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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Love/hate relationship with Cocoa Bindings
I have a love/hate relationship with Cocoa Bindings. On the surface, bindings look really cool. Write less code and get a program running faster. This is great in theory, but in reality, it can be tricky. Bindings in Interface Builder … Continue reading
Paying to watch ads
My wife and I have now managed to get out of the house to watch a few movies without our son (we left him with a babysitter) and while it is good to get out, it reminds me of how … Continue reading
Time Machine saved my butt!
I’m a bit paranoid about backups, so when Leopard came out, I started using Time Machine to backup in addition to doing my daily SuperDuper! backup. I started using it as an experiment to see how it would work. The … Continue reading
Document based ReceiptWallet is a reality!
I wrote almost 2 weeks ago about changing ReceiptWallet into a document based application. I’ve been hesitant to do so because there are lots of things involved. For instance, I have to lock out scanning when one window is scanning, … Continue reading
Outstanding customer service
Last week before I left for Macworld, the screen on my Parrot CK 3100 car kit went blank. I sent email to Parrot and even though the kit was far out of warranty, they said they’d send me a new … Continue reading
More UI Overhauling in ReceiptWallet
Another part of my UI overhaul is to redo my preferences. They’ve completely gotten out of hand and everything has been in one window like this. I like how iTunes and other apps (including the Finder) have a tabbed toolbar … Continue reading
Tech Support is the bane of my existence
ReceiptWallet and DocumentWallet have done fabulously well, almost beyond my wildest dreams (OK, maybe not, I dream that I can sell 100 copies a day and then I could just sit back and relax). One of the downsides with this … Continue reading
Proposed Tax Rebates send the wrong message
President Bush’s proposed tax rebates send the wrong message in my opinion to the American people. The rebates stop if you earn a certain amount of income which might be fine, but the purpose of the rebates is to get … Continue reading
Are Chargers fans fair weather fans?
There have been articles recently saying that fans of the San Diego Chargers would only come out in good weather, but that was proven wrong in a recent game when it was raining. However, this post isn’t about that type … Continue reading
Stairs to nowhere
I’ve been to the Handlery Hotel in San Francisco at least twice, but kept forgetting to take a picture of “the stairs to nowhere”. I finally snapped a picture. It always makes me chuckle when I pass by it.