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Xcode on a 2010 Macbook Pro High Res with SSD

markj — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:08:33 +0000

I got a new MacBook pro with high res display and a solid state drive and for iPhone development. For development tasks the new machine is 2-3 times faster than the old one, and it has enough screen space to comfortably run Xcode and the simulator side by side...

iPhone Memory Management Reading List

markj — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:27:08 +0000

It's a topic that can be explained several different ways, so keep reading and experimenting till it clicks for you.

... Books Learn Objective-C on the Mac Cocoa Programming for Mac Programming in Objective-C Online Practical Memory Management from Apple Memory Management Guide from Apple Dr Dobbs Mac Developer Tips Memo.tv mauvilasoftware.com Stepwise.com Tristan O'Tierney Mac Developer Network Video O'Reilly and here Cocoa Dev Central Cocoa Dev HyperJeff's list of resources WikiBooks Devplace Woojijuice Peter Dikant

Understanding App Store Top 100s

markj — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:35:01 +0000

Understanding the unique ways the app store works is critical in deciding app store marketing tactics and understanding the spikes and drops in app sales figures. This article explores how the top 100 lists in the app store work, and a future posting will look at how this applies to real sales data.

Sales Stats Tools for iPhone Apps

markj — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:40 +0000

AppViz charts all your app store sales reports for you, and for a huge time saving it logs in to iTunes Connect for you and downloads them automatically. An added bonus (assuming you can stomach reading them) is that AppViz will download all your app reviews too! AppViz charts new downloads, upgrade downloads, all downloads, [...]