- Introducing Xcode 4
- Aug 20, 2012
- In this chapter from Sams Teach Yourself Core Data for Mac and iOS in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition, you'll explore the Xcode workspace window, define projects and workspaces, debug with breakpoints, and care for your source code with repositories and versions.
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- Using the Xcode Source Editor
- Jul 31, 2012
- Learn how the Xcode Source Editor can help you write clean, well-formatted code and even identify problems before you even try to run your application. Even if you have played around with editing files already, you’re still likely to find a few undiscovered tricks.
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- What Is Quartz Composer and Why Should I Learn It?
- Jul 26, 2012
- Quartz Composer (QC) is a node-based graphical programming language. Learn how Quartz Composer differs from other applications you may have used before, and the many different end products you can create with it.
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- What's New in OS X Mountain Lion: Yvonne Johnson and Jennifer Kettell Discuss How Changes in Mountain Lion Affect New and Experienced OS X Users
- Jul 26, 2012
- Technical writer and web designer Jennifer Kettell and author Yvonne Johnson talk about what Mac users old and new can expect in the new OS X Mountain Lion update.
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- PhoneGap Development, Testing, and Debugging
- Jul 10, 2012
- In this chapter, you’ll analyze the anatomy of a PhoneGap application, identifying what makes an application a PhoneGap application and then highlighting ways to make a PhoneGap application ... better.
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- Managing Expenses From Your iPhone or iPad
- Jun 29, 2012
- Jason Rich showcases a handful of expense tracking apps for the Apple iPhone and/or iPad, and explains how entering, managing, and reporting expense-related data while on the go can become an easy, accurate, and efficient process.
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- Learning New Skills From Your iOS Mobile Device
- Jun 27, 2012
- Avid iPhone and iPad user Jason Rich introduces you to the free iTunes U educational content that’s available for the Apple iPhone and iPad, plus explains a handful of others ways you can use your iOS mobile device as a personal enrichment or educational tool.
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- iOS Jailbreaking 101 Part 3: Jailbreaking Your iOS Device
- Jun 22, 2012
- In this final installment of Tim Warner's iOS jailbreaking series, Tim covers additional terminology and shows you how to perform an iOS jailbreak.
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- iOS Jailbreaking 101 Part 2: Ensuring Your Device's (and Your Data's) Safety
- Jun 21, 2012
- This second article Tim Warner's iOS jailbreaking series covers the safety precautions with which you need to be familiar before you actually jailbreak your iDevice.
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- iOS Jailbreaking 101 Part 1: Understanding Jailbreaking
- Jun 20, 2012
- In this first article in a four-part series on jailbreaking, Tim Warner reviews the procedures necessary to ensure the safety of the user-created content that is stored on your iDevice.
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- Hello Messages, Goodbye iChat: Send/Receive Free Text Messages From A Mac
- Mar 5, 2012
- Jason R. Rich explains how to download and use the new Messages app on a Mac, which replaces iChat for sending and receiving instant messages, as well as text messages, for free.
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- Get Ready For The Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Update
- Feb 24, 2012
- Jason R. Rich explains some of the new features being added to the OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system, and explains why you’ll want to update your computer this summer.
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- The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Building Your First Project
- Feb 1, 2012
- This chapter introduces you to the basics of using Xcode to build your projects. You see how to build a simple Hello World project, compile and test it in the simulator, and then learn how to compile for and deploy to the device. You also discover some basic debugging tools and walk through their use as well as pick up some tips about handy compiler directives. This chapter also looks at how to submit to the App Store and perform ad hoc distribution for testing.
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- Remote Control Software Solves "Friends and Family" Support Issues
- Jan 10, 2012
- In this lively autobiographical article, Ed Tittel describes his long-distance quest to help his father diagnose and fix computer issues.
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- David Chisnall Presents a Developer's Reading List
- Jan 4, 2012
- Expert programmer David Chisnall provides a list of the 5 books he believes every programmer should read.
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- Connecting Your MacBook to a Network
- Nov 28, 2011
- In this chapter, you’ll learn how to get your MacBook online including tasks like connecting to wired and wireless networks, iPhones, VPNs and more.
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- Running Windows on Your Mac
- Nov 28, 2011
- The Mac’s capability to actually run Windows applications is just another reason to love Mac OS X’s versatility. This chapter shows how it's done.
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- Using Spotlight Search on Mac OS X Lion (video)
- Nov 22, 2011
- Yvonne Johnson shows the power of OS X Lion's Spotlight Search in this video tutorial.
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- Secure Your Mac OS X System Now!
- Nov 15, 2011
- John Traenkenschuh, gives his ideas on good security for your Mac OS X computer. Easy to configure and immediately useful, these ideas will help you secure your expensive device and very valuable information.
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- Big Nerd Ranch Advanced Mac OS X Programming: Blocks
- Nov 14, 2011
- In this chapter, Big Nerd Ranch's Mark Dalrymple describes the blocks runtime as released with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
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