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  • Securely: Titanium Security Module

    The first release of Securely the Titanium security module is now available on Github.  The goal of this project is to provide the tools and components needed to build secure Titanium apps.  Securely provides a comprehensive set of methods designed to easily handle your most common security requirements. Features include… Read more ⇢

  • Appcelerator Titanium Business Application Development Cookbook

    My first book “Appcelerator Titanium Business Application Development Cookbook” ships today.  This book is focused on providing re-usable recipes for the Enterprise Titanium mobile developer. Beginning with a discussion of design patterns, the practical recipes in this cookbook progress through different topics required for Enterprise mobile development.  Each recipe within… Read more ⇢

  • Ti.SQ Squared Calendar Module

    The Square TimeSquare project provides a rich and unique full featured Calendar Picker.  The cross-platform nature of this project makes it a perfect candidate for Titanium. I’m happy to announce, the Ti.SQ modules for iOS and Android which allows you to use this excellent component in your Titanium projects. The… Read more ⇢

  • tiConf US 2013

    Come join me and a few hundred Titanium Developers at this year’s tiConf US in Baltimore.  This is sure to be a can’t miss opportunity to discuss all things Titanium.  While you’re there don’t forgot to check out my session Building Native Modules: The Missing Handbook. Click the above to… Read more ⇢

  • Using BOOT_COMPLETED in Titanium

    It is a common requirement to need to restart your app if the user restarts the device.  Although this requirement is common, it can get tricky quickly.  For example do you want to restart in the foreground or background?  What if you want to send a notification instead? The Android.Tools… Read more ⇢

  • A Few Helpful Xcode Plugins

    Xcode is one of those IDEs that you either love or hate ( sometimes both ).  Coming from a Visual Studio background it has taken awhile to get used to the Xcode workflow.  I’m still hopeful that someone will create a Resharper like tool for Xcode, but until then I… Read more ⇢

  • Enabling Nexus 4 Developer Options

    Was lucky enough to get a Nexus 4 the other day and noticed the Developer options were missing.  It seems Google has hidden these options After a few short searches it seems Google has chosen to hide the developer options by default and use a gesture to unlock.  To enable… Read more ⇢

  • Generating GUIDs in JavaScript

    My last few projects required the use of GUIDs in a variety of ways.  While searching for an all JavaScript approach, I stumbled across a great stackoverflow question “How to create a GUID / UUID in Javascript?”.  Broofa provided an elegant solution to this problem which I’ve placed into a… Read more ⇢

  • Titanium AppStore Tools

    Looking for away to make sure your uses have upgraded to the latest version of your app?  Using the AppStoreHelpers object within the benCoding.iOS.Tools module you can easily query the Apple AppStore for the latest version.  You are then a simple version compare away from having the information needed to… Read more ⇢