tag:seattlexcoders.org,2010-04-11:/atom.xml 2012-05-10T13:07:11-07:00 Andrew Carter 2012-05-10T13:04:53-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-05-10:/2012/05/10/may-10---uintro-to-uiaccessibility-with-voiceover <p>Doug Russell from <a href="http://blackpixel.com">Black Pixel</a> will be presenting an introduction to using UIAccessibility with VoiceOver. The talk will be a intro to the features available to end users of iOS devices, the basics of implementing an accessible app, and then a deep dive on accessibility and Core Text.</p> <p>Meeting is at Disney's offices on the 16th floor. Elevators will run until 7:15 PM.</p> Andrew Carter 2012-04-25T00:22:47-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-04-25:/2012/04/25/april-26---easier-core-data <p>The topic for our next meeting is <em>Easier Core Data using MOGenerator</em> and our speaker will be <a href="http://www.mobilegeographics.com/">Hal Mueller</a>.</p> <p>The meeting starts at 7 PM on Thursday, April 26. It will be held in conference room 101 of <a href="http://thinkspace.com/about/location/">Thinkspace</a> in downtown Redmond.</p> Andrew Carter 2012-03-21T15:21:30-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-03-21:/2012/03/21/april-12---uiautomation-revisited <p>Since we last looked at UIAutomation, Apple has made several improvements and the community has responded with its own enhancements. We'll look at what's new and what still needs to be addressed. <a href="https://twitter.com/alexvollmer">Alex Vollmer</a> of <a href="http://www.radiantcapsule.com/">Radiant Capsule</a> will be presenting.</p> <p>The meeting will be at <del><a href="/about.html">Disney's office</a> at 7 PM.</del></p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p> <p>The meeting will be at <a href="http://g.co/maps/dsyby">Hulu</a> at 7 PM.</p> <p>The Hulu office is at bottom of Harbor Steps:</p> <p>1201 Western Ave<br /> Suite 400<br /> Seattle, WA 98101</p> Andrew Carter 2012-03-21T14:29:10-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-03-21:/2012/03/21/march-22---3d-game-and-app-development-for-ios <p>This Thursday’s talk will cover 3D Game and App Development on iOS by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/thomaslfessler">Thomas Fessler</a> from <a href="http://www.handheldgames.com/">Handheld Games</a>.</p> <p>Topics include a comparison of frameworks such as Cocos3D and Unity3D. Also lessons learned by the Handheld Games team in developing apps like TouchSports Tennis.</p> <p>The presentation is on Thursday, March 22 at 7 PM. It will be held in conference room 101 of <a href="http://thinkspace.com/about/location/">Thinkspace</a> in downtown Redmond.</p> Andrew Carter 2012-03-06T19:24:31-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-03-06:/2012/03/06/march-8---uiviewcontrollers <p>Paul Goracke will be preseting <em>UIViewControllers: Reviewing and Revealing the Basics</em>. He will going over the fundamentals of view controllers, covering how to avoid the ways he has seen it done wrong and giving tips on how to do it better. He will not be planning to discuss newer topics like containment or more advanced topics like Storyboards (but ask him anyway).</p> <p>The meeting is back at Disney's offices. The elevator will be running to the 16th floor until 7:15 PM. Please come early (any time after 6:30 PM). If you have a problem getting in, please send a tweet to <a href="http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=xcoders">@xcoders</a>.</p> Andrew Carter 2012-02-21T21:36:06-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-02-21:/2012/02/21/february-23---eastside-xcoders---uiautomation <p>The speaker for this month’s Eastside Xcoders meeting will be Steve Baker. In Steve’s words, he will talk about “how to create your own golem army of beta testers in one easy hour” (with UIAutomation).</p> <p>The meeting starts at 7 PM on Thursday, February 23. It will be held in conference room 101 of <a href="http://thinkspace.com">Thinkspace</a> in downtown Redmond.</p> <p>It is a 2-minute walk from the Redmond Transit Center. If you’re coming over from downtown Seattle, you can take ST Express 545 to get here. Additionally, there is plenty of free parking.</p> Andrew Carter 2012-01-26T06:15:56-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2012-01-26:/2012/01/26/january-26-eastside-xcoders---bluetooth-4.0-apps <p>We are kicking off Xcoders 2012 with a talk on developing Bluetooth 4.0 apps for the Mac by <a href="http://twodogs-software.com/default.aspx">Mike Stewart</a>. Meeting is at 7 PM at Thinkspace in Redmond.</p> Andrew Carter 2011-12-08T06:35:19-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2011-12-08:/2011/12/08/december-8-meeting---icloud <p>Kyle Sluder from <a href="http://www.omnigroup.com">Omnigroup</a> will be talking about the trials and tribulations of getting iCloud support working. The meeting will be back at the <a href="/about.html">Disney offices</a> at 6:30 PM.</p> Andrew Carter 2011-10-25T21:33:36-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2011-10-25:/2011/10/25/october-27-eastside-xcoders---mapkit-and-core-location <p>Dave Peck from <a href="http://www.wherebe.us">WhereBeUs</a> will be presenting on Mapkit and Core Location. With the release of iOS5, there are no more NDA restrictions on new Location features such as forward-geocoding.</p> <p>The meeting starts at 7 PM at <a href="http://www.thinkspace.com/about/location">Thinkspace</a> in conference room 101. Thinkspace is in downtown Redmond very close to the Redmond transit center (ST Express 545 from Seattle). There is also plenty of free parking.</p> Joe Heck 2011-09-29T11:42:00-07:00 tag:ascarter.net,2011-09-29:/2011/09/29/nov-10-meeting <p>Our November meeting will be hosted by Facebook Seattle!</p> <p>Todd Krabach will be covering the topic &quot;Bridging the Gap: Hybrid IOS Apps&quot;.</p> <p>Please join us at their offices for a 6:30pm meeting start (yeah, a little earlier than in the past).</p> <p>The office is located on 101 Stewart St. at the corer of 1st &amp; Stewart. 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