Objective-C (Developer Reference)

Objective-C (Developer Reference)A soup-to-nuts guide on the Objective-C programming language

Objective-C is the language behind Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, which is the Framework of applications written for the Macintosh, iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad platforms. Part of the Developer Reference series covering the hottest Apple topics, this book covers everything from the basics of the C language to advanced aspects of Apple development. Youâ??ll examine Objective-C and high-level subjects of frameworks, threading, networking, and much more.

  • Covers the basics of the C language and then quickly moves onto Objective-C and more advanced topics
  • Draws from the authorâ??s first-hand experience garnered while developing applications for the Mac and iPhone OS platforms
  • Discusses high-level subjects, including Objective-Câ??s bridges to other languages (C++, Ruby, and more), version control, test-driven development, and user interface design

Featuring real-life examples drawn from the author's experience, Objective-C offers an insider look at this amazing programming language.

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Elgato EyeTV HD DVR for HD cable and satellite TV

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Canon PIXMA MG5220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One (4502B017)

Canon PIXMA MG5220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One (4502B017)Wireless Inkjet Photo Printer All in One with 2.4 LCD: Wireless Photo Printer All Keep it Green - Built-in 2-sided printing helps the environment and cuts your paper usage by 50%. Maximum 9600 x 24002 color dpi with microscopic droplets as small as 1 picoliter; All new Full HD Movie Print software turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with your compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful prints; Print photos from your compatible iPhone, iPod touch and Android Devices with the free Easy-PhotoPrint printing app; Borderless 4? x 6? photo in approx. 20 seconds

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iMovie '09 & iDVD: The Missing Manual

Apple's iMovie '09 is more accessible and comprehensive than iMovie '08--and impressive right out of the box. The one thing not in the box is a user's guide, and that's where this book comes in. You'll make the most out of the applications if you get help from the experts. iMovie '09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual explains everything you need to know to turn raw digital footage into high quality film.

Stabilizing Shaky Footage
By David Pogue and Aaron Miller

Not every piece of video needs fancy effects. In fact, most video is probably better without a Dream filter and Picture-in-Picture. The unadulterated stuff straight from your camera usually looks best.
In fact, if your footage needs any help at all, itâ??s probably in the cameraman department. Donâ??t take this personally. Handheld shots, the most common kind of home video, are notoriously unstable, and thatâ??s an instant giveaway that youâ??re an amateur. You can have the hands of a surgeon and still end up with shaky footage. This is true even with all the newfangled image stabilization technology that comes in the latest cameras.
Donâ??t give up (and donâ??t resort to carrying a tripod everywhere). iMovie â??09 can stabilize your video after the fact, using one of its most amazing new features.

Video Stabilization
iMovie has powers that leave other â??beginnerâ? video-editing programs panting with envy. Itâ??s filled with tools that have historically been found only in professional editing programs. iMovieâ??s stabilization feature, for example, is inherited from Appleâ??s $1,000 Final Cut Pro software.
It works by analyzing every single frame in a clip, recognizing the changes in both camera position (movement up, down, left, or right) and camera rotation. Once it figures that bit out, it knows how to slide and rotate your clips to iron out the shakes.
Unfortunately, this sort of analysis takes a very long timeâ??roughly ten minutes for every minute of video (more or less depending on your Macâ??s speed).
The results, however, are worth it. The stabilization feature works absolute magic on most jerky, bumpy handheld footage. It works so well, in fact, that it can look positively creepy, as though you were floating along on a magic carpet. Fortunately, thereâ??s a slider that lets you control how much stabilizing goes on.

Four Ways to Trigger Stabilization Analysis
Before iMovie can stabilize your video, it has to perform the above-mentioned analysis, which takes a long time. Fortunately, you have a lot of control over when the program does this processing:
1) Stabilize during import. Youâ??re offered the opportunity to perform the analysis when you bring the footage into your Mac, as described in Chapter 1.
2) Stabilize selected clips. You can analyze certain clips at any time. Select one, or a group of them, and then choose File-->Analyze for Stabilization.
3) Stabilize an entire Event. In the list, click an Eventâ??s name and then choose File-->Analyze for Stabilization. This option is great if the Event in question is someone jumping on a trampoline during an earthquake.
4) Stabilize a clip in the Event Browser. Double-click the clip to open the Inspector panel. Click Analyze Entire Clip as shown in Figure 7-1.
5) Stabilize a clip thatâ??s already in the storyboard. Point to the clip, and then from the gear-icon menu, choose Clip Adjustments. On the panel that appears, turn on â??Smooth clip motion.â? This is a great trick when youâ??re looking over a project in progress and discover that one particular jerky shot is ruining the flow. It can also save you a lot of time, because iMovie stabilizes only the 20 seconds of a clip that youâ??ve actually usedâ??plus an additional second on either sideâ??rather than processing the 15-minute original (see Figure 7-2).
If you later decide to lengthen the clip you stabilized (by more than a second), youâ??ll need to do more analyzing. The once-checked checkbox in the Inspector will require rechecking. Fortunately, iMovie analyzes only the new part you added that wasnâ??t already analyzed.
Then go knit a sweater while you wait for your Mac to analyze your footage.
Be prepared for a wait when you decide to analyze a clip. Depending on the speed of your computer, it can take between five and twelve minutes (or longer for older Macs) for every minute of footage stabilized. If you have a lot to analyze, let the Mac do its job overnight while you get some beauty sleep.
A stabilized clip in your project displays a checkmark in the Stabilization box, plus the Maximum Zoom slider. Turn Stabilization on and off all you like; iMovie never has to analyze a clip but once.

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(Silver Color) SimplyVibe SG-S550 Premium Portable Speakers w/ DSP Bass for iPad, iPod, iTouch, iPhone, MP3 Players, Laptops (Mac/ PC) and Portable Devices (Plug & Play USB powered)Silver Color (also available in Red and Grey)

NOTE: These speakers require a separate USB power source to work with iPad, iPhone, iPods, iTouch along with the 3.5 mm cable. For laptops, all you need is the USB cable alone, which delivers audio as well.




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PD+Rescue for iPod Win/MacPD+Rescue® for iPod® by TastyBytes Software, Inc. is the missing link between your computer and your iPod® or iPhone?. Although the iPod has revolutionized the way we listen to music it has one major drawback: once songs are put on your iPod or iPhone they cannot be taken off. PD+Rescue? solves this problem by allowing you to freely transfer your songs and playlists back to your computer for use in iTunes or as backup on an external hard drive. Not only does PD+Rescue? help you retrieve your music and videos from your iPod it also helps to insure that you don?t lose it all in the process. PD+Rescue? will detect all iPods set to ?Automatic Update Mode? and give you the chance to change it before iTunes erases all your media. Features include: ? Works with all iPod models ? iPhone Support (NEW) ? Force iPod Manual Update Mode (NEW) ? Block iTunes/iPod update (NEW) ? Display songs not in iTunes. (NEW) ? Multiple Playlist Cloning Support (NEW) ? iTunes® Song rating, Last Played & Playcounts (NEW) ? On-The-Go Playlist support (NEW) ? Export song list (NEW) ? Faster Copy & Backup Speeds (NEW) ? Easy to use interface ? Add songs directly to iTunes® ? Play songs directly from the iPod ? Automatic file renaming ? Recovers songs from a damaged database. ? Support for Multiple iPods ? Support for iTunes Music Store® songs ? Audible.com support ? Single button sequential backups ? Play video files directly from the iPod ? Support for Vista and XP ? Support for Mac OS X (Universal Binary)

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