Please right-click to download either a large version for the desktop (800x600; 550MB), or a smaller version playable on your iPhone/iPod/iPad (480x360; 260MB).
(If you're on Windows, and haven't already, you'll need to download Apple's Quicktime.)
Troubleshooting note: we've had sporadic reports of issues playing the larger movie on some machines. If it stutters or doesn't play audio, kindly right-click on the 'small' link, to save/download that version instead. Once downloaded, you can enlarge the video playback using the options in Quicktime Player's 'View' menu.
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Microsoft Surface (parody; a peek into an 'alternate universe' of personal computing)
" 'Computer': Then & Now " (rough comparison, typical use case)
Apple - official iPhone specs
Apple - official iPod Touch specs
Apple - official iPad specs
iPhone RAM usage (orig/3G vs. 3GS)
Memory Info Lite (shows 'hidden' multitasking, under the hood)
misc. programming terms ("C", "Objective-C", "Cocoa", "Cocoa Touch")
Agile Manifesto (birthplace of 'agile' development)
Scrum in Under 10 Minutes (detailed overview of 'Scrum' development methodology)
Subversion (NON-technical explanation of source code repository, versioning)
Command Guru (Internet "reality" show - 10 developers create an app in 1 week)
"Outsourcing" (chart of possible pros & cons of domestic/foreign)
iPad UI Conventions (gallery of screenshots of new iPad UI design patterns)
"Bacteria Bash" (iPhone game; demonstrating very simple use of Core Animation)
Apple docs
iPhone - Human Interface Guidelines
iPad - Human Interface Guidelines
"Product Definition Statement"
Case Study: "Things" by Cultured Code
The Developer Sketchbook for iPhone Apps
Mobile Sketchbook & iPhone UI Stencil (translucent green UI stencil)
UIStencils - (stainless steel UI stencil)
"Getting Real" - Interface First - ("design the interface before you start programming")
OmniGraffle / OmniGraffle Pro (prototyping software)
"Graffletopia" - iPhone Stencil Kit ... plus other iPhone/iPad stencils
Teehan+Lax - Photoshop stencils for iPhone & iPad
Cocoia - iPhone/iPad icon design template
Zebra - #2 mechanical pencil :)
NEW! - "Notepods" (special-purpose notepads for iPhone/iPad app prototyping)
Hello, World! (various third-party demos; technical)
Apple - iPhone Developer Program (official site)
types of memberships - for the Apple Developer Connection (ADC)
the two halves of ADC ("Program Portal" vs. "iTunes Connect")
Apple - iPhone Developer Program - Enrollment - FAQ
(differences between Standard & Enterprise memberships)
Apple - iPhone Developer Program - Distribution (overview)
"Publishing on the App Store" (Apple - 1 hr. video; goes through entire process) *
ADC on iTunes > iPhone Development Resources > “Publishing on the App Store”
iTunes Connect Developer Guide (NON-technical: submission process, deliverables)
Mobile Orchard - iPhone Provisioning (screencast tutorial; technical)
"UDIDit" (example of provisioning ‘helper’ app)
Bulk Upload of UDIDs (Apple's tab-delimited text file format)
Apple - Program Portal - Devices ‘How-To’ (incl. bulk uploading of UDIDs) *
AppViz (Mac application to gather App Store statistics, reviews, etc.)
AppFigures (website service to do the same)
Apple docs
iPhone Application Programming Guide
Third-party books & related
Apress - "Learn C on the Mac" / "Learn Objective–C on the Mac" / "Beginning iPhone 3 Development", and more
… Special 20% e-Book discount (good for one per order), with coupon code "POPMW10"
Manning - "iPhone in Action"
PragProg - various
also: "Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware"
Training
CodeFab - Note: Special 15% discount on Developer training, with coupon code "POPMW10"
Edison Labs
Blogs
Cocoa With Love
Cocoa Is My Girlfriend
Mike Ash ("Friday Q&A" column)
Conferences
Macworld Conference & Expo
Apple - WWDC - WorldWide Developers Conference
360iDev
NSConference
User Groups
CocoaHeads (local, monthly)
NSCoder Night (local, weekly)
Misc.
Parade of Progress: Objective-C / iPhone / iPad programming design template
(or at http://bit.ly/objc-template )
iPhone - Human Interface Guidelines
iPad - Human Interface Guidelines
"Product Definition Statement"
iTunes Connect Developer Guide
[note: same links as appear above]
UPDATE - new link for: "This Week in iPhone & iPad News" (was formerly at Mobile Orchard, which still has a valuable archives)
"The Business of iPhone App Development" (new book from Apress)
MobilizedTV (high-caliber Mobile news; focusing on entertainment industry, monetization)
RoughlyDrafted (excellent analysis of Apple- & industry-related news)
"12 Waves of Media" (overview of major Communications media throughout history)
Sports Illustrated - tablet concept video
Bonnier/Berg - "Mag+" concept video #1
Bonnier/Berg - "Mag+" concept video #2
"MacVoices" Podcast ep. #1010:
... containing more extended discussions of:
"Brand Extension" - business model for App Store; and
"Big Picture": future of mobile computing
* Please note: some URLs above require login to the Apple Developer Connection website
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Very Special Thanks to some wonderful people:
Chuck Joiner - MacVoices
Marcelo Lewin - Center for New Media Studies
Michael Rubin - PublicEarth
Alex Cone - CodeFab
David Hodge - Pandav
Jaime Cummins, Owen Rubin and Dave Wilson - Edison Labs
Paul, Kathy & the great folks at Macworld Expo
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last update: 5/18/10
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No endorsement is intended or implied.
