I recently acquired a Surface Pro 3 during a Black Friday sale from a local Microsoft Store. I knew I was in for a challenge but I was up for it. I’m from the generation that witnessed the rise of personal computing in the late 20th century from clunky calculator-like boxes with tiny displays and… Continue reading Surface Pro 3: Patience is Rewarded
Category: Nerd Fun
I Wrote a Customer Review on Amazon
I purchased an Asus monitor for my Mac Mini as a cheap alternative to the 27″ Apple Thunderbolt Display. I had a couple of tips and shared them on Amazon. A couple of things to note: Amazon make writing the review insanely easy. When I logged into Amazon it prompted me to rate and review… Continue reading I Wrote a Customer Review on Amazon
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April 1, 2014 Tech News
Google Announces Google++ Google++ users will have access to a social network with encapsulation, multiple inheritance, and polymorphism. Google++ users get the added benefit of UML diagrams and free advice from the Gang of Four (The computer scientists, not the punk band). Yahoo! Acqui-hires Apple To ensure it has the right talent for the 21st… Continue reading April 1, 2014 Tech News
Getting Xcode and GitHub to work together like besties
Updated for Xcode Version 7.3.1 Thanks to Jake for pointing out that his blog post needed a little freshening up! After watching the WWCD keynote I wanted to fool around in Cocoa and Objective-C again. It’s been a while and my Xcode skills were rusty. One task that always seems tricky is getting Xcode’s local git repository… Continue reading Getting Xcode and GitHub to work together like besties
HyperCard: What Made it Leet
I posted a blog entry on HyperCard yesterday on The Huffington Post: HyperCard: The Original Bridge Over the Digital Divide. From the comments and tweets that I got it was pretty clear that us older hackers have fond memories of HyperCard. But there’s the rub–Us older hacker. Kids today, i.e., people in their twenties, missed… Continue reading HyperCard: What Made it Leet
The Little Computer that Taught Me
The TI 99/4a from Texas Instruments still looks pretty awesome after 32 years! The personal computer I really wanted to work with back then was the Apple II but as a university student of modest means the big Apple was too much for my bank account to handle. I considered the Commodore VIC-20 and Atari… Continue reading The Little Computer that Taught Me
How Engineers Will Win
Before reading this, you should read Why Engineers Never Win and Why Engineers Should Win. Ok, now we’re all caught up. I’m optimistic. Yes, I know the world is hurting. I see how the people trying to do good often make things worse. I can’t claim to be insightful when I observe how we celebrate… Continue reading How Engineers Will Win
Fraction: Does not recognize selector forward::
If you’re crazy like me you love reading really good primers on programming. Not just to learn about a particular language but to enjoy well written technical prose. (Yeah, I said I was crazy). Yesterday, I started reading Stephen Kochan’s classic Programming in Objective-C (original edition), which was published in 2003. What I like about… Continue reading Fraction: Does not recognize selector forward::