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Monthly Archives: June 2008
GrandCentral Dialer
I’ve been using GrandCentral for awhile now and think I have finally managed to get people to start calling that number. The flexibility is great; I can pick the phone I want to use and if I travel, I can … Continue reading
Less complaining, more fixing
I, like many modern Mac developers, use Sparkle for auto-updating ReceiptWallet. This is an amazing framework that keeps getting enhanced. Many developers just shove it in and forget it. When there is an issue, they just complain about crappy code … Continue reading
Treating customers like garbage
I got my bill from MCI (The Neighborhood plan) the other day for our home phone service and saw that it jumped! After some research (viewing my invoice online was a nightmare because the server kept dropping my connection even … Continue reading
Supporting ancient OS versions?
I had a user today purchase ReceiptWallet and then complain that it doesn’t work on Mac OS X 10.2.8! First off, people should download the demo prior to purchasing as I have a big “agree to this” section when purchasing … Continue reading
Nice parking job
Yesterday we went to our niece’s birthday party at a local park. When we pulled up, I found a perfect parking spot, but our only concern was that it was too close to the corner. I parked, we took a … Continue reading
1/4 ton chair
Today I saw an ad for a 1/4 ton folding chair. My take on this is that the chair holds up to 1/4 ton; the chair also looked a bit wider. Frankly, a chair that holds 500 pounds (presumably 1 … Continue reading
OS X Server is still a piece of crap
I’ve written about OS X Server in the past and somehow I keep getting roped into dealing with these machines. The concept of OS X Server is great; a small business server that anyone can setup. The implementation, however, is … Continue reading
Value of a lifetime warranty?
Several months ago, a friend told me that a little known fact is that most residential faucets come with a lifetime warranty (OK, maybe not little known, but until I started ReceiptWallet, I could never find manuals/warranties). I put in … Continue reading
Hamstrung by lack of RAM
Lately I’ve noticed that my machine is quite slow and appears to lock up for seconds at a time causing me to pound the keyboard. It is a 2 year old first generation MacBook Pro so that could explain a … Continue reading
Memory leaks, oh my!
Even though I’ve been using Xcode for something like 5 years, I learn something new about it and its related tools all the time. This week I started playing with Instruments and the Leaks tool in particular. I was horrified … Continue reading