Two new Youtube tutorials have been added. (iAd and UISwipeGestureRecognizer)

Check out the new videos at the links below. I already did an iAd tutorial for the site, but thought it would be a good idea to do a video as well. The UISwipeGestureRecognizer tutorial is completely new, though.
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petRock YouTube channel now live

This is just a quick update to let people know that I have set up a YouTube channel that I will be launching soon. I plan on basing the first few videos on tutorials I have already done, but will also take requests for both this site and the new channel.

“Apple to iOS Patent Troll: Get Lost”

Gizmodo, and a few other news outlets are reporting that Apple is willing to defend iOS developers over this entire Lodsys situation, and has even issued a statement.

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Easiest way to hide the keyboard on a UITextField when the return key is tapped

UITextField Demo

This is a quick tutorial for people who are having trouble with properly hiding the keyboard of a UITextField when the return key is tapped. There are some methods out there that tell us to simply put a button behind the UI to do this, but that is completely wrong.

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iTipz Tip Calculator has been released.

I know there are plenty of tip calculators on the App store, and most people already have one they like, but I felt they were all ugly and filled with unnecessary features. So I decided to put my own together. There are two versions to choose from; lite and regular.

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How to properly implement iAd in your iOS apps

Some people have a hard time with properly implementing iAd in their apps. This is meant to be a quick tutorial demonstrating how to do it.

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