Stripping .svn directories

rm -rfv `find . -name *\.svn`

Adding new files

svn add `svn stat |grep \? |awk '{print $2}'`

Using a Mulligan

svn revert --recursive && rm -rf `svn stat |grep \? |awk '{print $2}'`

As with any other nerd foo, make sure that you really want to do what you're asking for when you use these commands. These make my life with svn just a little easier.

I've been known to fight foggy brain from time to time. You know what I mean? That decidedly uncool feeling of "can't do crap, too tired and dumb" that only seems to creep in when the to do list is longer than my ... um ... arm. Lately, though that feeling has struck me less and less often and I think I know why. I've lately zeroed - in on the right set of habits for me. Every now and again, I'll pick one of the topics below and write a short post expanding the topic. For now, though, just a list of things that work for me.

Regarding bandwith / data size / responsiveness as a result of downloading data

Regarding memory

Regarding UI responsiveness

Other tricks

- (void)viewDidLoad 
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    self.fontNames = [NSMutableArray array];
    NSArray *fontFamilyNames = [UIFont familyNames];
    for (NSString *familyName in fontFamilyNames) {
        NSLog(@"familyName = %@", familyName);
        NSArray *names = [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:familyName];
        NSLog(@"FontNames = %@", fontNames);
        [self.fontNames addObjectsFromArray:names];
    }
}
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- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath 
{
    
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
    }
    
    NSString *name = [self.fontNames objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    cell.text = name;
    cell.font = [UIFont fontWithName:name size:14];
    return cell;
}

    NSString *filePath = @"pathToAnExcelDocument.xls";
    if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:filePath] == YES) 
    {
        NSLog(@"Loading %@", filePath);
        NSURL *pathURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];
        //Warning: this doesn't load into the view on the simulator
        NSURLRequest *pathURLRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:pathURL];
        [someWebView loadRequest:pathURLRequest];
    }

Current features

• Includes a slightly modified version of the python plist library to allow syndication of data from Google App Engine to the iPhone via xml plists.
• Includes a generically useful caching plist downloader library for the iPhone SDK that keeps the user in sync with Google App Engine data and allows offline access to that data.

Example Code

• isonnet, a Google App Engine application that syndicates Shakespeare's Sonnets in plist form for consumption by the iPhone app.
• Sonnet, a viewer application for the iPhone, which we're going to release soon for free on the app store, that connects to our Google App Engine site to download, cache, and display Shakespeare's Sonnets.

Future Features / Informal Roadmap

• Authentication with Google App Engine with the user's Google ID
• Two-way communication and data sync between app engine and the iPhone SDK
• Integration and automatic plist syndication of underlying Google App Engine Data Storage and objects
• Support for Application skinning through plist syndication
• Support for storage of the iPhone user's application preferences on Google App Engine.