Building on the bit.ly post from a while back, I thought I would show how easy it is to extend the AsyncConnection abstract class to another service. In this case we will query the Google Geocode API.
Just recently finished my latest iPhone/iPad application called GovConTrack. It allows you to search the Federal Procurement Data System for government awarded contracts from your iPad or iPhone device!
Also, just added a new version of ceeFrenzy. This update adds more sorting options, and makes it a universal application for native support on the iPad.
I recently wanted to implement url shortening for an application on the iPhone, so I thought I’d write a quick article on how I did it. (Sample project at end of post)
bit.ly’s API is super easy, giving you results in plain text, so no need to even parse json/xml. First you need an API key (or prompt in your application for the user to enter their own). You can get an API key by creating an account on the bit.ly website, and going to your account settings.
Now we need to ask bit.ly to shorten a link using the API key. The command to do this is:
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GovConTrack provides the ability to easily search for government contracts and grants from your iPhone or iPad. Data is pulled directly from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-NG) using public data feeds.
ceeFrenzy is an iOS version of CollectorsFrenzy.com, a price guide for vinyl records!
EasyCSV2SQLite makes it easy to convert comma delimited text files to sqlite databases. The primary use would be to include datasets inside development projects. To further enable this, EasyCSV2SQLite will generate objective-c code necessary to read the created SQLite database.