Servin Mobile Software

San Diego, California

The following Servin™ Applications are now in the iPhone App Store. Contact Servin for questions and/or support.

Servin Flashlight CodeTour. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Use the Flashlight application and also find out how it works by reading the source code tutorial that is included with the application!

Servin TouchCount CodeTour. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Simply touch to count and also find out how it works by reading the source code tutorial that is included with the application!

Servin TouchFast. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. How fast can you touch the screen? This simple game will help answer that question!

Servin SleepLog. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Servin SleepLog is a simple application to log how long you sleep, recording the date/time you go to sleep, the date/time you wakeup, and the duration of your sleep.

Servin DeviceInfo Plus. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Servin DeviceInfo Plus displays the following device specific information: Accelerometer Information; Device Identification; Font Names; Location Information.

Servin WeightLog. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Servin WeightLog makes it easy to record your weight, along with the date and time that you recorded your weight. As an option, you can set a target weight goal, and weight entries that achieve your goal are highlighted in green. Weights that do not meet your weight goal are highlighted in red.

Servin IdeaLog. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Servin IdeaLog is a simple application to log your ideas with a date/time stamp, a title/description, and notes.

Servin TurnMeOver. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Servin TurnMeOver is a simple gag application for your iPhone or iPod Touch 2nd Generation. Startup the app, and when you turn your device over, you'll hear this message: "Hey Turn Me Over!" If you do not turn the device over, you'll hear other messages, too! TurnMeOver is a great way to bring a smile to those you are with, whether it be at a party or a tense business meeting that needs some stress relief!

Servin Happy Birthday Unique. Click on the icon to go directly to the iPhone Apps Store. Servin HappyBday plays a unique voice arrangement of a song that says "Happy Birthday!" This application is great at birthday parties of all ages, from young to old alike! While the song plays, the Happy Birthday text flashes and changes colors. As an option, you can customize the name of the person. Also as an option, you can display the person's age.

2009 May 29

Servin has nine applications on the iPhone Apps Store. A sincere Thank you to all of our customers, both here in the USA and worldwide. You can contact us at anytime for support, comments, and suggestions.

Three more iPhone apps are awaiting approval from Apple and should be available in the next several weeks.

2009 Apr 4

Here is an UPDATED version of the answers to the follow-up questions from the April 3 SDSIC Presentation.

2009 Apr 3

Here is the presentation titled iPhone Programming: Touch, Sound, and More! that was used at the San Diego Software Industry Council meeting.

Here are the answers to the follow-up questions.

2009 Apr 2

Norman McEntire will be presenting iPhone Programming: Touch, Sound, and More to San Diego Software Industry Council. The presentation will be posted here tomorrow, April 3.

2009 Mar 17

Apple announced the iPhone OS 3.0 SDK Beta today. Here is a quick overview (7 Slide Summary) of the iPhone OS 3.0 SDK announcement.

2009 Feb 22-28

2009 Feb 27: Servin submits iPhone App "FCT" for testing/approval on iPhone App Store. Watch this space for more info when approved by Apple App store.
2009 Feb 28: Servin submits iPhone App "TCCT" for testing/approval on iPhone App Store. Watch this space for more info when approved by Apple App store.

Feb 15-21

2009 Feb 19: Click here to check out this brand new Video-Based iPhone Programming Course!
2009 Feb 16: Apple’s iTunes App Store hits 20,000 apps mark
"According to iPhone tracking site, Aptism, Apple's iTunes catalog includes more than 20,000 iPhone apps. In that rabid App Store competition, some of those apps have proven themselves as knock-out business tools. And the iPhone is riding the crest, challenging RIM for the business crown," Zack Stern reports for PC World."
2009 Feb 15: iPhone Programming - Tables PDF Presentation
Keywords: Navigation-Based App, RootViewController, UITableViewController, UITableView, UITableViewCell, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate,

Feb 8-14

2009 Feb 12: iPhone Programming - Text Controls PDF Presentation
Keywords: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate, UITextView, UITextViewDelegate
2009 Feb 11: iPhone Programming - Controls PDF Presentation
Keywords: UIControl, UILabel, IBOutlet, UIButton, IBAction, UILabel Properties, Interface Builder, Control-Click, Control-Click-Drag
2009 Feb 10: iPhone Programming - Alerting Users PDF Presentation
Keywords: UIAlertView, UIAlertViewDelegate, alertView:clickedButtonAtIndex:, UIActionSheet, UIActionSheetDelegate, destructiveButtonTitle:, actionSheet:clickButtonAtIndex:
2009 Feb 9: iPhone Programming - View-Based App PDF Presentation
Keywords: View-Based Application, UIApplication, UIApplicationDelegate, UIViewController, UIView, Autorotation, Xcode, MainWindow.xib, ViewController.xib,

