Category Archives: iPhone Development

Topics of interest to the iPhone developer community.

mySQL to SQLite cheatsheet for iPhone developers

Posted on September 2, 2009 by alec

Although I started writing this as a cheat-sheet for myself (after many hours of struggling with this by trial-and-error), I figured it would be helpful for other iPhone developers who’d like to take a mySQL database online and migrate it …

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Apple tries to defend its App Store to the FCC

Posted on August 25, 2009 by alec

I just saw that Apple has put on its home page now has a public response to justify its App Store policies.

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/apple-answers-fcc-questions/

Of course the FCC is primarily interested in its rejection of big, important apps like Google Voice, …

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Hurrah for Freedom!

Posted on October 1, 2008 by alec

Apple redacted the NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement) that has been such a thorn in the iPhone Developer community’s side. “Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter,” they say.

So, in the spirit of open-ness I am hereby …

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Freedom Time: free for first 100 users.

Posted on September 23, 2008 by alec

FreedomTime for iPhoneWell since we can’t sell it for 99 cents on the App Store, we’re going to give it away for free via Apple’s Ad Hoc distribution model.

Send us your iphone’s UDID (unique device ID) on the contact form on …

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Steve Jobs responds

Posted on September 23, 2008 by alec

Wow, although I’m not happy with Apple right now, I have to give Apple’s CEO some serious credit for answering the email I wrote yesterday:

Dear Steve,
 
A quick note to let you know what kinds of apps are being
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Freedom Time won’t be in App Store (censored version)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by alec
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Freedom Time rejected by Apple for App Store

Posted on September 21, 2008 by alec

[The following blog entry was deleted by me and is now restored; although originally Apple added a line that said that communications were “under NDA” and as I value my status as an Apple developer and don’t have any interest …

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Freedom Time: Our First iPhone App!

Posted on September 12, 2008 by alec

FreedomTime for iPhoneIt started out as Court’s idea as a way for me to learn Apple’s Xcode, Obj-C, and the iPhone development kit, but it kind of took on a life of its own.

There was a pretty steep learning curve, and …

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