Amazon Review misinformation: iPhone SDK Programming: A Beginner’s Guide

You have to wonder about Amazon reviews…..so my very first review is scathingly bad. But the reviewer only discusses my chapter on Objective-C and points out two supposed errors. I leave it to you to determine if they are in fact errors…
Error one…there is no such thing as a @package directive….google it, it [...]

More Responsive UI Tip (Buttons etc.)

I’m an old guy, not used to these tiny user interfaces…so if your under twenty, humor me, we have trouble clicking small icons on a touch screen….
Ever click on the info button with your meaty thumb, only to have nothing happen? The info button is a pain in the a@#%, and in my humble [...]

JamesABrannan.com Launches iNtervalTunes iPhone App

Gaithersburg, MD – August 21, 2009 – JamesABrannan.com today announced the release of iNtervalTunes.
iNtervalTunes is an innovative exercise application for the iPhone/iPod touch that guarantees a more motivated workout.
Interval workouts are the key to aerobic fitness and getting the greatest “bang for your exercise buck.”
iNtervalTunes helps users maximize these workouts with its innovative interval [...]

Sys-Con Media – Internet Rubbish

So I long since have been embarrassed that my content still shows up in Sys-Con’s websites. It is XML and ColdFusion stuff from the mid 90s and is hopelessly outdated. I wrote the articles for specific printed magazines. When the articles popped up in searches from time to time, I just was sort of [...]

Working on Objective-C Beginner’s Book

Finally started on my new book. This book will be a prequel to the iPhone book. The idea behind this book is to provide a beginner’s book on Objective-C.
I’m looking for any high-school or college age kids that have actually made a few thousand dollars from Apple’s App Store so I can profile him or [...]

iPhone NSNotification Tutorial

As promised, here’s some bonna-fide content. This is a chapter that was deleted from my iPhone SDK Programming: A Beginner’s Guide due to space. It is on NSNotifications.  The PDF is attached. Remember, the PDF is not professionally copyedited. Also, there are three videos associated with this chapter on Vimeo.  The videos do not have [...]

Hello world!

Well this is the first post. Hope I have something relevant to say.
Yes Virginia, you can get a job as a wireless developer outside of Silicon Valley. Just got a job offer from a company developing software for wireless devices.  They wanted to be sure I was okay with having to learn many different devices [...]