Category Archives: Ranting and Reflections

WWDC 2010

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Joe

Ticketing system replaced and launched, I’m ready for a decompress. There’s pretty much no better place to do that, in my mind, than at WWDC in San Francisco this coming week. I used to send myself every other year. Strangely, … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is launch day

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Joe

To say I’ve been a little distracted lately is an understatement. I’ve been involved – running really – a project which is culminating tomorrow. The successful results of which won’t be seen by anyone outside the company. Its one of … Continue reading →

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Looking for a full time Cocoa programmer

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Joe

Gus, El Presidente at Flying Meat Inc., is looking for a full time Cocoa programmer to come work with him up in Everett, WA. Here’s the details: Do you love programming for the Mac and iPhone and think Objective-C is … Continue reading →

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sketching on the iPad

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Joe

I ran myself completely down on my extrovert batteries this past week. So far down that I didn’t even leave the house for wanting to avoid all of humanity on Saturday. On Sunday, I relinquished a bit – and at … Continue reading →

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SeattleBus and the iPad

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Joe

I received a call last night, rather out of the blue. “Are you porting OneBusAway to the iPad?” was the opening line. “Uh… No, but then i didn’t write OneBusAway either. I wrote SeattleBus…” That bit of confusion resolved, we … Continue reading →

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The language of gestures, v0.9

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Joe

Since I woke up this morning, I’ve been thinking about the patterns and new UI concepts that we are becoming accustomed to with this first release of the iPad. Like a lot of others, I’m intensely interested in the productivity … Continue reading →

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please, please microchip your pet

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Joe

World, meet Sparky: Karen and I found this furry little friend on our doorstep last Friday night, huddled against our for warmth in a nearly sleeting rain outside. And we’re not about to let a kitten just freeze to death, … Continue reading →

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iPad UI twiddlin – it’s about the thumbs & gestures

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Joe

I haven’t spent quite as much of today with the iPad in my hands, but I’ve been thinking and mulling over elements about it all day. It’s the Mail application, you see. It bugs me. Well, it bugs me in … Continue reading →

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iPad day one

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Joe

Like a huge number of other folks, i wrangled an iPad for today. I pre-ordered it and waited for UPS to deliver it this morning. It made it into my hands just after noon, and I’ve been poking at it … Continue reading →

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Hey, I’ve got an idea…

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Joe

Hal Mueller (@halm), local Cocoa/Mac/iPhone instructor and one of the long time local Xcoders, responded to an email that I’ve seen or heard a dozen times before – the gist being, “Hey, I’ve got an idea, and I need a … Continue reading →

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