iFonts 1.0 released!

We're happy to announce that we released iFonts last week! It's our first app, and we're really excited about it! It's a tool for developers and designers to see what fonts are available in iOS that also allows you to email the list to someone else. Check it out in the App Store and let us know what you think!

App Store link

Downgrading iPad from 4.2 to 3.2.2 on OS X

To restore your iPad from a newer version (beta, perhaps?) of iOS to a previous version of the OS (such as 3.2.2, the latest release), do the following:

1. Connect your iPad to your computer
2. Open iTunes
3. On the left side, select your iPad under Devices
4. On the Summary view for your iPad, option-click Restore
5. Browse to ~/Library/iTunes/iPad Software Updates and select the .ipsw file (it should say 3.2.2 somewhere in the filename)

Thanks to this post for showing me where to find the .ipsw file.

Update: If you've lost the old .ipsw file for 3.2.2, you can download it from Apple at this link.

Undoing the last git commit

Really simple:

git revert HEAD

Source: Git Book - Undoing in Git

NSZombieEnabled

If you're doing iPhone development, setting NSZombieEnabled to YES is critical to debugging. It allows you to see what deallocated instances received a message. If this is not enabled, you won't have any idea why your app crashed. With it enabled, at least you know you sent a message to a deallocated instance, say, of an NSArray. But you have to be careful with this, because it prevents all objects from ever being deallocated! Make sure to turn it off before releasing your app.

Further reading here.

Shopify

What a great, easy way to build an online store for anyone who doesn't have web design or technical skills!

Shopify

Google Apps is awesome!

We're using Google Apps for our business, and so far, we couldn't be happier! The Standard Edition is free and allows up to 50 users on your domain with access to Gmail, Calendar, and Docs. It's perfect for a small business like ours, so if you're running a group or a small business, check it out!

We're also quite satisfied using Blogger to host our website and blog - it's been great!

Sliding UITextFields around to avoid the keyboard

Great post on Cocoa with Love. I love this blog.