Blog Archive

Cocoa == fun


Neat. Dump your address book in a few simple lines:</p><p><pre>
#import
#import
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int main()
{
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
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ABAddressBook *abook = [ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook];
NSArray...


Snags...


It would appear that programming with Carbon is not as developer-friendly as I would like. I have very little patience for jumping through hoops to get simple tasks done.</p><p>Don't get me wrong – I really do enjoy using Carbon to do things much...


Development


Phase 2 of my Outlook importing application has been complete. This means that the app appears to be fully functional and is just about "ready for prime time." The bad news is that there's a phase 3 that's yet to be complete – a UI.</p><p>This...


Blue


I did a bit of a CSS shuffle to get the colour scheme a bit more unique. Fortunately, I remember my old stylesheet's colour codes very well (from the Boom days) and applied them here.</p><p>Tweaking may happen over time, but I think I like the...


Site Update


I updated the site to use the Movable Type engine instead of Blogger. I feel I have a bit more control over the way things are displayed, and enjoy being able to easily split up the content of my posts (to not clutter the display too much). Hopefully...


(Yet Another) New Toy


I took the plunge yesterday and began selling off my old desktop PC. My reasons are quite simple.</p><p>Getting an LCD was something I had intended to do for a long time. I was quite spoiled when I had an LCD display on my iBook, and going back...