2013

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Multipeer Connectivity

Multipeer Connectivity (introduced in iOS 7) lets nearby iPhones, iPads, and Macs talk directly to each other using Wi-Fi, peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. No internet, no server, no central service required.

Development

NSNotification & NSNotificationCenter

NSNotificationCenter acts as a central hub. Any part of an app can send notices or listen for changes from others. Observers sign up for certain events and get a callback when they happen.

Development

Monthly update #0283 • November 2013

Monthly update 283 • November 2013 • 2013-11-01 - 2013-11-30

Monthly Updates

Never Go Back by Lee Child

Never Go Back sees Reacher return to his old Army unit in Virginia, only to face false charges and a conspiracy, plus a possible daughter.

Books

Monthly update #0282 • October 2013

Monthly update 282 • October 2013 • 2013-10-01 - 2013-10-31

Monthly Updates

Iceland Day 11

Day 11 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 10

Day 10 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 09

Day 09 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 08

Day 08 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 07

Day 07 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 06

Day 06 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 05

Day 05 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 04

Day 04 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 03

Day 03 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 02

Day 02 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

Iceland Day 01

Day 01 of 11 to Iceland together with my brother.

Trips

NSError

NSError is Cocoa's way to handle errors without exceptions. It tells about failures with a code, domain, and userInfo dictionary.

Development

Key-Value Observing

Key-Value Observing (KVO) has an ugly, wordy API, but it is one of Cocoa’s most powerful features.

Development

Monthly update #0281 • September 2013

Monthly update 281 • September 2013 • 2013-09-01 - 2013-09-30

Monthly Updates

The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth

In Frederick Forsyth’s The Kill List, a gripping espionage thriller, a mysterious U.S. agency called TOSA is on a mission to hunt down threats to national security.

Books

Monthly update #0280 • August 2013

Monthly update 280 • August 2013 • 2013-08-01 - 2013-08-31

Monthly Updates

NSHashTable & NSMapTable

NSHashTable acts as a general version of NSSet. It is mutable, holds weak references, can copy items on input, and handles arbitrary pointers using pointer identity for equality and hashing.

Development

Monthly update #0279 • July 2013

Monthly update 279 • July 2013 • 2013-07-01 - 2013-07-31

Monthly Updates

World War Z

World War Z (2013), directed by Marc Forster, shows a fast zombie plague. Brad Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a former UN worker pulled back to help. He flies from city to city. Mireille Enos acts as his wife Karin, who waits at home.

Movies

NSPredicate

NSPredicate is a Foundation class that defines logical conditions to fetch or filter data. Its syntax mixes SQL WHERE clauses with regex for expressive queries on collections.

Development