title: Cocoa Touch - Alternative to viewDidLoad Method
body: <p>I am creating an app that reads a text file from the web.  WHen the app first runs, I want a splash page to be presented with a logo.  I have a SplashViewController and a MainController.  I am using some code from a tutorial that allows you to add a subview to the MainController's applicationDidFinishLaunching method and replace the main controller's view with the splash screen (follow so far?  Trying my best to explain)</p>
  
  <p>The issue I am having is that I want the splash screen to be present until the data is loaded from the web and animate an activity indicator.  However, I am retrieving the data from within the viewDidLoad method in the MainController and the app starts retrieving the data before the splash screen loads so there is a delay before the user sees anything.</p>
  
  <p>Is there another method that I can use to begin the retrieval process after the splash has been displayed?  </p>