links for 2008-04-12
Posted on by PatrickDryIcons | Free Icon Sets Some nice looking free icons (tags: icons)
DryIcons | Free Icon Sets Some nice looking free icons (tags: icons)
CS193E – Cocoa Programming Standford Class on Cocoa Programming. Must download slides (tags: OS X Cocoa Programming objective-c development)
Tonight I wrote the following: git tag 0.1 What that means is I tagged version 0.1 of my first Cocoa App. I was able to get this version done in about 3 hours and it has all the features I’ve learned from the weekend. The UI took the longest part as I had to keep […]
It’s been almost two hole days with Aaron Hillegass’ Cocoa Book and I’m about three quarters of the way through it. This book is what I have been looking for to help guide me into Cocoa after several weeks of just trying to figure it out on my own. Now with Hillegass’ foundation, I think […]
Some of you may be asking yourselves, “Does he mean he’s going to be programming hot chocolate?” The answer to that is “No”. Cocoa is the technology behind programs on Apple’s OS X. Learning Cocoa has always been on my todo list, and now I’ve decided to finally tackle it. Tonight I received “the book” […]
Git Guide – SourceMage Wiki A quick guide to how to do several operations using Git (tags: git versioncontrol reference) Hiding disclosure triangles in an NSOutlineView Make your source list look like iTunes (tags: Programming Cocoa OSX IB) iTunes-ifying a Core Data App (tags: IB Programming Cocoa)
Amazon Wishlist Tip Cool things to do with your wishlist and it’s URL for sharing (tags: Amazon wishlist tips) Rent vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market (tags: RealEstate renting money housing bubble)
Obsolete Skills: Skills/Skills (tags: obsolete technology Humor)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9T5cxnowyA[/youtube] Pretty funny stuff from the man most people only think of as Harry Potter. Goes well with my Patrick Stewart post over on Clusterflock.
Well, in a matter of an hour of signing and initialing, our house is up for sale. Maggie and her parents have done a lot of work to get this house ready. I helped when I could on the weekends since this is the busiest time of year for me at work. I’ll get some […]
Ruby on Windows: Using Ruby & ADO to Work with MS Access Databases Can be tweaked to work with SQL Server, allowing access from Ruby. (tags: Ruby ado SQL Server)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s13sASS5F4[/youtube] A great song showing how many songs essentially use the same chord progression as Journey’s “Can’t Stop Believing”. Thanks Jim ( via M@ ) for the link.
I just read my first Hemmingway story: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” That’s it. 6 words. So many emotions at once. There’s a Wired piece where they got other authors to attempt to tell a story in 6 words. It’s pretty good. via Will
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. I wrote about it earlier today on Clusterflock and I don’t have much more to add. The title of this entry, and the accompanning video are different than that entry. I got them from Thingamababy. Hearing the almost robotic way the PA announcer says […]
Very impressive. Even more so when you realize he’s 9 years old.
DreamHost, Movable Type and FastCGI A guide for setting up Movable Type via FastCGI at Dreamhost. (tags: Dreamhost movabletype MT fastcgi) Moveable Type on Dreamhost Some more notes (tags: Dreamhost fastcgi movabletype)
Quick REST with ActiveResource and rails (tags: Rails ruby tutorial)
How Can America’s Rich Teach Their Children the Value of a Dollar? — New York Magazine Tales about growing up rich and raising kids…you know, for inspiration (tags: commentary family kids money)
I just saw a post over at Will’s blog about this and I was amazed. Watch and enjoy: