Christos Sotiriou - Christos Sotiriou | Software Architect (Page 4)

Christos Sotiriou

My name is Christos Sotiriou. I am a Software Engineer & Team Lead. I build cool stuff.

Thoughts on Singletons

There are sometimes where some things keep bugging me in terms of programming. I often keep asking myself and others about utilizing the best techniques to solve various programming problems and applying certain concepts in a program. Most answers I keep reading/hearing tend towards the “wow” factor. Which is

iGreekNews HD 1.2/ iGreekNews 1.8

iGreekNews 1.8, followed by iGreekNews HD 1.2.1 are out. I know I promised that I would deliver the updates sooner, but technical reasons kept me from doing so. Not to mention that I have been involved in some other projects, and I also had to upgrade my

Project Unicorn

Do you know what a unicorn is? It is a mythical creature, impossible to catch. Each developer has his/her own unicorn, which means that there is a project they just can’t seem to finish due to several reasons. I have such a project. Some time before I join

Some notes about iGreekNews HD

I believe that it is time that I write some notes regarding the latest release of iGreekNews HD. First of all, I should answer the basic question: Why a new application? Why not upgrade the old one? Allow me to explain myself: * iGreekNews HD is not a port from the

iGreekNews HD 1.1 is coming

I have just submitted iGreekNews HD 1.1 for iPad, that improves upon reading the full article, improves responsiveness, and memory management, and contains a rewritten Frontpage module. In the Headlines tab, you will now be able to save the headline you are viewing in your Photo library for later

iGreekNews HD Released

Yes, it’s true, at last. My first application for the iPad. I began working on it some time ago, and it is now finished. I receive positive reviews and feedback from the users, and I have already submitted patch 1.0.1 that will rectify some minor problems that

RELEASE iGreekNews HD

After 1,5 of its success on iPhone, iGreekNews returns for the iPad, with more features, a redesigned UI, and Twitter/Facebook support in addition to the original news sharing methods. Visit the application in the App Store Here [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/igreeknewshd/id443946493?mt=8&ls=

Fedora 15 on a Mac: Optimizing

I love Fedora. I believe it to be the best Linux distribution out there. Consistent features optimized for the GNOME desktop environment make one heck of a package. However, I believe that I should write a small tutorial about the problems one may encounter with Fedora installations on a Mac

Fedora 15 and akmod-wl macbook Pro

Fedora 15 and akmod-wl macbook Pro

I just installed Fedora 15 on my macbook pro, and I must admit, Fedora using Gnome 3 is probably a step in the right direction in order to make Linux simpler and more intuitive to use. My dual-screen setup works out of the box both my Macbook Pro and iMac

I have returned...

…and I have finished my army duties. I have already began working on my next project. I must admit I also enjoy my Fedora Installation. It seems to perform pretty well, although on Macs there are some quirks. Fedora cannot be installed on external hard disk drives (or at least

Οι νόμοι της απλότητας

Η Τεχνολογία έχει κατακτήσει κάθε μέρος της καθημερινότητάς μας. Από το πρωί που ξυπνάμε (μερικοί κοιμούνται ) μέχρι το βράδυ που θα κοιμηθούμε χρηιμοποιούμε εξελιγμένα τεχνολογικά προϊόντα. Η ζωή μας είναι “βουτηγμένη¨ στην Τεχνολογία. Είναι όντως? Η μήπως είναι βουτηγμένη στην άγνοια? Πάντα προσπαθούσα να καταλάβω γιατί ακόμα η κατανόηση της

Macports and XCode

It’s been a long time since I wrote about installing portable dynamic and static libraries on OS X [https://oramind.com/?p=131]and using them with XCode. A lot has happened since then, and I should add a small update to this article. Fink in my opinion is

Rapid Choice (iPhone)

Rapid Choice (iPhone)

Rapid Choice is the best Rock-Paper-Scissors game for the iPhone featuring Bluetooth competitive play, smart AI for single player game, and great music tracks by Sotiriou John. Built as proof of concept for the upcoming SFCocoa for iPhone and OS X connectivity via bluetooth, it grew up to be a

RELEASE Rapid Choice 1.0

After some difficulties, my first game is posted in the application store! The revival of the classic game “Rock, Paper, Scissors”. Support multiplayer through bluetooth, using an easy interface. Features: –Special effects and animations –Live environment and simple and clear user interface. –Surreal sound effects and music by John Sotiriou.

Kapositas Plastic Surgery Reference

Kapositas Plastic Surgery Reference

Kapositas Plastic Surgery reference is an application for plastic surgery.This application includes articles, photos, video, plastic surgery news and more and is available in two languages Greek and English This project created by Dr Nodas Kapositas, Athens,Greece an international Plastic Surgeon member of the American Society of Aesthetic

iGreekNews (iPhone/iPad)

iGreekNews (iPhone/iPad)

iGreekNews is the premium RSS reader for the iPhone and the iPad. Featuring 75 Greek websites and 600 RSS feeds preinstalled, it is certain that you will be have at your disposal thousands of new articles each day. The original one for the iPhone was released for the iPhone in

iMe (iPhone)

Did you ever had the need of keeping some data private? Off the eyes of other people? Wether that data is a photo, a sound or recording, or your home alarm’s password, iMe will do just this thing for you. Developed by Sotiriou Christos, founder and active developer of

AVR STK500 on OS X

AVR STK500 on OS X

So I bought my own copy STK500, and I installed my version of Fusion, with Windows 7 in order to run AVR Studio for programming my ATMega8515 microcontroller with the STK. After 2 weeks, I finally managed not only to properly operate the STK on a Mac booted on Windows

PCRE for iPhone

Lately, I’ve been working on a project requiring heavy use of regular expressions on Cocoa. Foundation frameworks do not offer built in support for regular expressions. Instead, they do heavy work using NSScanner, and NSPredicate classes. A framework was created to solve this problem, called RegexKitLite [http://regexkit.sourceforge.

RELEASE Kapositas Plastic Surgery Reference

I am proud to present you with a new application for the iPhone, Kapositas Plastic Surgery Reference. Kapositas Plastic Surgery reference is an application for plastic surgery.This application includes articles, photos, video, plastic surgery news and more and is available in two languages Greek and English. Cosmetic surgery is

iGreekNews 1.1

So, after many e-mails, and countless requests, iGreekNews 1.1 is finally here. Apart from many big fixes, it includes the option to send the current article you are viewing to a friend using your e-mail, without abandoning the application! It also sends the summary for the article along with

iGreekNews v 1.0.1

As I am writting this article, iGreekNews has climbed up to #2 of the Greek App Store, receiving great reviews by anyone. I have also received numerous e-mails about sites that want to be included in the application. Also, iGreekNews has received an update which adds the capability to add

iGreekNews is in the top 10!

Yes, as I am writing this, iGreekNews [http://igreeknews.soulstorm-creations.com/] is in the top 10 at App Store. Specifically, today iGreekNews [http://igreeknews.soulstorm-creations.com/] climbed up at #7 of the App Store. Thank you very much for your support, and I promise I will make the next version

OpenGL ES: gluPerspective?

Project Z is a new project undertaken by Project Soulstorm. It will have as a basis OpenGL ES and 2D graphics, animation, and music.Project Z will not be anything revolutionary, but it will be in a whole different direction that the X one, since it will going to use

Core Data Database Migration Explained

So, you have your application wrapped up and ready for sale. It is being released, but suddenly, you realize that the old database is not sufficient for the things you want to do in your updates. What do you do then? Read on, and you will see.So, you have