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iPhone GUI Photoshop Template and iPhone Screenshots
Monday, August 25th, 2008 | Apple, Tips & Tricks | No Comments
This iPhone GUI PSD Template was recently published by teehanlax.com, and is an excellent resource if you’re an iPhone Developer or thinking about starting iPhone Application Development and would like to design mockups for your applications.
If you need to write documentation for an existing application, you can use the iPhone / iPod Touch built-in screenshot functionality. Depending on the firmware version you’re running, follow the relevant instructions below:
If your device uses firmware up to version 1.1.4, you’ll need to Jailbreak the device (I don’t recommend Zibri’s Ziphone method), add the “http://repository.ripdev.com” repository, and install the “Apple Screenshot Enabler”. To take a screenshot, hold down the Home button while flipping the Mute Switch on and off.
If your device runs firmware 1.2.0 and up (also known as the 2.0 firmware), the screenshot utility should be enabled by default. To take a screenshot, press the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously.
Both of the above methods will save the screenshots to your Photo Library, after which you can download them with iPhoto or email them to yourself.
Remove Subversion Working Directory temp folders (”.svn”) with a UNIX Terminal command
Monday, August 25th, 2008 | Tips & Tricks, UNIX | 1 Comment
Subversion is a free open source version control tool available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows here.
Version control tools let you manage several revisions of files in a project, reducing the possibility of ‘breaking’ a system by losing or modifying critical files. You can learn more about Subversion in their FAQ, or by reading the Subversion Book.
In Subversion, every Working Directory you create will contain hidden “.svn” folders that keep track of modifications you’ve made between synchronizations with your Subversion server. If you need to quickly remove all these hidden folders from a Working Directory, start up your UNIX Terminal, use “cd” to change to the directory your project is stored in, and run the following command:
sudo find * -type d -name .svn -exec rm -rf {} \;This will permanently and recursively remove all “.svn” folders from the directory it is run in, so make sure your Terminal is pointing at the correct directory!
A quick breakdown of what the command means:
“sudo“:
run as super-user (you will be asked for your password when you run the command)
“find * -type d -name .svn“:
find all directories named “.svn”
“-exec rm -rf {} \;“:
execute the rm (remove) command on all results recursively and forced (without asking permission)
Cyan is working on Myst for the iPhone
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 | Apple, Gaming | No Comments
Cyan, the developer behind the popular puzzle-based adventure series Myst, has announced that they have a team working on bringing iMyst to the iPhone.
More information is available on the Myst Online forums.
Apple grants another free MobileMe service extension
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | Apple, News | 1 Comment
Apple has granted MobileMe customers a free 60-day extension to their service in addition to the 30 days they had already received previously. From the MobileMe Update email:
We have already made many improvements to MobileMe, but we still have many more to make. To recognize our users’ patience, we are giving every MobileMe subscriber as of today a free 60 day extension. This is in addition to the one month extension most subscribers have already received. We are working very hard to make MobileMe a great service we can all be proud of. We know that MobileMe’s launch has not been our finest hour, and we truly appreciate your patience as we turn this around. Read this article for more details.
The MobileMe Team
Steve Jobs recently admitted to his employees that they overextended themselves with the simultaneous release of the iPhone 3G, iPhone / iPod Touch 2.0 software, iPhone / iPod Touch App Store, and MobileMe launch.
The road has been bumpy so far, but based on their track record with past 1.0 software / service / product releases (for example, the first versions of the iWork suite, the iTunes Music Store, and the iPod), Apple should be able to bring MobileMe up to standards soon.
Linux that looks like the Mac
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 | Apple, Linux, News, UNIX | 1 Comment
Lifehacker recently had an article about Ubuntu Linux computers skinned to look like Mac OS X. Given that Mark Shuttleworth recently called for Linux developers to exceed the looks and usability of OS X, these skins and plugins are a step in the right direction. If designers keep building on these ideas borrowed from Apple to create their own, distinguishable user interface, we should see some exciting stuff soon!
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