I’ve worked out how to replicate Xcode’s Build & Archive command as a shell script, suitable for running from the command line (i.e. from a continuous integration server such as CruiseControl.rb)

Whilst it’s pretty hardcoded to my personal requirements, I’ve released it as a gist under the MIT Licence, so feel free to fork it and make improvements.

I hope it’s useful.

A great redesign of iTunes 10 found on Twitter. Although iTunes is way too big a program (I would love Apple to split iTunes up — have a ‘store’ app, a music app, a video app, a separate iDevice organizer, an eBook app, a Ping app, etc. — this layout is much clearer than what we have now. Maybe next year.

Marco Arment considers what has happened in the smartphone market in the last three years, and then wonders what the netbook market will look like in 2013.

I’ve been busy the last few weeks, which is why this blog has stalled a little. But I’m back with a real gem. We’re using Git at my current place of work, and it’s a superb Source Control System. Unfortunately, it can be a bit ‘alien’ (and verbose) when encountered via the Command Line (it’s Linux origins showing though, I think). But this page walks you through what you need to know quickly & easily, and I particularly like this nugget:

When dealing with git, it’s best to work in small bits. Rule of thumb: if you can’t summarise it in a sentence, you’ve gone too long without committing.