I lost an entire day of coding trying to get his to work. We are all lucky that I am a developer and not a systems admin.
However around 9pm I finally have it running. I burned through a lot of screwed up VM's trying to get this to ...
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Multithreading in C#
From my point of view the reason why we create multithreaded applications is so the user experience does not suffer. We have operations that need completed but running these on the main thread will block the UI and piss off our users.
Most of the operations have some similarities. Atleast ...
read moreWindows Development Setup
I had to do a HD shuffle this weekend. I have a 64GB SDD that was in my Macbook Pro that replace the 320GB that was stock. I code in .NET now so I was in need of a Windows machine when I was away from home. 64GB is cramped ...
read moretCal - iCal events in terminal
I just puked up some old code for a little app that displays your iCal events in the terminal. I have it as one of my startup scripts so when I start a new bash session I see my events for the next 7 days. It's a very simple ...
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Bash Informational Startup
If you use Terminal on your Mac like I do. It is the first application that is run at starup and the last to close. When you start Terminal in a new window or tab that is a great time to review your computer stats, iCal events, and disk sizes ...
read moreKnow Your Market
I just got the latest usage status for two of my desktop apps, HTTPAssistant and Encoder Assistant. It is always useful to know your market and who uses your apps. The apps have auto updates and the only data that is sent to the update server is the app version ...
read moreImproving NSLog (No timestamp)
NSLog makes it really easy to print out strings or other objects in the command line. However you get a timestamp each time you use NSLog. If you are making a command line app and need to output some NSString or other data without the timestamp then this is a ...
read moreMy Library
So I love to read and I read a lot. If I had to guess I probably read 100+ pages a day. I like to read fiction and non-fiction alike. I have a kindle that gets used more than any other device that I own, except for my computer. I ...
read moreCompile Vim for Python
Update
I just added the newest MacVim compiled for python using the 10.7 Lion SDK. You can downloading it below.
If you want to use the Python auto complete in vim then you have to compile vim for python on your system. If you are running OSX I have ...
read moreData Serialization Size
I have started to use JSON for all my config and sending data to and from my backend. Many of the JSON frameworks for other languages are very good and easy to understand and use for someone new. Sometimes xml frameworks are complex just to convert an xml string to ...
read morePython talking to Arduino
In the Beginning
I just bought this Arduino UNO and it should be here tomorrow. Amazon Prime! I got a LCD and some basic, LED, switches, and buttons for it. I will go though all the example projects to get familiar with the device and the language then I think I will make ...
read moreQuick HTTP Request Testing
Many of the apps that I have worked on talk to a backend of some type. That communication is always done with HTTP GET and POST requests. There are many ways to test out your services. You can either have a dedicated web server for development purposes or run WAMP ...
read moreHow to backup gmail the right way
So like many people my life is stored in my gmail. I trust google to keep my data safe but since so many things, from contacts to many different online accounts, are all registered under your gmail address it is important to have that data whenever you need it. There ...
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New Languages
There are so many programming languages. They each have something really cool that sets them apart and especially when you are just starting out it is hard to decide what one to learn. It is just as hard when you always have someone telling you to check out this or ...
read moreQuick tip to shutdown servers over ssh
So it looks pretty bad outside now and I have a few servers that are running at my home. We have bad utilities so I am sure that the power will go out. So as I scramble to make sure that all my devices have enough battery to make it ...
read moreHow to manage your website with git
So this is much easier if you have a static site that is generated using pelican or jerkyll. Both of these apps are great for generating blogs out of markdown or other simple text markup language. I use pelican because it is built with python and that is what I ...
read moreHDR Raw Assets for Everyone
Everyone needs a hobby. You need something in life that excites you. For me, I like photography. I have been working with HDR photography for a while now. I am not very good yet but I keep working at it. The only way to get better is to take hundreds ...
read moreNotes and Todo Lists
I have been searching for a long time for a great todo and note taking system that works across platforms, machines, and that I have access to where ever I am. I also need something fast, something that I can grab in the middle of the night and jot down ...
read moreWhy I Prefer Less
So if you have been to my site before you may notice it looks a little different. I hope you also noticed the speed difference when loading posts. Ya, super fast. How is it done? By getting rid of everything that I don't need. Over the past few years ...
read moreWhy I reinvent the Wheel
There is always a reason for the madness although it depends on the project. There are many third party libraries for pretty much any language you are programming in. Using third party libraries are great for productivity but they can turn on you in the end. I use and produce ...
read moreGet Up and Move Cron Job
I read this article on lifehacker the other day about standing desk or sitting down, you should get up and move every 20-30 minutes.
I tried to think about a simple way to remind myself to get up and move so I just added this cron job to run at ...
read moreAVAudioPlayer Memory Leak
This is a little bug in the AVFoundation framework. When using the AVAudioPlayer in
you will get memory leaks when running in the iOS Simulator but not on devices. It is a pain whenever you do most of your testing on the desktop during development and then start testing on ...
read moreAbout Me
So who am I?
I am a nice person and I like to build desktop apps, mobile apps, and command line apps. I like to teach people and play with tech.
Languages I actively develop in:
- C# .NET - WPF, ASP MVC
- Objective C
- Cocoa and Cocoa Touch
- Python
Other languages ...
read moreMy Creations
HTTP Assistant
HTTP Assistant is a cross-platform REST client for testing web services. You can check out all the features and purchase it for $5.00 here.
Encoder Assistant
This is another cross-platform app that will help you hash and encode text when working with web services. You can grab ...
read moreOpen Source Projects
I love open source. Whenever I can, I release my code on github. I have many different projects in various languages on my page. I release all of my open source code under an MIT license. I fell that it’s the most open and easiest for others to understand ...
read moreBattle of the Mobile Frameworks
When I first start learning an new language or framework, I like to rebuild one of my apps. By doing this I get good exposure to the different api's that the framework has to offer and you only have to focus on the syntax of the language and now ...
read moreSVN to GIT and Extracting Individual Projects
This post is still not formatting. I switched from worpress and this is a long post and have not had time to update it.
So here is the issue. You first started to use version control and because you were coding solo and the low learning curve, you started to ...
read moreSetup your own Git Server over SSH
The thing about dvsc that makes me nervous is that all the code and revision history is on your local computer. This makes it very fast when committing, branching, and merging but what if you have a drive failure or worse? All your code is gone if you don't ...
read moreFlex 4.5 vs Pure AS3
I have built a few applications for Android using the Flex framework. It is a great framework and I can build, test, and publish apps very quickly. It takes productivity to the max.
However, I have noticed that some of my apps take a noticeable time to launch on my ...
read moreSetup Password-less Login over SSH
Everyone needs a fast instance in a datacenter to work with. Amazon's EC2 or any other VPS provider will give you access. Sometimes you need to transfer files around fast or do some data processing. Having a fast instance will help you get your job done faster.
I have ...
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