UUID As Last Name
February 19th, 2010People have trouble with their last names (surnames, family names, whatever you call them in your part of the world). Spelling them over the phone, pronouncing them, being misidentified by them because they're not unique enough. For all the complaining, I propose action that wouldn't solve this problem, but at least make it fun. What if we were to change our last names to a UUID? Let's explore. Continue reading »
Snowpokalypse Series
February 9th, 2010Posted atwitter a few moments ago:
Snowpokalypse II: The Whiteout"Hell Hath no Flurry Like Another Storm"
On Dove Shampoo & Usability
October 10th, 2009I am plagued by a problem. A usability problem. With my shampoo and conditioner bottles. Seriously. Continue reading »
Why Use XTabulator?
August 30th, 2009A well-known player in independent Mac developer circles recently told me he didn't get why you'd use XTabulator over Excel for CSV, TAB, etc. I thought I'd share (the relevant parts of) my tongue-in-cheek response. Continue reading »
Private APIs & the Skanks Who Love Them
August 19th, 2009I was talking to a friend of mine who is a fairly authoritative voice on the topic of Cocoa Programming when I mentioned a third-party developer's custom UI toolkit. When I mentioned it, my friend said matter-of-factly, "I've heard it uses private API." Instantly (as often happens), a little scene played out in my head in response. Continue reading »