Discover recipes for building feature-rich, reliable iOS native apps and explore the latest features in Swift 5.3 with the help of proven industry standard recipes, modern design techniques, and popular strategiesKey FeaturesUnderstand how closures work and make use of generics with protocols to write flexible codeDiscover the fundamentals of Swift and build apps with frameworks such as Foundation, Networking, and UIKitGet to grips with the new features of Swift 5.3, including SwiftUI, CoreML an...
Accelerated Mac OS X Core Dump Analysis, Second Edition
by Dmitry Vostokov and Software Diagnostics Services
Taking Your iPad to the Max (Technology in Action)
by Michael Grothaus and Erica Sadun
It looks different. It acts different. There's no right way to hold it. It responds to the touch of your fingertips. It's the Internet in your lap. It connects to the world, yet it is as personal as a well-worn book. Taking Your iPad to the Max is written so that anyone, from a computer-savvy teenager to a 92-year-old great-grandmother, can quickly get up to speed on Apple's latest hit. As bloggers at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (tuaw.com), we have the happy privilege of working with Apple pro...
Harness the power of the latest edition with this in-depth and comprehensive guide to the Swift languageKey FeaturesFifth edition of this bestselling book, improved and updated to cover the latest version of the Swift 5 programming languageGet to grips with popular and modern design techniques to write easy-to-manage Swift codeLearn how to use core Swift features such as concurrency, generics, and copy-on-write in your codeBook DescriptionOver the years, the Mastering Swift book has established...
The Against the Clock series is ideal for any course that includes graphic arts software and computer design software as part of the curriculum. Courses can be found in Office Information Systems, Computer Science, and Fine Arts Departments, as well as Continuing Education, Journalism, and Printing and Lithography.With the release of OS-X (System 10) for the Macintosh workstation, Apple Computer has taken a dramatic leap forward to the world of preemptive multitasking, built-in support for a wid...
This is a guide to figuring out the BSD Unix system and Mac-specific components that are making your life difficult and to help ease you into the Unix inside Mac OS X. The book includes such topics as: a quick overview of the Terminal application; understanding open directory (LDAP) and NetInfo; issues related to using the GNU C Compiler 9 GCC; library linking and porting Unix software; an overview of Mac OSX?s filesystem and startup processes; creating and installing packages using Fink; buildi...
So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking. Laser beams in the operating room, cars with built-in guidance systems, cell phones with email access. There's just no getting around the fact that technology always has, and always will be, very cool. But technology isn't only cool; it's also very smart. That's why one of the hottest technological trends nowadays is the creation of smart homes. At an increasing rate, people are turning their hom...
Learn how to get the most out of Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard with legendary teacher and a uthor Robin Williams. The Peachpit Learning Ser ies brings you the best-selling authors you know and love, on the topics that are near and dear to you, in a format that allows you to learn just what you need to know, and at your own pace. With this book, you can learn in your own way-whether it's working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises about new fea...
* This book is unique in its stance of the Mac as a platform for web development. Mac OS books are either low-level Dummies/VQS-style references on using the interface or the entirely separate market of writing software and applications for the Mac OS. This book is ideally placed to appeal to tap into the merging job role of the web developer/designer.
iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners
by Rory Lewis and Laurence Moroney
This update of an Apress bestseller walks you through creating your first app, with plain English and practical examples using the latest iOS 7 software development platform and more. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad app development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.Teaches iPhone and iPad apps development in language anyone can understand Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, using iOS...
With Pro iOS and Android Apps for Business, you can take your web development experience and apply it toward creating a full-featured business app, from soup to nuts. Frank Zammetti shows you how to create a client app using jQuery Mobile wrapped in PhoneGap, and how to create a node.js-based server that uses MongoDB as its data store. You never have to deal with learning Objective-C, Java or any other difficult-to-learn language. Instead, you can build on your existing HTML5, JavaScript...
Want to learn how to program on your Mac? Not sure where to begin? Best-selling author Wallace Wang will explain how to get started with Cocoa, Objective-C, and Xcode. Whether you are an experienced Windows coder moving to the Mac, or you are completely new to programming, you’ll see how the basic design of a Mac OS X program works, how Objective-C differs from other languages you may have used, and how to use the Xcode development environment. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to use elements...
Essential Macs Mojave Edition (Computer Essentials)
by Kevin Wilson
The iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR aren't just faster and more powerful than ever--they're also better at all of the things you use an iPhone for. With the latest edition of this bestselling guide, you get a funny, gorgeously illustrated guide to the tips, shortcuts, and workarounds that will turn you into an iPhone master. This easy-to-use book will also get you up to speed on all iOS 12 features, including new Siri shortcuts, Group FaceTime, and improved parental controls. Missing Manual series cr...
You heard the buzz and made the switch: You're in good company! And here to prove it is Windows guru and CNET commentator David Coursey with Mac OS X for Windows Users: A Switcher's Guide. In this volume, Coursey draws on the experiences of real-world switchers to frame his own straightforward instructions on how to use Mac OS X. There's a lot involved in moving to a new operating system-files to be ported, software to learn, Internet and connectivity issues to iron out, and a new interface to u...
For many users, it's not working with a new operating system that's intimidating, it's all that needs to be done before, during, and after the upgrade that has them running scared. That's why best-selling author Tom Negrino has devoted an entire guide to just that topic. Rather than cover every last feature and function of Apple's newest OS, Tom focuses on just the need-to-know essentials that will ensure a smooth transition to Mac OS X Tiger. In short order, readers will learn how to prepare f...
At the heart of each Apple Store is a Genius Bar-and (more often than not) a long line of customers waiting to speak with the geniuses tending it. This book lets you jump to the front of that line by offering the geniuses' own answers to your most common technical Mac OS X questions and snafus. Each chapter will contain answers, tips, and observations by Apple Geniuses, and each page (or spread) is devoted to a single question. With chapters covering Mac OS X, iApps, other applications, .Mac, ne...
It's certainly fun to build games that run on your iPhone and iPad. But, wouldn't it be more fun to create games that allow you to play with other gamers in your social network? There's a whole lot more things you can do. Most of the top best selling games around the world, like World of Warcraft, let you play with others online and share your experiences with your friends.Beginning iOS Social Games is your concise introduction to iOS social and other networked gaming app development using iOS G...