Xcode Tips - Setting Font and Color Preferences

I've seen folks not know what to do when wanting to change the font size for the Xcode editor. Here are the instructions from the horse's mouth. Also notice there is a Presentation mode available.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/recipes/xcode_help-fonts_and_colors_preferences_help/Recipe.html

OS X Wallpapers and Background Color

I want to share something interesting about how you set your desktop background on OS X. I like to display my desktop background as 'Fit to Screen'. This often will leave a solid color background around the wallpaper. I found that the Color Picker that pops up when you click on the background color box allows for picking a color from the wallpaper itself.

You need to select the magnifying glass to the left of the search bar. Then the cursor will change to a magnifying glass. Simply find a spot on the screen with an interesting color and click. This will set the background to that color. I like to get creative with matching a pleasing background color to the specific wallpaper.

Mobile UI Design

This morning, I searched on the name for this month's Appy Hour host. Blink Interactive has what looks like a useful Design Library for mobile apps. I samples a few examples of design critique and it looks like it may be helpful when I write my own apps.

I am a software developer and not a designer, so I need to find ways to ensure I have a decent design while writing my first apps for iOS.