We Got a Cover!
Every so often I search Amazon for Pro Core Data for iOS, which I did this morning. Last time I checked, we didn’t have a cover image, but now we do! Look here. I...
Grailbox Blog
From Ablog to Grailbox
After some discussion with Apress, I’ve decided to move my blog from there to here. Many thanks to Apress for hosting my blog all these years. We must still like each other, too, because...
How to Set Up a New MacBook Pro for Development
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and got a new MacBook Pro at work, so I had two machines to set up. Here are the steps I went through to make these machines tuned...
OnStar and Usability
Originally posted 2004-08-23 10:34:33 Here in the US, OnStar is running a radio ad trumpeting the power of their flagship service. This system allows motorists to press a button inside their vehicles while they...
Apple Mistake: Turning off Wi-Fi
Originally posted 2010-07-06 08:06:58 Everytime my 16 year-old son sees the screen of my iPhone 3GS, he mocks me as if I were carrying a dog turd. He claims that the jagged pixelation tears...
LessConf 3010 Day Two
Originally posted 2010-05-23 20:35:21 The folks at Storenvy cooked us breakfast: pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, and bacon pancakes. Lots of buzz about the bacon pancakes. My love for Bacon, Egg, and Cheese McGriddles drew...
LessConf 3010 Day One
Originally posted 2010-05-22 08:39:08 I first met Steve Bristol in 2007 at the inaugural RubyJax meeting. I walked into the meeting expecting a typical tech gathering of strangers: people sitting as far away from...
Big To-Do in the Land of To Do
Originally posted 2010-05-16 07:41:50 I love software updates, and both my iPhone and my iPad offer me plenty. I’ve downloaded enough apps, both free and purchased, that I can count on available updates a...
No Fluff Just Stuff Tampa — Day Three
Originally posted 2010-04-19 15:44:08 I started the day plopping down for breakfast at the same table with Nate Schutta and chatting him up about various technology questions and issues. I then went to his...
No Fluff Just Stuff Tampa — Day Two
Originally posted 2010-04-18 06:41:23 As Moore’s Law gets repealed and multicore processors demand that we actually learn to write good, safe, non-buggy multi-threaded code (Note: if the business people where you work understand the...