26th Oct 2015

AppStore submission error ITMS-90206 in XCode 7 with Cocoapods 0.39

Finally managed to get XCode 7 to compile your shiny project that has an extension and uses Cocopods? Managed to create and Archive and hit the wonderful Submit to AppStore button just to be hit…

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16th Oct 2015

ESP8266 Smart Config – ESP TOUCH with Arduino IDE

ESP8266 chips have a handy little feature that allows you to configure WiFi credentials that they use without actually connecting to them. One of the protocols it supports is called ESP Touch and to get…

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8th Oct 2015

wifi connection manager for esp8266

WiFiManager ESP8266 WiFi connection manager library (Arduino IDE)

ESP8266 WiFi Configuration Library The burden every headless wireless connected device needs to overcome is how to connect to the network without having to hardcode any credentials in it’s firmware. For the ESP8266 based devices…

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24th Sep 2015

CH340 CH341 serial adapters fix for El Capitan OS X

UPDATE 4 Jan 2016 I have seen this driver reported as working without disabling kext signing Signed CH340 Driver http://blog.sengotta.net/signed-mac-os-driver-for-winchiphead-ch340-serial-bridge/ Thanks Björn. I have not tested it as i have already done the below and…

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15th May 2012

Simple Fuel Consumption Calculator launched on the App Store

Simple Fuel Consumption Calculator launched on the App Store This is a very simple, no frills, fuel consumption calculator that does exactly what it says on the tin. You can enter liters and kilometers, liter…

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13th Nov 2011

Error 1654 when updating/restoring to ios 5.0.1

Here is what I had to do to get it working: – disable wifi sync on the device – disconnect device – close/open itunes – connect device and it should let you update and restore…

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27th May 2011

Setting the default button in a Flex application from actionscript

When you need to set defaultButton property dynamically depending on who has focus, you can not use the defaultButton property that every container component has but must use focusManager instead. For instance, I have a…

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7th Apr 2011

Testing and developing in-app purchase on Jailbroken iPhones or iPads doesn’t work

Just like the title says, and what I found out the hard way is that testing in app purchases on a jailbroken iOS device does not work. I have tried pretty much everything I could…

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31st Mar 2011

Xcode 4 iOS Templates Folder Location

If you found your templates from Xcode 3 missing, you should know all the templating system has been remade for Xcode 4. After a lot of trial and error, I found out that in order…

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23rd Jan 2011

XBMC on AppleTV 2G mini review

I just wanted to post my thoughts related to the XBMC for Apple’s newest TV appliance, kind of ‘Is it worth giving it a go?’answer to whover might wonder about that. First things first, you…

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