Archive for December, 2010
Push Notifications for Ad Hoc Distributions
Here’s a quick one that may save you some time..once you have push notifications working on a development device and it’s time to create an Ad Hoc build for others to deploy and test your app, on the Apple Developer Portal you will need to configure the production SSL certificate for your application and install [...]
Touch or Untouch a File in Xcode
In a previous post, Tell Xcode Not to Compile a File, I mentioned that when a new file is imported into Xcode, if the file type is a recognized, it will be added to the Compile Sources folder. From there, Xcode will manage if/when the file needs to be recompiled based on its current time [...]
Writing a Flashlight Application using the iPhone LED
With the introduction of the iPhone 4, Apple has added an LED alongside the camera. It’s amazing how bright this little bugger is, ideal for a flashlight! Since the release of the iPhone 4 I’ve been meaning to take a few minutes and write a flashlight application using the LED. My understanding from what I’ve [...]
Get UDID from iTunes
The following tips runs you through the steps to quickly look up the UDID number for a device from with iTunes. Begin by plugging in the device and starting iTunes. Choose your device in the DEVICES section on the left side of iTunes. At this point you should see the iPhone stats (name, capacity, software [...]


