diff --git a/Blog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Blog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 2691cfd..b84a461 100644
--- a/Blog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Blog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		1BCFCF6DB93786CC2EDB8F69 /* PostCollection.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1BCFC3B62AA92DB07923F7C1 /* PostCollection.m */; };
 		1BCFCFF473F6CE1B00AD9556 /* MuseoSans-700-Italic.otf in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1BCFCE2128EAD786A819C61A /* MuseoSans-700-Italic.otf */; };
 		30089596C2F733D451A454E8 /* libPods.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1613DC56A86AFA7E50460A37 /* libPods.a */; };
+		7B2B43511AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 7B2B43501AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.m */; };
 		7B4070531AE46BC9000C2E43 /* auth.json in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 7B4070521AE46BC9000C2E43 /* auth.json */; };
 		7B5C4BDF19F2606900667D48 /* main.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 7B5C4BDE19F2606900667D48 /* main.m */; };
 		7B5C4BE219F2606900667D48 /* AppDelegate.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 7B5C4BE119F2606900667D48 /* AppDelegate.m */; };
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@
 		216E09E2B9970083489FA869 /* Pods-Blog.debug.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-Blog.debug.xcconfig"; path = "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Blog/Pods-Blog.debug.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		52D4D1E7D7915ADAD8A3C902 /* Pods-Blog.release.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-Blog.release.xcconfig"; path = "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Blog/Pods-Blog.release.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7160E151335CBA3861FBD44D /* libPods-Blog.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = archive.ar; includeInIndex = 0; path = "libPods-Blog.a"; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
+		7B2B434F1AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = Functions.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		7B2B43501AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = Functions.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B4070521AE46BC9000C2E43 /* auth.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = auth.json; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B5C4BD919F2606900667D48 /* Blog.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = Blog.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		7B5C4BDD19F2606900667D48 /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -214,6 +217,8 @@
 				1BCFCE26B630D546311BB715 /* ChangeTitleViewController.m */,
 				1BCFCDD73D4AE8F16A9C9E3D /* ChangeTitleViewController.h */,
 				1BCFC29A0845EAB04BFDAD67 /* Fonts */,
+				7B2B434F1AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.h */,
+				7B2B43501AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.m */,
 			);
 			path = Blog;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -482,6 +487,7 @@
 				7B9E64421A22F3840072FF42 /* BlogService.m in Sources */,
 				7B5C4BDF19F2606900667D48 /* main.m in Sources */,
 				7BF029331A27117200E42EDE /* ModelStore.m in Sources */,
+				7B2B43511AED5BA500BAC4E2 /* Functions.m in Sources */,
 				7BF029381A280CB200E42EDE /* BlogController.m in Sources */,
 				7B5C4BE819F2606900667D48 /* EditorViewController.m in Sources */,
 				7BE3A0351AE461E700E45CCB /* PreviewViewController.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/Blog/AppDelegate.m b/Blog/AppDelegate.m
index c4a9671..56a27bb 100644
--- a/Blog/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Blog/AppDelegate.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #import "ModelStore.h"
 #import "JSONHTTPClient.h"
 #import "BlogController.h"
+#import "Functions.h"
 
 @interface AppDelegate () <UISplitViewControllerDelegate>
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
     }
     NSLog(@"[WARNING] No auth.json found. Blog will be read-only.");
     return nil;
-};
+}
 
 - (void)applicationWillResignActive:(UIApplication *)application {
     // Sent when the application is about to move from active to inactive state. This can occur for certain types of temporary interruptions (such as an incoming phone call or SMS message) or when the user quits the application and it begins the transition to the background state.
@@ -103,10 +104,6 @@
 
 #pragma mark - UISplitViewDelegate methods
 
-id safeCast(id obj, __unsafe_unretained Class class) {
-    return [obj isKindOfClass:class] ? obj : nil;
-}
-
 - (BOOL) splitViewController:(UISplitViewController *)splitViewController collapseSecondaryViewController:(UIViewController *)secondaryViewController ontoPrimaryViewController:(UIViewController *)primaryViewController {
     UINavigationController *navigationController = [secondaryViewController isKindOfClass:[UINavigationController class]]
                                                    ? (UINavigationController *)secondaryViewController
diff --git a/Blog/Functions.h b/Blog/Functions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..361b627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blog/Functions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//
+//  Functions.h
+//  Blog
+//
+//  Created by Sami Samhuri on 2015-04-26.
+//  Copyright (c) 2015 Guru Logic Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+@import Foundation;
+
+extern id safeCast(id obj, __unsafe_unretained Class class);
diff --git a/Blog/Functions.m b/Blog/Functions.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bf08b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blog/Functions.m
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+//  Functions.m
+//  Blog
+//
+//  Created by Sami Samhuri on 2015-04-26.
+//  Copyright (c) 2015 Guru Logic Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "Functions.h"
+
+id safeCast(id obj, __unsafe_unretained Class class) {
+    return [obj isKindOfClass:class] ? obj : nil;
+}