In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!   Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks.   Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.   By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.   Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.   Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.   Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Covers iOS 5.0 and up Learn to navigate the Xcode 4.2+ development environment Prepare your system and iDevice for efficient development Get started quickly with Apple’s Objective-C and Cocoa Touch Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development paradigm Visually design and code interfaces using Xcode Storyboards, Segues, and the iOS Object Library Build advanced UIs with Tables, Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and more Read and write preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-ins Use the iOS media playback and recording capabilities Take photos and manipulate graphics with Core Image Sense motion, orientation, and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS Integrate online services using Twitter, Email, Web Views, and Google Maps Create universal applications that run on both the iPhone and iPad Write background-aware multitasking applications Trace and debug your applications as they run Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2+, Storyboards, iPhone, iPad, and More! Additional files and updates available online   http://teachyourselfios.com

***This is the updated and corrected edition ofThe iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook.***   The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition   Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C 2.0’s ARC, LLVM, and more!   In this book, bestselling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised this book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, the latest version of Objective-C, and the Xcode 4 development tools.   The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, Third Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn’t just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development.   Sadun’s tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures and touch, to networking and security. Every chapter groups related tasks together, so you can jump straight to your solution, without having to identify the right class or framework first. Coverage includes: Mastering the iOS 5 SDK, Objective-C essentials, and the iOS development lifecycle Designing and customizing interfaces with Interface Builder and Objective-C Organizing apps with view controllers, views, and animations featuring the latest Page View controllers and custom containers Making the most of touch and gestures—including custom gesture recognizers Building and using controls from the ground up Working with Core Image and Core Text Implementing fully featured Table View edits, reordering, and custom cells Creating managed database stores; then adding, deleting, querying, and displaying data Alerting users with dialogs, progress bars, local and push notifications, popovers, and pings Requesting and using feedback Connecting to networks and services, handling authentication, and managing downloads Deploying apps to devices, testers, and the App Store

Apple has made it easy to get started developing for iOS out of the box. To access the true power of iOS, however, you need to go beyond these simple tools and APIs. Experienced app developer Shawn Welch teaches you how to tap into the true potential of iOS by incorporating some of the most powerful technologies it has to offer.Using Core Data and iCloud, you'll learn how to store information locally and sync seamlessly across multiple devices and platforms. Leverage iOS 5's new Twitter APIs, which provide painless Twitter and OAuth support using the new Accounts framework. Use Location Services to incorporate new iOS 5 features, such as reverse geolocation lookup and region notifications. Incorporate rich media into  your apps using Graphics, Animation, Audio, Video, and post-processing photo filters and analysis through Core Image. Finally, explore Newsstand, which lets you create your own periodical content and push new content to devices, even when the app is not running.

If you’re considering a Mac OS X server for your small business, school, nonprofit, or home network, this easy-to-follow guide will help you get up and running in no time. You’ll learn how to share files, mail, and calendar information on your desktops, iPads, iPhones, and other devices, whether you’re new to Mac OS X servers or need to update your skills for the Lion edition. Discover how to configure your network to include multiple operating systems—including Mac, iOS, and Windows—and set up servers for wikis, websites, and podcasts with relative ease.Plan your installation to make sure you have the right server hardware Control data access with permissions, and use Apple’s Time Machine to back up your network Share contacts, schedules, and instant messaging with groupware Manage wikis, blogs, and websites with Lion’s web service Build an email server and protect it against spam and malware Handle preferences for the network’s Apple computers and iOS devices Deploy new Apple computers to the network with disk imaging

Teach yourself how to use the networking features in Windows 7 to connect your home computers, even if they use different operating systems. With Step by Step, you set the pace -- building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!Network your Windows 7-based PCs and set up security Add a Mac or Linux-based computer Share printers, devices, and files with everyone in your home Stream media over your network or to a remote PC Tweak your network and sharing settings Troubleshoot problems and perform easy maintenance Your Step by Step digital content includes:Fully searchable online edition of this book -- with unlimited access on the Web

Your guide to planning and executing a complete mobile web strategyRevisit your approach to the mobile web—and deliver effective solutions that reach customers and clients on a variety of mobile devices. In this practical guide, web development luminary Dino Esposito shows you how to develop a solid mobile strategy for the enterprise, starting with an effective mobile website. You’ll receive essential architectural and implementation guidance, as well as mobile-specific design patterns for building cross-platform and native applications. Discover how to:Architect a website accessible from many different mobile devices Implement design patterns specific to mobile app development Examine tools that enable you to write one codebase for many platforms Use technologies for building Windows® Phone, iPhone, and Android apps Develop cross-platform app features, such as localization and offline behavior

As more and more vulnerabilities are found in the Mac OS X (Leopard) operating system, security researchers are realizing the importance of developing proof-of-concept exploits for those vulnerabilities. This unique tome is the first book to uncover the flaws in the Mac OS X operating system—and how to deal with them. Written by two white hat hackers, this book is aimed at making vital information known so that you can find ways to secure your Mac OS X systems, and examines the sorts of attacks that are prevented by Leopard’s security defenses, what attacks aren’t, and how to best handle those weaknesses.

The iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are not just consumer devices. Apple's popular iOS devices are rapidly spreading through the business market in increasing numbers. In this thorough reference guide, IT professionals will learn from seasoned IT veteran John Welch how to deploy and manage iOS devices in the enterprise. John uses a refreshing, straightforward approach to teach you how to manage iOS devices. And he covers a wide range of methods, from managing just a handful of devices to dealing with hundreds. You'll find out when using iTunes for management is good enough and how to get the most out of that simple tool. You'll also explore what you can do with Apple's free iPhone Configuration Utility, from setting up applications and provisioning to specifying precisely what users can do with their devices. He'll show you how to use the iPCU (iPhone Configuration Utility) to install enterprise apps on an iOS device, do extensive management, and distribute profiles via USB, by email, and over the air (OTA). For environments that require large deployments with huge numbers of iOS devices, you'll get instruction on using SCEP (Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol). And he’ll take you even further to learn how to use Mobile Device Management (MDM) to push changes out to devices.   This book includes:A no-nonsense style of instruction from experienced IT professional and popular presenter John WelchSimple, clear explanations that make principles easy to apply to your own environmentInsider tips to ensure success and avoid common problemsThe basics, including management with iTunes and iPCU (iPhone Configuration Utility)Advanced topics, such as server setup and wireless application distribution

In the world of Unix operating systems, the various BSDs come with a long heritage of high-quality software and well-designed solutions, making them a favorite OS of a wide range of users. Among budget-minded users who adopted BSD early on to developers of some of today's largest Internet sites, the popularity of BSD systems continues to grow. If you use the BSD operating system, then you know that the secret of its success is not just in its price tag: practical, reliable, extraordinarily stable and flexible, BSD also offers plenty of fertile ground for creative, time-saving tweaks and tricks, and yes, even the chance to have some fun."Fun?" you ask. Perhaps "fun" wasn't covered in the manual that taught you to install BSD and administer it effectively. But BSD Hacks, the latest in O'Reilly's popular Hacks series, offers a unique set of practical tips, tricks, tools--and even fun--for administrators and power users of BSD systems.BSD Hacks takes a creative approach to saving time and getting more done, with fewer resources. You'll take advantage of the tools and concepts that make the world's top Unix users more productive. Rather than spending hours with a dry technical document learning what switches go with a command, you'll learn concrete, practical uses for that command.The book begins with hacks to customize the user environment. You'll learn how to be more productive in the command line, timesaving tips for setting user-defaults, how to automate long commands, and save long sessions for later review. Other hacks in the book are grouped in the following areas:Customizing the User Environment Dealing with Files and Filesystems The Boot and Login Environments Backing Up Networking Hacks Securing the System Going Beyond the Basics Keeping Up-to-Date Grokking BSD If you want more than your average BSD user--you want to explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and come up with fun things to try on your own--BSD Hacks is a must-have. This book will turn regular users into power users and system administrators into super system administrators.

If you plan to develop iOS applications in a corporate setting—for internal consumption or for sale to end users—you need to read this book. Veteran developer James Turner shares best practices and lessons learned from his recent on-the-ground experience planning, building, and shipping an iOS application in an enterprise environment. With lots of examples and solid advice, you’ll learn how to use Xcode, Objective-C, and other Apple development tools within the confines of enterprise software methodologies. Don’t be deterred by Apple’s development philosophy. If you’re familiar with Xcode, this guide will help you build and launch enterprise iOS apps successfully.Get Xcode’s single-developer model to work in a concurrent development environment Integrate Xcode builds into tools such as Ant and Hudson Use open source libraries to connect iOS with SOAP and other backend services Set up a framework to test iOS apps for code coverage and CCN metrics Manage the legal, marketing, and production issues involved when interacting with iTunes Connect Meet iTunes’ requirements for provisioning and distributing your app Provide long-term support by sidestepping Apple’s distribution limitations