SPICE was published in the Wiley journal Cytometry on January 7, 2011 and is listed on the Vaccine Research Center’s list of 2011 publications.
Continue readingReal Work One Year Later (Step Two: a Solid Developer Machine)
For years my primary development machine for my personal endeavors has been some form of PowerBook or MacBook. I liked being able to take the entirety of my digital environment with me wherever I went. During the last year or so, I decided to see how much of that environment I actually needed to be mobile. I even outlined a basic plan for this in early 2010. Here I am in early 2011 ready to take the next step – trading the laptop in for a powerful desktop computer and leaving mobile power behind.
Continue readingIncommunicado
This morning on my way into work I was listening to WTOP, a local news, traffic, and weather radio station. One of the anchors lamented that 2010 was the “year we stopped talking to one-another.” His assertion was that too many of us are using text and e-mail versus voice. I find this both puzzling and absurd.
Continue readingAnother Xcode Debugging Tip
Another quick Xcode debugging tip: If you experience “orange breakpoints” when debugging and have verified you’re in debug mode, and have cleaned and rebuilt your target to no avail, try disabling “Load Symbols Lazily” in Xcode’s Debugging preferences panel.
Swipe Gestures in Mobile Safari
It’s been eight months since I griped about a lack of a swipe-to-navigate gesture in Mobile Safari. There’s still been no progress, despite iOS 4 having come out since then. I think I have the reason why and a compromise. The basic problem is that web pages can be horizontally scrolled. The deeper problem, I suspect, may be “not invented here syndrome” on Apple’s part.
Continue readingJust Lettin’ You Know
Several people have asked me privately to let them know when the book comes out. It seems e-mail is the preferred method for those who (for reasons I can’t possibly fathom) don’t feel like keeping up with the Social Web. So I created a mailing list for the Xcode 4 Book site.
Continue readingDevelop Apps with Xcode 4: Update
It’s been about a month and a half since I announced I’m writing an Xcode 4 book for Peachpit Press. I thought I’d give a little status update for those who keep asking me about it – something more substantial than “I’m writing as fast as I can, you damn vultures!”
Continue readingMy Mac App Store Idea
A brief tweet to Drew McCormack finally gave me my first Mac App Store idea. Read on for the great reveal.
Continue readingThe Author Formerly Known as Josh
Now that contractual matters are settled and I’m finishing up the first chapter, I can finally announce my good news. Drumroll, please. I’m writing a book on the up-coming Xcode 4 for Peachpit Press. Yay!
Continue readingCatching Media Key Events
There was a great question on Stack Overflow today about how to catch media key events (such as play/pause or seek forward/backward) in your own app. I thought I’d post the solution I use in Transcriva.
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Josh lives in Danville, Virginia, USA with his husband and too many cats.