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Building Icons in Xcode - Introducing Speculid
Have you ever had a difficult time getting all the correct sizes rendered for your graphics when you are developing an app in Xcode? 1x, 2x, 3x, 1x 60 x 60, 2x 60 x 60, etc...Well, that's why we...
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ScriptingBridge with Swift - Communicating with Apps using AppleScript and Swift
AppleScript is a great technology on macOS for both developers and power users. It allows users to create automated processes which work other apps. As a developer though, sometimes you want a build an...
View ArticleScriptingBridge - Communicating with Swift and AppleScript
AppleScript is a great technology on macOS for both developers and power users. With AppleScript, users can create automated processes which work other apps. As a developer though, sometimes you want a...
View ArticleUnderstanding Optionals in Swift
Optionals are a fairly unique concept in Swift. While Objective-C used pointers which could be nil and C# had a Nullable generics type for value types, Swift has an inherent syntax for optionals as...
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macOS Development for iOS Developers
There has been a recent rumor about Apple allowing developers to create multi-platform apps for macOS and iOS. The hope is that iOS developers will be able to bring their apps over to macOS. Of course...
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Do I Need a Website?
It is incredibly difficult for a business in this day and age to succeed without having a good website. Customers expect to be able to find you online, see your hours and find ways to contact you. When...
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HealthKit - Getting Started - HKObjectType and Authorization
HealthKit is the most important API when it comes to building health, fitness and workout apps. HealthKit also has many intricacies and details which need introduction when getting started. The data...
View ArticleWWDC 2018 - Swift 4.2 and "Random" Changes
With WWDC 2018, Swift 4.2 has introduced new ways to generate and access random values from a collection. Often times, app developers will do this when building games or creating test data. Let's take...
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HealthKit – Apple Watch – Data and Authorization
The Apple Watch has become the premier device for health, fitness, and workout tracking. So now that authorization is setup on the iPhone, let's take a look at how get authorization setup on the Apple...
View ArticleHealthKit Workout Session with HKLiveWorkoutBuilder
We have setup the iPhone to request authorization and the Apple Watch. Let's begin a workout and track the user's heart rate with HKLiveWorkoutBuilder. In short, HKLiveWorkoutBuilder simplifies the way...
View ArticleMicroConf and building an app for the Apple Watch on iPhreaks
Leo Dion from BrightDigit was recently a guest on the podcast iPhreaks discussing MicroConf, customer discovery, info products, meetups, and building an exercise app for the Apple Watch.In today’s...
View ArticleMicroConf and building an app for the Apple Watch on iPhreaks
Leo Dion from BrightDigit was recently a guest on the podcast iPhreaks discussing MicroConf, customer discovery, info products, meetups, and building an exercise app for the Apple Watch.In today’s...
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Businesses and WWDC 2018 - Top 4 Changes to Know
This wasn't the "flashiest" year for WWDC but some important changes were mentioned that affect businesses. It appears that Apple is addressing concerns from the past year and doing some behind the...
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5 Things to Know About macOS Mojave for Developers
**Apple just announced the upcoming macOS update called Mojave for developers (version 10.14).** The final release date will probably be some time in September or October and it's already creating buzz...
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Apple September Event - iPhone and Apple Watch
Every year, developers and consumers alike eagerly await the Apple September event. Why are they feeling so much anticipation for September 12th?At this event, Apple typically announces and unveils the...
View ArticleSwift Thoughts on try!Swift NYC 2018
I have to say I had a great time at try!Swift New York this year. I have been to many developer conferences over the years but lately I have been attending mostly business and startup conferences (i.e....
View ArticleMachine Learning Business Applications with Kevin Scott
Last week, Apple revealed more updates to its iPhone which specially target Neural Networks and Machine Learning as well as updates to ARKit. As more companies invest in Machine Learning we decided to...
View ArticleSpeaking at A2 Cocoaheads on Speculid and Try!Swift
Next Thursday on October 11, I'll be speaking at the Ann Arbor Cocoaheads at ArborMoon on developing Speculid for macOS as well as my thoughts from Try!Swift New York.Leo will share some thoughts on...
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What Does The New Apple Watch Mean 4 Your Business?
Of everything announced at Apple's September Event, the new Apple Watch Series 4 took the biggest leap forward in Apple's product lineup. With a truckload of new health functionality and bigger...
View ArticleApp Icon Templates - Building Graphics For Xcode
Asset Catalogs are the key component in Xcode project for storing colors, sprites, metadata, and of course graphics and managing those graphics can be a challenge. Today we are going to talk about...
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