Real Clear Politics for iPad Released!

Today I got to flip the switch on a project I've been working on for mooonths for RealClearPolitics.com. It's the iPad app viewer for their news site, and it's awesome.

Here is the link: Real Clear Politics for iPad

Still got one more big project just about ready for release, stay tuned for more details!

Tj-

Team UmiZoomi: Zoom Into Numbers! is released!

A big project of mine has been released, Team UmiZoomi: Zoom Into Numbers from Nickelodeon. It's doing great, been on the top most downloaded iPad/iPhone educational apps for a few weeks.

Here's a link, I'm stoked because my name is on it. It's for kids 6 and under, so not so exciting unless you are either 6, or have a 6 year old. Still, pretty cool!

objc_associate magic.

So say you've got an object that doesn't have a User Info or Tag inside it, but you really really really want to attach something to it specifically without juggling another synthesized property. Easy.
Import this:

#import <objc/runtime.h>

Then use this line to attach the object:

objc_setAssociatedObject(yourObject, (const void*)0x314, objectToAttach, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN);

Use this line later to get the object back:

id objectThatWasAttached = objc_getAssociatedObject(yourObject, (const void*)0x314);

Trust me, you'll find a use for it.

Ignore the Mute Button

So you want your sounds to play even if the iPad, iPhone, iPod is muted?

Simple:


UInt32 sessionCategory = kAudioSessionCategory_MediaPlayback;

AudioSessionSetProperty(kAudioSessionProperty_Audi oCategory, sizeof(sessionCategory), &sessionCategory);

These two lines will force your sounds to play even if the mute button is flipped on. This used to be very much not okay, but recently Apple has changed their stance, so go wild.

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - Wafflebot Soundboard Released!

On Friday Apple approved my new app, a soundboard for the Wafflebot character from the new Harold & Kumar movie. It's available here!

A little bit about the app, I made it over the course of a Sunday afternoon as a fun project to try out and a way to learn a bit about Fair Use copyright laws in the US.

TJTickerView

So I found an old Text Ticker today that just moved strings around, and had to update it for my own uses:


iOS 5 Ticking text controller, with clickable UIButtons, ARC compatibility, and multiple simultaneous scrolling buttons

Enjoy!

Edit: General disclaimer, I was in a hurry might not be super readable, but nothing should be broken.

Wafflebot Soundboard

Wafflebot soundboard coming soon! Keep your eyes peeled here for the release!