Author Archives: idz

About idz

A professional software engineer dabbling in iOS app development.

Precompiled Speex Libraries for iOS

Posted on April 9, 2013 by idz

Ever since I produced the Ogg and Vorbis libraries, I have been receiving requests to compile other open source media libraries. I’d love to be able to fulfill all such requests but, unfortunately, that just isn’t possible. Today I am … Continue reading →

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Code: Playing Ogg Vorbis Files on iOS

Posted on April 6, 2013 by idz

Often I finish the code for a tutorial or blog article long before I ever get around to writing the article. I know this frustrates some of my readers as they wait for the next in a series of articles … Continue reading →

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Tip: Ensuring ARC is Enabled at Compile Time.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by idz

If you still have legacy code around that is not compiled with Automatic Reference Counting (ARC), accidentally adding some new code that assumes that ARC is enabled can lead to extensive memory leaks. This simple test, placed in a .m … Continue reading →

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