Monthly Archives: May 2008

T minus 9 days…

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Joe

The start of WWDC is nine days away… Some folks say it starts on Monday morning with the keynotes that have, without a doubt, become a marketing splash message time for Apple, but the reality is that it’ll be kicking … Continue reading →

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BLIP

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Joe

Gus has already mentioned something about this (I figure anyone interested in Mac programming that reads this blog has definitely read Gus’)… but Jens released his BLIP code today which looks really, really interesting. It’s exactly the kind of library … Continue reading →

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geotag’d

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Joe

I spent a little time this morning getting some of the photo’s I uploaded into Flickr geotagged… This is one of the few that I’m pretty confident of the location. I’m less sure about the name, but since this is … Continue reading →

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It’s summer now…

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Joe

I declare it’s officially summer now… at least for me. We’re back from spending Memorial Day in Oregon, lurking about near Merlin, OR and visiting Speckles and Casper – the doggie owner’s of Karen’s Aunt Pat and Uncle Bill. They … Continue reading →

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GTA4

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Joe

I blew the day playing video games – well, a video game, to be precise. Haven’t done that in quite a while. I rented a copy of the (current) ultimate bad-boy game: Grand Theft Auto IV. The funny thing about … Continue reading →

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Oh dear lord it’s hot

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Joe

Okay – I’m a PACNW whining git. But it’s hot today. Everyone’s talking about how “lovely it is”, but it’s freakin’ 88 degrees when I’m far more used to 50 and 60. Shoot – it was warmer here in Seattle … Continue reading →

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Bronze Star

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Joe

CJ was one of my college dorm mates – one of the first people I met when I moved to Columbia and got settled in as a freshman at MU. I don’t think I’ve seen him in nearly 7 years … Continue reading →

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The first one you throw away

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Joe

I’ve been working on a couple of applications for the iPhone, both of which are “scratch my itch” sorts of things. One was a simple little nonsense thingy for calculating tips. The second is meant to let me know when … Continue reading →

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Learning to program for the iPhone

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Joe

It’s probably no surprise that there has been a deluge of folks asking “Hey, what’s the best way to learn to program the iPhone”. Since I set up and run the Seattle XCoder’s group, I’ve been getting my fair share … Continue reading →

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real time log visualization

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Joe

Okay – this is too cool: real time log visualization. I’m going to have to try this out and see how it works for myself. For something really interesting, check out the movie of the site that hosts this project … Continue reading →

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