This post describes how to create rounded rect buttons with variable length using a rectangular background graphic as a basis. This method requires iOS SDK 3.0 or higher. The information presented is not new, but I had to dig somewhat into Stackoverflow to find all the bits, so I thought a summary might be in [...]
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A simple way to create custom Rounded Rect Buttons
Posted in Development, tagged iDevBlogADay on August 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Sony gets it
Posted in Business & Marketing, tagged iDevBlogADay on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week was buzzing with life-changing Tech News. Netflix’ dramatic price hike triggers a debate that pales the discussion about the US debt ceiling. 10 million people now discuss Google+ on Google+. Apple punishes UK users for voting against the Euro. More devs are buying an iCade. Eli and Lydia bought a dog. And Cocos2d [...]
Designing waiting time in Freemium games
Posted in Business & Marketing, tagged iDevBlogADay on June 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Every evening, after a long day at work, Reggie F.*, 50, tries to forget about stubborn controller tablets and whips out his iPod Touch to play some of the latest gaming jewels the Apple platform brings to light every day. Today, he is excited to try Tiny Tower, developed by a classic “garage developer”, Nimblebit [...]
Follow like a Pro
Posted in Business & Marketing, tagged iDevBlogADay on June 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Every week I see someone in my timeline tweet something like “I can’t catch up with tweets anymore, I probably need to weed out people I follow”. There are ton’s of blog posts out there on how to use Twitter properly, but most are focused on new users and their first days of experience with [...]
Going Indie, June 2011
Posted in Business & Marketing, tagged iDevBlogADay on June 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
“Do you think it is a good idea to go Indie with mobile apps?” Interesting enough, I got this question a lot the last few weeks. So as my first post returning to #idevblogaday, here is the answer I currently give to that question, as a snapshot covering the current state of the different platforms [...]
Why is it bad to have 59.7B in cash?
Posted in Opinion, tagged iDevBlogADay on January 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »
This post is about a topic that I feel is widely misunderstood. Yet it’s a crucial topic regarding the company we work with, we hold shares in and we depend on. The number just came out in today’s earning call and I bet it will be questioned with the seemingly strange notion that this should [...]
Game Video Tips & Tricks
Posted in Development, tagged iDevBlogADay on January 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So you are making a video clip to show off your new game. There is a ton of technical stuff out there on the topic already and I wanted to plug one more time Hendrik Kuecks excellent talk at 360iDev. He talks about using a camera vs. a screengrab software, explains the different setup options, software [...]
Mac App Store – Sneak Peak
Posted in Business & Marketing, tagged iDevBlogADay on January 4, 2011 | 7 Comments »
In two days, the Mac App Store will open its gates. While there is the usual amount of speculation out there on technicalities and its potential overall success, it seems widely unclear what will happen on Opening Day. So last week I sent out a casual lunch-break tweet to my network, which mainly consists of [...]
New Year Resolutions for 2011
Posted in Business & Marketing, tagged Business & Marketing, iDevBlogADay on December 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Actually this is not so much about my personal resolutions. Those Ueber-Me things that typically fail within weeks and then fall apart. This is about setting business goals. Which is a great exercise I thoroughly believe in. It forces me to think about the different aspects of my business and what I envision/plan for the [...]
Merry Christmas to you. And EA.
Posted in Opinion, tagged Business & Marketing, iDevBlogADay, Opinion on December 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Ah. Christmas. The quiet time. The peaceful time. Even the partridges in the pear trees seem to forget about their suicide missions with the pigs. Problem is, I don’t feel peaceful at all. Because of EA! And no, not because they lowered their price and occupy all major chart positions. Also not because Apple collaborates with them. [...]
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