While the cat’s away (Christy) the mice will play (me). So here is my pick of the week in lieu of Christy’s insight.
Communicating the latest news, events, or just to stay in touch with customers using web based technologies is a challenge. There are many formats publish the news in: RSS feeds, XML, Facebook, [...]
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Having some fun with Apple themes
If your going to maximize productivity, you need to be able to enjoy your work environment. I work on a Mac all day, and I think that Apple has done a great job with their theme. Unfortunately, no matter how good a skin looks, its gets boring pretty quick when you sit in front of [...]
NeXT Cube: The Computer that the Web was Invented on
I am interested in the history of technology and I have a soft spot for the machines that became milestones in the history of computing. Recently, I had the opportunity to get an early NeXT Cube, the same computer that Tim Berners-Lee used to invent the World Wide Web! NeXT also happens to be the [...]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Apple Documentation
A couple days ago I decided that it was time to look into all this Objective-C 2.0 stuff that came with my Apple computer. I love a chance to learn a new programming language, and to see what it can do. (no geek jokes!) So I started by booting up XCode (Apples development tool that [...]
Need a Brain Upgrade? Check out Evernote
I recently discovered an amazing web-based application called Evernote. The application is compatible for both Mac and PCs, in addition there is a great mobile app. Basically, this tool helps you to keep track of ideas, lists, notes, thoughts, phone numbers – any detail in your life that just suddenly comes up that you want to remember.
Currently, [...]