January 2012
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Review: Cocos2d for iPhone 1 Game Development...
[shared via Google Reader from Under The Bridge » Blog] So, now that we’re all up on the latest in cocos2d web events, let’s take a look as promised at the latest in cocos2d publishing events: Cocos2d for iPhone 1 Game Development Cookbook SHORT REVIEW: Buy it now. No, seriously. Buy it now. SOMEWHAT LONGER REVIEW: We absolutely guarantee that just about anyone will find the book...
Jan 31st
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Use ATrack to Track Your Favorite Authors by Jon...
[shared via Google Reader from Windows Phone Thoughts.com] http://bit.ly/zVU3Gg “ATrack allows you to track your favorite authors and keep up with their new releases. Search for your favorite authors, and add them your list to view the latest and upcoming releases. Click on the name of any book in your booklist to view more details. Upcoming versions will provide a background agent to...
Jan 9th
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November 2011
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The Rise of Digital Omnivores by John Gruber
[shared via Google Reader from Daring Fireball] Interesting usage data from ComScore. Check out the graph showing which devices are used at which hours of the day — “tablets” skew heavily toward morning coffee and after-dinner usage. And by “tablets” they mean the iPad: Although tablets have yet to be widely adopted, they already contribute nearly 2 percent of all U.S. Web browsing...
Nov 18th
March 2011
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Fun with Objective-C: How to learn Cocoa →
quatermain: funwithobjc: This is something any experienced Cocoa developer has been asked at least half a dozen times: “What’s the best way to learn Objective-C/Cocoa?” I have two answers to this question: Be curious Don’t be satisfied He goes on to finish with the following epithet: Know what a pointer is. Memorize the memory management rules. Never invoke -retainCount. The second...
Mar 19th
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May 2010
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May 17th
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September 2009
5 posts
iTunes Finally Adds Watched Folder to... →
Sep 11th
Go To My Music script for iTunes →
Didn’t occur to me until now how annoying this is. Fortunately, Daniel’s script fixes this annoyance.
Sep 11th
Sep 11th
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Sep 1st
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John Siracusa's brilliant Snow Leopard review →
It’s pretty long (23 pages) but very interesting. I wish though he wrote a bit more about the new Services architecture and improvements in Snow Leopard.
Sep 1st
July 2009
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The problem with eBooks today
Today I wanted to buy an eBook from eReader.com so that my commutes are no longer boring. I add the book to my cart and, when I want to pay, I am greeted with the following text: Warning: The eBook you just added to your cart has geographic rights restrictions. The billing country on your credit card indicates that you do not have the right to purchase this eBook due to rights restrictions by...
Jul 3rd
March 2009
1 post
Tumblr here I come!
Just discovered the Tumblr iPhone app and I thought I’ll give it a shot. Let’s see this time how much I keep at it.
Mar 28th