Q&A: How To Keep Up With Apple’s Constant Changes

It’s amazing (and sometimes unnerving) when you think about the new technologies and devices Apple has released in just the last TWO months. Here is a list that only includes the iOS-related items: iPhone 5 iOS 6 iOS 6.01 (yes, already) iPad 4th generation iPod Touch 5th generation iPod Nano 7th generation iPad Mini New EarPods New Lightning connector Xcode 4.5 Xcode 4.5.1 Xcode 4.5.2 And if you want to include changes to tools for those of us who write about iOS technologies, you can add these to the list: iBooks 3 – This is the App you use to … Continue reading Q&A: How To Keep Up With Apple’s Constant Changes

Apple releases new version of Xcode (for creating iOS / Mac OS X Apps) today!

Today, Apple released the latest version of Xcode (version 4.5.2) today. “Prolific” is the word that comes to mind. This is great news, because as I am in then process of finishing up our new Xcode book (the third book in our iOS App Development for Non-Programmers series), I have run into several  stability issues on a regular basis.I could consistently get Xcode to “blow up” when laying out the user interface by setting certain attributes and when working with the new Autolayout feature introduced in Xcode 4.5. Apple’s release notes indicate that most of the changes in this version resolve … Continue reading Apple releases new version of Xcode (for creating iOS / Mac OS X Apps) today!