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Bio

Scott Kantner started his IT career on a Radio Shack TRS-80 model I back in 1978. He is CTO of a hosting/colocation firm, a tech writer, and an avid iOS app developer. He has several music-related apps in the App Store that you can learn about at OnStageTechnologies.com. Scott can be reached at spkantner@gmail.com.

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Better Code: Implement Pull to Refresh in your iOS Apps

A pull-to-refresh gesture provides a very pleasant interaction and gives sophisticated look to a table-based app.

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Run simple diagnostics on your iOS apps: Part 2

Refine basic diagnostic techniques that are extremely simple to set up and use, but not always obvious to the new iOS developer.

Apple

Run simple diagnostics on your iOS apps: Part I

Learn some basic diagnostic techniques that are extremely simple to set up and use, but not always obvious to the new iOS developer.

Apple

Create intricately formatted content for you app using UIWebView

At first glance, the UIWebView class may seem like something you’d want to use only when embedding web-based content into your app. However, it turns out that UIWebView is worth considering almost anytime you need to display formatted content. Depending on your needs and skill level, it is often a much simpler alternative to UITextView ...

Apple

Better Code: Determine Device Types and iOS Versions

In a previous post, Better Code: Add email functionality to your Apple iOS apps, we saw how to add email functionality to an app to let your users contact you for support. Because apps can behave differently on different device types and iOS levels, it’s often very useful to know exactly what these specifics are ...

Apple

Better Code: Add email functionality to your Apple iOS apps

Build in a feature that provides a way for users of your iOS app to send an email.

Apple

Better Code: UISlider Basics for Apple iOS

Scott Kantner teaches the basics of slider operations and how to build a custom slider for your next app.

Apple

Sprucing up your apps with simple animations: Part 2

Adding even the simplest of animations can give your iOS app a more polished look.

Apple

Sprucing up your iOS Apps with simple animations: Part 1

Adding even the simplest of animations can give your app that extra dose of wow.

Apple

Use custom accessory views to enhance your user interface

Scott Kantner shows you how to add functionality to the keyboard interface using custom accessory views.

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Better Code: Implement Pull to Refresh in your iOS Apps

Run simple diagnostics on your iOS apps: Part 2

Run simple diagnostics on your iOS apps: Part I

Create intricately formatted content for you app using UIWebView

Better Code: Determine Device Types and iOS Versions

Better Code: Add email functionality to your Apple iOS apps

Better Code: UISlider Basics for Apple iOS

Sprucing up your apps with simple animations: Part 2

Sprucing up your iOS Apps with simple animations: Part 1

Use custom accessory views to enhance your user interface

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Employee performance review policy

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