Expanded Limits for iCloud Storage
Jun 11,
2012
Apple recently announced that the limits on iCloud key value storage have been increased to 1MB from 64KB. These limits are per application and per individual value, with a limit of 1024 individual values. Key value storage is one of two methods that developers can use to store iOS data in iCloud, the other being […]
Creating Consistency with Android Styles
Jun 7,
2012
When first developing an Android application, nearly everyone ends up with a rather dull looking application with a black background and white text. Whilst this is great as proof of concept, it’s not going to keep the guys from marketing happy! A quick look at the apps on Google Play shows that there must be […]
Wishlist for iOS 6
Jun 5,
2012
The Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2012 is almost upon us and I think we can expect a whole raft of announcements from Apple about new hardware and software features. Maybe even a new iPhone, a new iPad and a beta version of iOS 6 to play with? As developers we like big new […]
Managing jQuery Mobile and ASP.NET MVC Compatibility Issues
Jun 4,
2012
jQuery Mobile is a great technology for producing mobile-friendly applications that work on multiple devices. ASP.NET MVC is a great technology for creating elegant, scalable Web applications. The two were made for each other: so much so that the Visual Studio 11 beta includes jQuery Mobile along with ASP.NET MVC and even provides a specific […]
Object-Oriented Design in iPhone and iPad Programming
May 31,
2012
Something I enjoy about teaching for Learning Tree is that, despite using basically the same materials for a given course, every class ends up being slightly different. That’s down to the people that come on the course, the experience they bring to the class and how they interact as a group. The best courses end […]