Android XML include

Android's XML include is a great way to reuse XML layouts. Check it out!

Blogged from my iPad.

[UILabel sizeToFit]

This method is great for making a text label's height and width fit the text that's inside it.


CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480);
UILabel *myLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
myLabel.text = @"Any size text string";
[myLabel sizeToFit];


Thanks to the Stack Overflow community for teaching me about this.

Essential Keyboard Shortcut for Numbers

Numbers just isn't usable without a mouse if you don't know this shortcut. To paraphrase, Option-Return allows you to edit existing data in a cell.

I also found that you can start typing when a cell is selected to wipe out any existing content in that cell and replace it with what you type.

Hitting Enter while in edit mode leaves edit mode.

Build script for iPhone ad-hoc distribution

Put this script in the root of your project directory, tweak for your project, and run it to build your iPhone app for ad-hoc distribution.



In case the script above isn't showing up for you, get it from here.

Android - ignoring files from version control

To summarize the discussion here, you can ignore the following files and folders from version control for your Android app:

bin
gen
default.properties
.settings
.classpath
local.properties

Tutorial: Turn Your Mac Into an AirPort Base Station

Awesome! If you're tech-savvy (and maybe even if you're not), this tutorial is unnecessary, but I didn't even know I could do this with my Mac! One more reason for me to love my Mac... :)

The commuting paradox

I'm so glad I have a short drive to work and the ability to work from home when I need to. This post helped me to appreciate it even more.