About the Authors

Steven F. Daniel is the owner and founder of GENIESOFT STUDIOS (http://www.geniesoftstudios.com/), a software development company based in Melbourne, Victoria, that focuses primarily on developing games and business applications for the iOS, Android, Mac OS X and Windows platforms. He is an experienced software developer with more than 14 years of experience in developing desktop and web-based applications for a number of companies, including: ANZ, Department of Justice, BP Australia, and AXA Australia.

Steven is always interested in emerging technologies and is a member of the SQL Server Special Interest Group (SQLSIG), Melbourne CocoaHeads, and Java Community.

He was the cofounder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SoftMpire Pty Ltd., a company that focused primarily on developing business applications for the iOS and Android platforms.

Steven is the author of various book titles, such as Xcode 4 iOS Development Beginner's Guide, iOS 5 Essentials, iPad Enterprise Application Development Blueprints, and Xcode 4 Cookbook, all by Packt Publishing. You can check out his blog at http://www.geniesoftstudios.com/blog/ or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/GenieSoftStudio.