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Webloc to Pinboard
If I want to keep a URL around for later I generally drag the URL from Safari’s URL bar onto the desktop. This creates an “internet clipping file” (with a .webloc file extension). These files are like...
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Add to Pinboard
In my previous post I suggested adapting my Python script for use in a Snow Leopard service. I decided to quickly whip this up myself. So here is a (Snow Leopard only!) service that can add URLs to...
View ArticleI wouldn’t hire an iPhone developer who charges less than $999.95/hour
If you followed the link from Mike Lee’s “motherfucker” blog to here, welcome! You’re probably looking for the iPhoneSWPro link. There you’ll be able to find out how to hire competent, professional,...
View ArticleI name that UIColor in three!
You’re working on a custom iPhoneOS view and you want it to use colours from the standard iPhone OS colour palette. Your first impulse is to check the defined colours in UIInterface.h – but there are...
View Article90% of Everything is Crap
Time to bring this blog back from the dead with a little pre-WWDC controversy!Apparently there’s a disturbing trend going on in the Cocoa development community. We old timers aren’t being excellent to...
View ArticleCalling a Turd a Turd
Apparently my previous post is getting called out as “defensive” on the MacIndie blog. Well, again I assume it’s my post because the author so far hasn’t bothered to mention my post directly. Oh well....
View ArticleUIStoryboard Issues
BackgroundIn August I joined a new start-up as lead (and only) iOS Developer. I managed to convince the founders that targeting iOS 5 was a good idea and as such I’ve embraced a lot of new iOS 5 only...
View ArticleNSLunch
I haven’t interacted enough with my fellow Cocoa developers (outside of work that is) since moving to the Bay Area. So I’ve started NSLunch (yes, totally original name). A regular lunchtime meet up...
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