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About Me
My name is Steve. I'm an iPhone developer, entrepreneur, and founder of Bixby Apps. This is where I share my thoughts and favorite stories. Enjoy.
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My New Open Source Library: SDKit
I have always been a supporter of open-source software. I have open-sourced a few side projects here and there. But after seeing the kind of impact some of my favorite open source libraries in github have made others, I decided to release my own.
SDKit is a collection of useful iOS classes.
You can find complete documentation and source code on the github. At the moment, the collection is mostly UITableViewCell Subclasses I use on a day-to-day basis. I plan to add more classes on a regular basis and encourage everyone to do the same. @SteveDerico me and let me know what you think.
16 Ways to Improve Your Visibility on the Web
I have been doing some research over the last few days on marketing and lead generation. The most helpful site I have found hands down is, http://www.QuickSprout.com. Neil Patel does an amazing job of providing concise, powerful, and straightforward advise. Here are a few ways I found to improve visibility on the web.
- Original Research
- Info-graphics
- Message Boards
- Quizzes
- Newsletters
- Comics
- Social Media
- Reviews
- Conferences
- Trends
- Lists
- Start a Blog (duh)
- How-Tos
- Open Source a project
- Site Architecture
- Video Blog Posts
Hopefully you can take a few of these ideas and work them into your everyday process. If you are looking to have an app developed, be sure to check out my iPhone App Development company, Bixby Apps. We provide iPhone App Development Services to large brands, media agencies, and small businesses.
This article was written by Steve Derico an iPhone Developer and founder of Bixby Apps. You can follow him on Twitter @stevederico or email him at steve@stevederico.com.
LayerCake for Mac + Photoshop Script
When I heard about Layer Cake for Mac, I thought my days of slicing and exporting layers in Photoshop were over. I was right, kinda. If you haven’t heard about Layer Cake, it’s a great little app where you can drag in a .psd and out comes image files for each layer. You can learn more here.
Sounds good, but there is one catch. You have to name each layer with the file extension you would like to have exported. i.e. “LayerName001.png”. This is a pain and it kills the “it just works” aspect of the Layer Cake I was excited about.
However, I hacked together a simple adobe script that will add “.png” to all of your layer names. Simply add this script to your /Applications/Photoshop/Presets/Scripts folder, restart Photoshop, and select File->Scripts ->Rename Layers. Your .psd and Layer Cake will now play nice.
New Years Resolutions Review Q1 2012
2012 is just over 25% complete, so I thought I would do a quick review of my New Years Resolutions. Most of these items are solo tasks, but I am looking for someone to join me in a monthly podcast. If you are in interested, @stevederico me on twitter.
- Ship One New App per Month - YES
- Speak at Least Once per Month - MISSED ONCE
- Start Beginning iOS Video Series and Release at least once per month - NO
- Read One Book per month - NO
- Meet with at least 2 of My Heroes Directly - NOT YET
- Reach Top 25 in an App Category - NOT YET
- Run a Marathon - NO
- Workout Twice a Week - YES
- Wake up before 9 AM on Weekdays - YES
- Work on 3 or more Open Source Projects - NO
- Keep Doing What I Love - YES
I recently gave a talk titled “Idea to App Store” at the Founders and Founders Do-A-Thon. I covered processes like gathering features, building a prototype, finding a developers, and how to market your product. You can download the slides below.
