Apple Spatial Audio

People are sleeping on Apple Spatial Audio. The mistake is thinking that audio channel technology such as 5.1, 7.1 surround sound can be separated from the audio delivery hardware technology. Olivia Tambini has a recent piece focused on audio technology products including Sony 360 Reality Audio and Dolby Atmos. As Olivia mentions, a company like… Continue reading Apple Spatial Audio

Ongoing Project: EasyALPR – Parking Enforcement App

I’ve been working on series of parking enforcement products using license plate recognition technology called EasyALPR. Several years ago I was working on a privacy and crypto-currency application, Gliph. Apparently, this was the first venture-funded crypto-startup because we raised our first round prior to Coinbase. That company did not make it, so with funding from… Continue reading Ongoing Project: EasyALPR – Parking Enforcement App

Unlocking a Verizon iPhone 4S for International Travel

Are you planning to travel internationally and want to unlock your iPhone? This post explains steps related to unlocking an iPhone 4S using the United States carrier, Verizon. It may also work for Android phones on the service, but my experience is with the iPhone. The process takes between 10 and 20 minutes to complete.… Continue reading Unlocking a Verizon iPhone 4S for International Travel

iOS / Objective-C App Delegates Explained Using Birds

As I build upon my understanding of Objective-C, I’ve been working to better understand the concept of a delegate and when they should be used.  In searching for clarity, I came upon an explanation by Mark Hernandez the administrator of iPhoneDevForums.com. For posterity, I’ve copied Mark’s explanation here. For his full explanation and his code… Continue reading iOS / Objective-C App Delegates Explained Using Birds

Fix for Terminating App Due to Uncaught Exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException'

I’ve been experimenting with a multiview iPhone / iOS app with a tab-based navigation and came across an error and solution for “unrecognized selector sent to instance.” In one of the tab’s views I had a standard button with a Touch Up Inside event that I had connected to a buttonClicked method in the view’s… Continue reading Fix for Terminating App Due to Uncaught Exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException'