Category: iPhone

Step away from the ‘smartphone’ and try using your hands and mind to make something – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The Make: Series of How-to Books A British scientist made headlines a few years ago when she warned that young people no longer make or repair things. It has become all too easy for them now, she cautioned, to simply throw away old or broken devices and buy new ones. A key point was that … Continue reading Step away from the ‘smartphone’ and try using your hands and mind to make something – #bookreview

Will “Smart” Device Dependence Make You Increasingly Dumb?

by Si Dunn

I strolled into my favorite Austin Starbucks recently and noticed a startling sight. Every person standing in line or sitting at tables simultaneously had their head down as if in group prayer. All at the same moment were staring at their smartphones. I pulled out my own phone, dramatically flipped it open, held it aloft, … Continue reading Will “Smart” Device Dependence Make You Increasingly Dumb?

Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition – In with the New, Out with the Old (iOS 5 & Earlier) – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition Matt Neuburg (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) “My book is way bigger than your book.” Matt Neuburg, author of Programming iOS 6, could make that claim and win almost any book-size contest. The recently published 3rd Edition of his well-respected how-to guide focuses on the “Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod … Continue reading Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition – In with the New, Out with the Old (iOS 5 & Earlier) – #bookreview

iOS 6 Programming Cookbook – Updated for the new SDK – #iOS #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

iOS 6 Programming Cookbook Vandad Nahavandipoor (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) If you are a new iOS developer, you can learn many things quickly from this hefty book. And even if you are an iOS veteran, you can gain some important new insights. The iOS 6 cookbook has been completely updated to cover the recently released iOS … Continue reading iOS 6 Programming Cookbook – Updated for the new SDK – #iOS #programming #bookreview

iOS SDK Development – A totally new and improved 2nd edition – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

iOS SDK Development Chris Adamson and Bill Dudney (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback) The previous, 2009 edition of this popular how-to book was titled iPhone SDK Development.  But this  new and re-titled second edition is much more than a copy-and-paste, just-make-some-tweaks update. “[W]e have copied absolutely nothing from the old book,” the authors say. “As we looked at … Continue reading iOS SDK Development – A totally new and improved 2nd edition – #programming #bookreview

Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual Chris Grover (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Chris Grover’s well-written and updated new book shows you how to build animated HTML 5 graphics for the iPhone, the iPad, and the Web, using familiar Adobe features. By the sixth page of the first chapter, you are using the software to begin … Continue reading Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual – #bookreview

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition – Covers all iPhone models with iOS 6 software – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition David Pogue (O’Reilly, paperback, Kindle)   This latest “Missing Manual” from David Pogue covers all iPhone models that have iOS 6 software, including iPhone 5. The 538-page book is well-written, well-organized, and heavily illustrated with color photographs, illustrations, and screen shots. It also has numerous tips set off in … Continue reading iPhone: The Missing Manual, 6th Edition – Covers all iPhone models with iOS 6 software – #bookreview

Adobe Edge Animate Preview 7: The Missing Manual – #bookreview #html5 #animation

by Si Dunn

Adobe Edge Animate Preview 7: The Missing Manual Chris Grover (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Chris Glover’s well-written new book shows you how to build animated HTML 5 graphics for the iPhone, the iPad, and the Web, using familiar Adobe features. By the sixth page of the first chapter, you are using the software to create … Continue reading Adobe Edge Animate Preview 7: The Missing Manual – #bookreview #html5 #animation

Mobile JavaScript Application Development – Bringing the Web to Mobile Devices – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Mobile JavaScript Application Development Adrian Kosmaczewski (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $24.99; Kindle edition, list price $19.99) In the author’s view, “the most important moment in recent technological history was the introduction of the iPhone in January 2007. The impressive growths of iOS, Android, and other platforms [have] completely transformed the landscape of software engineering, while … Continue reading Mobile JavaScript Application Development – Bringing the Web to Mobile Devices – #programming #bookreview

Learning iOS Programming, 2nd Ed. – Updated to cover iOS 5, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning iOS Programming, 2nd Edition By Alasdair Allan (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $34.99; Kindle edition, list price $27.99) Alasdair Allan’s popular iOS programming book recently has been updated to cover iOS 5. And it has a new name. (The first edition was titled Learning iPhone Programming.) “The changes made in this second edition reflect the fact that … Continue reading Learning iOS Programming, 2nd Ed. – Updated to cover iOS 5, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch – #programming #bookreview