iPhone SDK 4 binary is not accepted by iTunes

Question: I’m going crazy. I’m trying to upload a new binary compiled by the latest iPhone SDK 4 to the iTunes App Store. I have got the error message: “Apple is not currently accepting applications built with this version of the SDK.” I build the code under SDK 4.0 with a deployment target of OS 3.0 or below and it does not work. I checked my code on the built-in simulator before uploading the bundle. Provisioning profile is correctly selected. I have even reinstalled the iPhone SDK 4.0. Continue reading →

Change data on PDF master page with iText

Question: I am using Adobe LiveCycle ES2 to design multipaged and taylor made PDF documents containing interactive forms. We build JAVA web server applications to manipulate these online PDF documents with iText 5.0 API library. By using LiveCycle I created a static XFA form with one master page and some watermark and text fields on the footer. I want to change these on the fly. I got a strange result. I added some text fields like TextWatermark, TextFieldDate and TextFieldName. The form I have created contains 10 pages so I expected Adobe Reader to present those fields on all the pages. The first page looks OK but my iText solution does not automatically update all other associated pages. What’s wrong? Continue reading →

Disable Adobe Updater in Windows 7 & OS X

Question: In the past few days every time I start Adobe Acrobat Pro 9, Adobe Flash CS4 or Photoshop CS4 the Acrobat Reader (!) updater pops up and tries to download updates. It slows down my Internet connection too. This time the Adobe Updater wants to download more than 300MB from the Internet. I want to get rid of it completely. How can I disable it in Windows 7? Continue reading →

Icons and launch images for iPhone and iPad apps

Question: As a graphic designer I often have to design icons, logos, launch and background images for iPhone applications. Latest apps run on iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3, iPhone 4GS and iPad and there is a big boom and confusion in this area. I use Adobe Photoshop CS4. What size and type of images do I have to create for such a project? Continue reading →

Build iPhone static library with Xcode

Question: Our project team has a new iPad/iPhone 4 project. We want to put some business logic and generic functionality into a common library but the Xcode 3.2.2 SDK does not allow us to create custom Frameworks unlike for Mac OS X. Is there a way to build a dynamic library for iPhone apps too? We have already opened our App Store account. Continue reading →

Custom Event Viewer log for Windows app

Question: I am developing a windows application in VB.NET for Windows Server 2008. Is there an easy way to create a customized log subview that can be read in the server’s Event Viewer by our client’s supervisor? In this case my app’s event messages could appear in its own “Applications and Services Logs” view in one group. Continue reading →

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