iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners
Apress | 2010 | 1430227007 | pdf | 10.9mb
www.amazon.com/iPhone-Absolute-Beginners-Getting-Started/dp/1430227001

The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple’s online marketplace for iPhone applications. Over 1 billion apps have been downloaded in the 9 months the App Store has been open, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next best-selling iPhone app—presumably that’s why you’re reading this now. And with the release of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow.

So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don’t you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, and the SDK? The answer is that you don’t need to know any of those things. Anybody can start building simple applications for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how. more…

Macs For Dummies, 8th Edition
Wiley | 2004 | 0764556562 | pdf | 6.1mb
www.amazon.com/Macs-Dummies-Eighth-David-Pogue/dp/0764556568

The Mac is famous for its user-friendliness. Maybe that’s why you bought one in the first place. But to make the most of all its marvelous capabilities, you’ll be glad to have an equally friendly resource to help you use it.

Written by the renowned New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, Macs For Dummies has long been the bestselling Mac book because it provides just what you need to know to get the best performance from your Mac. And like the Mac itself, this book is easy to use, with plain-English explanations and step-by-step instructions. The revised eighth edition covers more…

Cocoa Recipes for Mac OS X, 2nd Edition
PeachPit | Apr 2010 | pdf | 648 p | 6.1mb
www.amazon.com/Cocoa-Recipes-Mac-OS-2nd/dp/0321670418/

Completely revised edition, now covering Snow Leopard!

Springing from the original Vermont Recipes Web site, where many of today’s Cocoa developers got their start, Cocoa Recipes for Mac OS X, Second Edition is a programming cookbook that shows you how to create a complete Mac OS X application. In this updated edition, author Bill Cheeseman employs a practical, step-by-step method for building a program from start to finish using the Cocoa frameworks. He begins by creating the project using Xcode and designing and building the user interface with Interface Builder, and then he fills in the details expected of any working application, such as managing documents and windows, setting up the main menu, and configuring controls. Later recipes show you how to add important features such as a preferences window, printing, a Help book, and AppleScript support. The book concludes with a discussion of deployment of your finished product and steps you can take to explore additional features. Equipped with the expertise and real-world techniques in this book, programmers with some knowledge of C and Objective-C can quickly master the craft of writing Cocoa programs for Mac OS X.
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VTC – AppleScript 2006 Tutorials
HF | 228Mb | Duration : 7 hrs / 91 Lessons
www.vtc.com/products/Applescript-2006-tutorials.htm

AppleScript is an easy-to-use scripting language that allows you to control applications on a Macintosh. With AppleScript, you can speed up processes, reduce user error, and ensure consistency. It also enables automated workflow and routine tasks, unattended operation 24 hours a day, and even cross-platform scripting. Author Ben Waldie carefully explains all of these capabilities and more of this updated version of AppleScript.
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The Independent Guide to the iPad 2010
Dennis Publishing | 100 p | May 2010 | pdf | 32.8mb

Product Details

* Paperback: 100 pages
* Publisher: Dennis Publishing (May 20, 2010)
* ISBN-10: 190723280X
* ISBN-13: 978-1907232800 more…

IPhone Life Vol 2 No 4 September-October 2010
PDF  |  English | 26.3 mb

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Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps
O’Reilly | June 2010 | 1449381653 | 320 p | pdf | 7.4mb
www.amazon.com/Tapworthy-Designing-Great-iPhone-Apps/dp/1449381650

So you’ve got an idea for an iPhone app — along with everyone else on the planet. Set your app apart with elegant design, efficient usability, and a healthy dose of personality. This accessible, well-written guide shows you how to design exceptional user experiences for the iPhone and iPod Touch through practical principles and a rich collection of visual examples.

Whether you’re a designer, programmer, manager, or marketer, Tapworthy teaches you to “think iPhone” and helps you ask the right questions — and get the right answers — throughout the design process. You’ll explore how considerations of design, psychology, culture, ergonomics, and usability combine to create a tapworthy app. Along the way, you’ll get behind-the-scenes insights from the designers of apps like Facebook, USA Today, Twitterrific, and many others. more…