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Appcelerator Titanium Mobile – Alloy MVC intro

Michael Stelly — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:13:16 +0000

Learn the basics for starting an Alloy project in Titanium Studio.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvduidfkns66khe/create_alloy_project.mov

Understanding callback functions in Javascript

Michael Stelly — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:16:18 +0000

Understanding callback functions in Javascript.

I’m in the same boat as this guy. Not understanding callbacks will hamstring your Javascript application development and make you look incompetent to those who expect you to understand them.

Javascript scope and the “self” argument

Michael Stelly — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:51:58 +0000

MediaFresh News: » Blog Archive » Javascript scope and the “self” argument. “This” gets me into more trouble than I care to count (pun intended). Understanding closures and the “this” pseudo-variable (vs. “self”) is critical to developing apps with the … Continue reading →

Brain Dump: Faster way to install iOS .ipa apps on testing devices

Michael Stelly — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:41:39 +0000

Brain Dump: Faster way to install iOS .ipa apps on testing devices.

As a Titanium SDK app developer, you’ll eventually need to test your app on a real device. Apple’s provisioning process is a train wreck (sorry Apple. you created that mess, not me.). So, if you survive that gauntlet, you’ll be faced with your next challenge — syncing your app for on-device testing.

Andrew Blair was kind enough to brain dump the process in a blog post. Although he refers to Flash developers, the process is identical for Titanium devs.

Happy coding.

Rubular: a Ruby regular expression editor and tester

Michael Stelly — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:57:20 +0000

Rubular: a Ruby regular expression editor and tester.

Bookmark this page. If you work with text strings and input at all, you’ll need it eventually

Wow, an expanding subscriber base! Time to chime in.

Michael Stelly — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:55:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who has subscribed to my blog. Rather than run this blog as a one-way communication about whatever seems important to me at the time, I’d like to enlist the aid of the subscribers. What do you want to know about mobile and web technologies?

Post your comments and suggestions here. I get notified about every post. So, I will receive all your comments.

TCAD – It’s official!

Michael Stelly — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:44:07 +0000

Get Apple’s Magic Mouse to work on Windows 7.

Michael Stelly — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:49:02 +0000

Search Results for magic mouse driver — 3 Articles.

The second article has links to both 32- and 64-bit versions of the driver. Run the .exe and you’re set.

Mac Tutorial: Show Hidden Files in Finder Using Terminal | iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps & News — iTracki.com

Michael Stelly — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:27:47 +0000

Mac Tutorial: Show Hidden Files in Finder Using Terminal | iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps & News — iTracki.com.

I can never remember how to do this.

How do I view/see the PATH in a windows environment?

Michael Stelly — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:49:47 +0000

How do I view/see the PATH in a windows environment?.

Why do I always forget this? Doh!