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  1. iTunes Connect Test Users

    To test in app purchases, you will need to set up test users in iTunes Connect. They seem to almost work like real Apple IDs, so you should have unique email addresses for them. [email protected] seems to work. You…
  2. Timo Hetzel

    Obligatorischer Clip
  3. iCloud

    So I added very simple iCloud key value support to a little app. First run: iCloud stores the value. Second run: iCloud can’t find the value anymore. Third run: The iCloud daemon crashes. Reboot time. Should I try the…
  4. YYYY

    Ole Begemann, in late 2011 : Pay special attention to the year format specifier @”yyyy”. It is different than the capitalized @YYYY, which represents the year of the date’s week and not the year of the day. 99% of the…
  5. iCloud Restore Restores Old App Versions

    As outlined here , users of older iOS devices may have a hard time restoring their devices with compatible versions of apps. iTunes will happily download newer, incompatible versions of apps and trash the older version…
  6. Dude

    You’re getting a $DELL. youtu.be/sZi1Ouc4Wtk
  7. FCP X: Restoring Background Tasks Window Without Trashing Prefs

    If your Background Tasks window in FCPX goes missing, after moving between differently sized displays, or moving from retinaland back to the old trusty CRT, simply open FCPX, hit Cmd-9 to enable the window, and then…
  8. appstore.com

    I felt a disturbance in the force. Apple just ditched itunes.com in favor of appstore.com This provides a simple way for users to find your apps on the App Store directly from your website or marketing campaigns. These…
  9. Self-Publishing Dead Trees

    I know that e-publishing is all the rage, but for argument’s sake let’s say you still want to ship dead trees to customers, you want to sell your self-published paper book on amazon.de. This probably applies to…
  10. Appeasement

    Here’s another way of appeasing the App Store Review Gods: Money! App-easing, get it? Buying into the Made for i-Licensing program gives you a nice little badge on your product, and gives you a special sauce App Store…
  11. Fax2EPS – ISBN Edition

    The issuing authority for ISBNs in Germany, the “Agency for Book Market Standards in the MVB Marketing- und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels GmbH”, has a service for the creation of barcode EPS files. Load PDF + fill out…
  12. Queuing at Marienplatz

    Very long line for the iPad 4 128GB. Update: Small mistake. There is actually something for free. Just takes 20 minutes. And now I want a keyboard with an ID card OCR reader.
  13. Behind the scenes of the PSN store

    Behind the scenes of the PSN Store This is how downloads are fun, Sony.
  14. “Unlimited”

    Screenshot: Watchever GmbH This is what it looks like in France: via @hnms
  15. PayPal App Update

    The iOS PayPal App really follows the same philosophy as the website. New design every quarter. Account balance displayed is a rough estimate. Notifications arrive very, very asynchronously. If this page is displayed…
  16. Mars Curiosity Rover in Munich

    Siemens is showing a 1:1 model of the Mars Curiosity Rover today. Most instruments are only hinted at. The radiation source is completely missing. But the dimensions alone are relatively impressive. Significantly larger…
  17. Laptop instead of Lederhosen 2.0

    Digital Bavaria . Uh, lighthouses. 10 minutes. From the airport to the internet.
  18. Philips Tornado Feedback

    More feedback on the Philips Tornado from the Bits and stuff #311 (Photon Tornado) . youtu.be/bl-3k-MNViQ @bitsundso #philips #tornado http://t.co/nyw5oYkK — vivalamovie (@vivalamovie) January 23, 2013 Tatooine has two…
  19. iTunes Connect Maintenance

    iTunes Connect goes down for maintenance on Saturday. What will we get this time? iOS update? Locked descriptions? Decent, human readable stats? Or will they just restore Steve’s signature on the contract icon? Before,…
  20. Cash Is So Annoying

    Cash really is annoying. Luckily, NFC isn’t going to happen this decade either.