Henry Balanon Archives

MacHeist Nano Bundle Unleashed…for Free

By Henry Balanon Nov. 5, 2009, 6:08pm PT 21 Comments

MacHeist announced its newest Mac app bundle, the MacHeist Nano. The traditional MacHeist software bundle is usually severely discounted and there has always been a price. But, for this one, they’re giving the software bundle for free. MacHeist is offering six apps instead of the usual… Read More »

iPhone Dev Sessions: Adding Analytics to Your App

By Henry Balanon Aug. 10, 2009, 8:50am PT 17 Comments

Welcome to another episode of TheAppleBlog’s iPhone Dev Sessions. We left off with a drum app tutorial called Bickboxx. For this tutorial, we’re building off of the first Bickboxx project, so go back and finish it if you haven’t already. Or if you want… Read More »

WWDC Announcements: Smule’s Ge Wang and Twitterers Respond

By Henry Balanon Jun. 8, 2009, 5:11pm PT 6 Comments

We had a chance to talk to Dr. Ge Wang of Smule, makers of iPhone apps Ocarina and Leaf Trombone: World Stage. He, and some of our Twitter followers, share their thoughts about the new hardware and software announcements. With our Twitter followers, we asked for their… Read More »

43 iPhone Development Resources

By Henry Balanon Jun. 1, 2009, 12:00pm PT 125 Comments

Programming for the iPhone is still pretty new. It might be a bit tougher to find iPhone developer resources, but we found a bunch that will get you through building any iPhone app you might be starting on. Check out our list of our favorite developer… Read More »

iPhone Dev Sessions: Create a Drum App

By Henry Balanon May. 11, 2009, 12:00pm PT 56 Comments

You’ve seen all the different drum apps, right? Well, they’re really easy to make. In this iPhone Dev Sessions article, I want to teach you how to make Bickboxx, an actual app that’s in the iTunes App Store. Grab Bickboxx (FREE) from the iTunes… Read More »

iPhone Dev Sessions: How To Make An Orientation-Aware Clock

By Henry Balanon Apr. 8, 2009, 11:00am PT 57 Comments

For this tutorial we’re going to build a simple clock that is orientation-aware, meaning that when you rotate your iPhone, the time rotates with it. I’m assuming you have a basic knowledge of the iPhone SDK. To get started,… Read More »