Feb 1-7

2009 Feb 6: iPhone Programming - Device Info PDF Presentation
Keywords: Window-Based Application, UIApplication, UIApplicationDelegate, UIWindow, NSTimer, printf(), NSLog()
2009 Feb 5: iPhone Programming - Window-Based App PDF Presentation
Keywords: Window-Based Application, UIApplication, UIApplicationDelegate, UIWindow, NSTimer, printf(), NSLog()
2009 Feb 4: iPhone Programming - Objective-C 2.0 PDF Presentation
Keywords: Objective-C 2.0, classes, protocols, messages, properties, #import, nil, id, @interface, @implementation, @synthesize, @end, NSObject, NSString, NSLog, NSArray, NSMutableArray, main.m, AppDelegate.h, AppDelegate.m
2009 Feb 3: iPhone Flashlight Podcast
This is a podcast of this article: How to write iPhone Flashlight App.
2009 Feb 2: iPhone Programming - Intro PDF Presentation
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Interface Builder, iPhone Simulator, Organizer, Instruments, Console, Hello World, MainWindow.xib, Tools Library, Tools Inspector, Debugger

Jan 25-31

2009 Jan 28: iPhone Programming: UIDevice
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Tab Based Application, UITableView, UITableViewDataSource, UIDevice
2009 Jan 27: iPhone Programming: Buttons (UIButton) and Interface Builder
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Window-Based Application, Interface Builder, UIButton, IBOutlet, IBAction

Jan 18-24

2009 Jan 21: How To Program Your iPhone To Vibrate and Display an Alert
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Interface Builder, View-Based Application, Navigation Bar, Navigation Bar Title, touchesBegan:withEvent:, AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(), kSystemSoundID_Vibrate, UIAlertView
2009 Jan 20: How to use iPhone with File I/O Functions
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Window-Based Application, UITextView, addSubView:, NSHomeDirectory(), NSTemporaryDirectory(), NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(), NSBundle, mainBundle, pathForResource:ofType:, NSString, stringWithContentsOfFile:encoding:error:, writeToFile:automically:encoding:error:
2009 Jan 19: How to use iPhone with Network Status Functions
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Window-Based Application, UITextView, addSubView:, SystemConfiguration.framework, SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress, SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags, struct sockaddr_in, struct hostent, struct in_addr, gethostbyname(3), inet_ntoa(3)
2009 Jan 18: How to use iPhone with Unix System and Library Calls
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Window-Based Application, UITextView, addSubView:, Unix, man pages, uname(1), uname(3), getpid(2), getlogin(2), NSString, initWithFormat:, struct utsname

Jan 11-17

2009 Jan 17: How to use iPhone Timers and Animated Views
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Interface Builder, IBOutlet, @property, @synthesize, View-Based Application, NSTimer, UILable, UIView, View Animations
2009 Jan 16: How to write an iPhone Tab Bar App
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Tab Bar Application, nib, xib, Interface Builder, UILabel, UIViewController, IBOutlet, @property, @synthesize
2009 Jan 15: How to write the iPhone Table of Colors App
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Navigation-Based Application, Navigation Bar, NSArray, @property, @synthesize, RootViewController, UITableView, tableView:numberOfSectionsInTableView, tableView:numberOfRowsInSection, tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath, UIViewController, UIView
2009 Jan 12: How to use NSObject on iPhone
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Window-Based Application, NSObject, NSAutoreleasePool, NSString, alloc, init, release, description, self, superclass, NSLog

Jan 4-10

2009 Jan 10: How to write iPhone Save and Restore App
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, View-Based Application, NSUserDefaults, NSMutableArray, UIView, viewDidLoad, UIColor, UITouch, touchesBegan, CGPoint, CGRect, CGRectMake
2009 Jan 09: How to write iPhone Touch and Sound App
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, View-Based Application, touchesBegan, touchedEnded, viewDidLoad, NSString, NSBundle, NSLog, CFURLRef, NSURL, AudioToolbox Framework, AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID, AudioServicesPlaySystemSound, AudioServicesDisposeSystemSoundID
2009 Jan 08: How to write iPhone Counter App
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Interface Builder, IBOutlet, IBAction, View-Based Application, UILabel, UIButton, File's Owner, UIViewController
2009 Jan 07: How to write iPhone Flashlight App
Keywords: iPhone, iPod Touch, Xcode, Xcode Research Assistant, iPhone SDK, Intel-based Mac, Xcode console, printf, Apple Developer Connection, ADC, Window-Based Application, UIApplication, UIApplicationDelegate, applicationDidFinishLaunching, applicationWillTerminate, statusBarHidden, setIdleTimerDisabled, window.backgroundColor, UIColor