SimpleMap version 1.1: coming this weekend

SimpleMap version 1.1: coming this weekend

August 17, 2009 10:38 pm

To everyone who has been waiting for version 1.1 to drop, I’m really sorry, but I won’t have it ready tomorrow night. Expect to see it this weekend.
The reason it’s been delayed is that I learned more about version 3 of the Google Maps API (currently, SimpleMap uses version 2) and there are some pretty [...]
SimpleMap Updates

SimpleMap Updates

August 13, 2009 12:54 pm

Thank you so much to everyone who has commented or emailed with errors and feature suggestions. It has helped me fix a lot of things I would not have seen otherwise!
Also, a big thank you to Thorsten and Fernando for the German and Spanish translations, respectively. These will be included in the 1.0.6 release tonight.
With [...]
SimpleMap is launched!

SimpleMap is launched!

August 10, 2009 11:27 am

SimpleMap version 1.0 is launched! Here is some eye candy for you:
Check out more on the plugin’s home page or on the WordPress.org Plugin Repository!
How NOT to make a WordPress plugin

How NOT to make a WordPress plugin

August 6, 2009 8:48 pm

At Brave New Media, we’re working on an intranet-style site for one of our big clients. We’re using a combination of WordPress and a custom web-based file management software to build it. The Sales department of this company is divided up into a number of teams, and the user accounts in WordPress needed to have [...]
Custom UIPickerView text formatting

Custom UIPickerView text formatting

July 29, 2009 12:48 pm

For one of my apps, I need a UIPickerView (the scroll wheel selection tool). I needed to be able to change the appearance of the text in the picker, which is only possible by attaching a UILabel to each row instead of a NSString. It also requires a different method in the delegate.
To use NSStrings [...]
I'm officially a Big Nerd. I have the t-shirt to prove it!

I'm officially a Big Nerd. I have the t-shirt to prove it!

July 27, 2009 8:22 pm

So I’ve been back from the Big Nerd Ranch for a couple of days now, and I’ve had time to reacquaint myself with real life. I’m able to look back on all of last week with hindsight now, and connect some dots. I definitely learned a ton in that class. If I had needed to [...]
Big Nerd Ranch Days 6-7: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a flying geek!

Big Nerd Ranch Days 6-7: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a flying geek!

July 25, 2009 5:15 pm

Phew, it has been a crazy week! I have written so much code in the past seven days that I’m surprised my hands can still type.
On Thursday, we had the best brain break we could have asked for: zip lines. I posted a teaser before, so here’s the real thing. (A huge thanks to Kevin, [...]
Big Nerd Ranch Day 6 (Teaser Trailer)

Big Nerd Ranch Day 6 (Teaser Trailer)

July 23, 2009 8:22 pm

Zip2-Alison
Yes, that is me on a zip line, going 35 mph, 150 ft above the ground.
There was coding today, of course. I just didn’t take any video of it! I’ll be writing more about that (and the zip lines) later tonight.
Big Nerd Ranch Day 4: My brain is full. Please try again later.

Big Nerd Ranch Day 4: My brain is full. Please try again later.

July 21, 2009 11:12 pm

I can’t believe how fast this class is going. I feel like I have months of iPhone programming knowledge behind me already.
Topics covered today: the accelerometer (tilting, shaking), phone rotation, working with table views, and editing/adding/deleting data from an app. I worked ahead a little bit and learned how to control the phone’s camera, too.
The [...]
Big Nerd Ranch Day 3: There's an app for that

Big Nerd Ranch Day 3: There's an app for that

July 20, 2009 11:15 pm

Check out those icons. I made those apps! They even do things.
As you can see, today was a big day. We learned a lot. It feels like Thanksgiving for my brain: I’m completely stuffed, but I’m craving seconds, and I will eat more no matter what.
The Quiz application is really simple. There are two buttons: [...]
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