Stuff ‘n Junk, 2011
Some cool things I discovered this year…
Using EirText for Mac’s command line / Terminal commands:
All you need to do is launch EirText as usual and make sure that you have an account set up within the app. Make a note of your username and the network you’re using (e.g. O2.ie, VoIPCheap.com, etc). You can quit the app once you have an account ready for use.
Here’s an example of how it works:
I can’t remember exactly where I found this link, but it’s a great project.
If you’re debugging an iOS app on-device, and need to access data that you’re storing somewhere within the app’s home directory, just fire up PhoneView and click on the Apps section. Easy!
If you’ve been following Apple news recently, it’s likely that you’ve heard the announcement that, as part of iOS 5, Apple will be introducing their own free iOS-to-iOS messaging service, called iMessage.
iMessage is integrated directly into the Messages app on iPhone, and is also available on the iPad and iPod touch.
If you’re an EirText user, this service may sound very similar to the EirText Push service that’s available in both the iOS and Mac versions of EirText (the latter being send-only). It is more or less identical. The obvious benefit is the integration with the Messages app - you’ll no longer have to jump back and forth between apps when sending and receiving push and SMS messages. In fact, iMessage will even determine whether to use SMS or push automatically - it’s seamless.
So, what does this mean for EirText and it’s push service? Does this signal the end of webtext and push messaging apps?
In short, no, I don’t think so, and here’s why:
Prior to releasing EirText for Mac v2.0 on the Mac App Store, the app was sold via Paypal on my website. So far, the app has only been on sale for a week, but using the App Store as the sole method of distribution* has been the right decision in this particular case.
Seeing as Apple have finally enabled worldwide use of App Store Promo Codes, I figured that it was high time I put together an OS X app that generated clickable links from those codes.
Collecting some useful AirPrint links for reference:
