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Author Archive for Henry Balanon

Henry Balanon is the founder of iPhone App company Bickbot. Writer for GigaOm’s TheAppleBlog. Michigan State Alumni. Find Henry Balanon on Twitter.

Site: http://balanon.com/

MacHeist Nano Bundle Unleashed…for Free

Written on November 05, 2009 by Henry Balanon and 17 people have commented

MacHeist announced its newest Mac app bundle, the MacHeist Nano.  The traditional MacHeist software bundle is usually severely discounted and there has always been a price. But, for this one, they’re giving the software bundle for free.
MacHeist is offering six apps instead of the usual dozen or so it usually does with its regular offering…hence [...]

iPhone Dev Sessions: Adding Analytics to Your App

Written on August 10, 2009 by Henry Balanon and 12 people have commented

Welcome to another episode of TheAppleBlog’s iPhone Dev Sessions. We left off with a drum app tutorial called Bickboxx. For this tutorial, we’re building off of the first Bickboxx project, so go back and finish it if you haven’t already. Or if you want to cheat, grab the Bickboxx code from Github.
The Story
The Boss is [...]

WWDC Announcements: Smule’s Ge Wang and Twitterers Respond

Written on June 08, 2009 by Henry Balanon and 6 people have commented

We had a chance to talk to Dr. Ge Wang of Smule, makers of iPhone apps Ocarina and Leaf Trombone: World Stage. He, and some of our Twitter followers, share their thoughts about the new hardware and software announcements.

With our Twitter followers, we asked for their reaction and it was definitely [...]

43 iPhone Development Resources

Written on June 01, 2009 by Henry Balanon and 86 people have commented

Programming for the iPhone is still pretty new. It might be a bit tougher to find iPhone developer resources, but we found a bunch that will get you through building any iPhone app you might be starting on. Check out our list of our favorite developer books, blogs, podcasts, screencasts, open-source libraries, communities, forums, conferences, [...]

iPhone Dev Sessions: Create a Drum App

Written on May 11, 2009 by Henry Balanon and 46 people have commented

You’ve seen all the different drum apps, right? Well, they’re really easy to make. In this iPhone Dev Sessions article, I want to teach you how to make Bickboxx, an actual app that’s in the iTunes App Store.
Grab Bickboxx (FREE) from the iTunes App Store if you want to see this puppy in action so [...]

iPhone Dev Sessions: How To Make An Orientation-Aware Clock

Written on April 08, 2009 by Henry Balanon and 33 people have commented

For this tutorial we’re going to build a simple clock that is orientation-aware, meaning that when you rotate your iPhone, the time rotates with it. I’m assuming you have a basic knowledge of the iPhone SDK.
To get started, you will need a label for the time and a background image. You will also need a [...]