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Version Control for Xcode

There’s no doubt about it. All developers should have some form of version control when writing applications and I think I’ve just found the best available for the Mac and in particular for working with Xcode.

Versions (www.versionsapp.com) seems perfect, allows trunks, branches and tags and efficiently versions my precious iPhone projects. It even works with online repositories and the likes of subversion. It looks and acts like a true piece of native Mac OS X software too.

Xcode specific setup

There’s a slight caveat when using this or any other version control repository with Xcode, where a specific build directory needs to be ignored, so it’s best to configure Xcode correctly before getting up and running, the directory in question is nicely documented here, and errors will occur when checking code in or out otherwise.

It’s not just for Xcode projects either, I’ve already set up revisioning of artwork and I guess documents could also be included too.

At €39 (£32) it’s well worth the investment in my opinon although it would still be interesting to know what other developers are using for version control with Xcode on their Macs?

Just What Is Flavors.me?

I asked myself this question only a few days ago after stumbling across a couple of extremely nice websites running on the platform.

Think of it as a hub for all your social networks, one place you can point everyone to, to which they can then view all your social accounts from WordPress and Posterous blogs, to the music you’ve listened to recently on last.fm, to your latest badges and check-in’s on FourSquare. It’s all there.

So quick to get going

The site itself is really nice to use, 10 minutes and I had my own up and running for free and for around £12 a year ($20) you can add further social networks, access a greater range of designs, use your own domain and much more.

I’m not sure what I’ll do with my own going forward as I’m still deliberating the whole WordPress vs. Posterous for my own use, but there’s no harm trying it out anyway at flavors.me

One Seriously Beautiful iPad Stand

If ever there was a stand to own that compliments the beauty of the iPad itself, this has to be it.

The Compass from Twelve South looks stunning and would by my own personal choice of stand, it’s so superior to the white plastic docks you see (including Apple’s own)

It’s available from http://www.twelvesouth.com/products/compass/ for $39.99 but there’s no signs of a UK reseller at the moment

The Bunnymen at Tall Ships

We took a visit to the Tall Ships Race in Hartlepool this last weekend and on the Monday evening I was lucky enough to see one of my all time favourite bands perform there.

Echo & The Bunnymen played at the free open air concert on the Monday evening and after years of waiting to see them, they didn’t disappoint.

I’ve seen Ian McCulloch play live while he was a solo artist (circa his Mysterio album, 1992 at Newcastle’s Riverside venue – which is sadly no more) but this was the first time I’ve seen the Bunnymen and it was great to see the two original members McCulloch & Will Sergeant play together.

The Bunnymen Live

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All photos were taken with the iPhone 4 using Camera Plus.

Posted from Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom.

shrinkURL v1.3.1 – One Final Release

v1.3.1 was released earlier today to fix some small iPad display issues but that's it, development on this App is now at an end.

A New App

I'm now just a week or so away from releasing my next App and one that's had numerous delays due to other life commitments and issues on the graphical side but it will be good to have a second App to talk about and I'll be pleased once it's released.

I'm currently finishing off some graphics after having to give myself a crash course in Photoshop recently – I'd much rather stick to development but needs must at times.

shrinkURL v1.3.1 as always is available in the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

shrinkURL v1.3 Released

ShrinkURL v1.3 has hit the App Store today with the following new features;

• Option to save you favourite shortened links to a history page
• Ability to send shortened links to a multitude of sharing services, including Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader and more
• Improved GUI for iPad
• iPhone 4 optimised icon

I decided to bring the App back to life and put some of the functionality into it that I had initially intended when first developing it back in August 2009.

Because the App is free I’ve also taken the opportunity to implement iAds too but my thoughts on that will be delayed for a future post.