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Kill the keyboard

By Steve Pascoe On July 13, 2012 · Add Comment

Often I find myself in a situation where I have multiple UITextFields and some kind of save or cancel button. The typical expectation is that the keyboard will magically disappear when the button it tapped. To save me referencing each text field and calling resignFirstResponder individually, I instead use this to tell the whole view [...]

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GarageBand for iPad in the classroom

On June 28, 2012 By wbblogadmin

Whether you are creating on a Mac or iOS device (iPad), GarageBand is an incredible application that allows teachers and students to engage in learning with music. As more classrooms move to 1-1 iPad and Laptop programs, teachers have even more opportunities to explore using technology at their fingertips. Here are some of the [...]

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Living Abroad with Apple

On June 27, 2012 By Zac

When I was first getting things aligned to go abroad, I was using a Blackberry smart phone. I wanted to upgrade to the iPhone 4s because I was sick of the slowness of Blackberry, and I knew the 4s had the ability to be used internationally because of the removable SIM card. I was sold! [...]

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Cautionary Tales: Backing up

On June 21, 2012 By Kylie

Like many people, I have learnt the hard way about backing up files. Particularly as a university student, losing 2000 words written while ‘on a roll’ certainly took its toll on my sanity. At Wolfbyte HQ, one of our Technology Manager’s has a saying, “There are two types of people – those who have lost [...]

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State of Origin at Your Fingertips

On June 14, 2012 By Zac

Almost every Australian knows about this annual tradition. I have been dubbed a Maroon’s fan having now lived in Queensland (Brisbane) for several months now. I have been to a Reds game and enjoyed it, despite not really knowing what was going on. Basic rules have been explained to me and I can understand the [...]

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Brisbane iOS devs experience One More Thing 2012 in Melbourne

On June 7, 2012 By Steve Pascoe

Last year One More Thing 2011 began (an indie focused iOS developer conference in Australia). In 2012 the main-conference was jam packed with developers from successful apps such as Doodle Jump. Flipboard, PlaneFinder, Tapatalk, Calvetica, Air Display, Pano, Trainyard, Elements, Hook Champ and more. Andrew (one of our iOS ninjas) and myself represented Read Full Article →