am so excited to show you a real easy way to get help from XCode.

Who Else Lives In Philly, Loves Beer & Apps?

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:21:12 GMT

This past week an attendee, Kevin Lee, from one of my live events released an iPhone app for Philly's Beer Week. The app is really cool - you can use it to navigate local beer events that are taking place in Philly's famous beer event.

5 iTunes Affiliate Program Tips

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:53 GMT

App developers can use the iTunes affiliate to generate revenue and to track different campaigns. This story shares five tips.

Objective-C Programming With iPad

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:49 GMT

Objective-C is a programming language used in iPad app development. You will be spending 90% of your time working with this language for most programming tasks that you will encounter as you work through app development. This tutorial is meant as a guide for programmers who want to get started fast on the language. If you need to know more about what tools and so so that you will need for iPad development in general see our tutorial on iPad programming.

How To Extend Objective-C Classes With Categories

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:31:15 GMT

Here is how to extend the functionality of existing classes like NSString and NSURL using categories. This is a real clean way to extend and customize objects for your app without creating sub-classes. This makes categories a nice way to get some flexibilty and code reuse.

How to Use UIActionSheet

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:48:34 GMT

UIActionSheet is a quick way to interact with your users and present them with an set of options. You may take an action based on what the user selects. This is one of those controls from Cocoa-Touch that I like because it elegantly slides in from the bottom and basically doesn't look like message box spam.

How to Create Custom Buttons in Interface Builder

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:23:51 GMT

Today I'm going to show you how to create custom buttons for your iPhone app. See below for video and demo graphics.

How to Play a Short Sound in iPhone Code

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:00:08 GMT

Today I am going to turn my iPhone into a Ray Gun by having it play a short laser sound. You probably have seen the many gun, laser and farting apps available on the Apple App Store. Most of these apps simply play a short sound along with some fancy graphics.

How to Use UITextField in iPhone Programming

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:35:26 GMT

Here is the standard way of getting user input and then using the input in your app. UITextField works with the delegation pattern in Objective-C. That is, you need to designate an object to act "on behalf" of the text field object. In this video I show you how to use the UITextField to ask a user for input and then post the results to a label.

iPood: What The iPad Means For Mobile Apps

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:31:03 GMT

In this week's show I share my thoughts on Apple's iPad announcement last week.

How To Use UIScrollView in Your iPhone App

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:08:58 GMT

Sometimes you would like to be able to display an image or view that is larger than the iPhone or iPod screen. UIScrollView gives you this ability plus the feature of zooming using the pinch gesture. This video will show you how to implement this in your own iPhone app. Source Code follows video.

Examples of Objective-C Loops

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:26:43 GMT

Using loops to repeat actions in programming is a common task. Objective-C does this chore in more or less the same way as other programming languages. However, if you are still unfamiliar with the Objective-C syntax you may feel a little disoriented.

How to Make Your iPhone App Send Email with Attachments

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:51:00 GMT

Would you like your users to be able to send email with attachments from your app? In iPhone OS 3.0 you can easily send pictures and voice recordings from your app in an email. In fact, now your emails can be easily formated using HTML and once the user has finished the email control returns back to your app. Pretty nifty!

Are U Ready To Start Your Mobile App Business?

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:13:47 GMT

Today I Am Going To Show You How To Master iPhone App Development ...see how to make a fantastic iPhone app even if you never programmed before!

How To Add A Nice Background Image To Your Grouped Table View

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:53:44 GMT

Are you tired of your table views having the standard, boring, gray and white striped background? Adding a nice image or pattern to your table views is one way of putting a little extra gloss to your UI. This is important, because gloss sells. However, if you have tried to do this yourself you already know that simply inserting an image into your table view will produce ugly artifacts.

10 iPhone App Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:45:57 GMT

I've been fortunate enough in the last year to help Pinger promote 8 different apps into the top 100. I've learned as much from the mistakes we've made, as from the things we've done correctly.

Introducing FTUtils: Open Source Utilities for iPhone Developers

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:46:08 GMT

I am very excited to officially release a collection of utility code that I have accumulated over the past year: FTUtils! It is the first dependency I add to all of my projects, and I have already received enthusiastic feedback from developers who have stumbled on the github project.