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A Git Tidbit - Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:22

I'm working on a framework on github, and I recently decided to rename it. Conveniently, github has a neat little "rename repository" widget that does exactly that.

However, this produces a problem: it changes the URL of the repository, and my local clone is pointing to the old URL. After googling around a bit, I decided to take a shot in the dark and did this:

cd /path/to/my/clone
git remote rm origin
git remote add origin git@github.com....

Thankfully, that worked, and my pushes and pulls now use my repository's new URL.

An observation on Objective-C - Sun, 10/04/2009 - 15:48

I was thinking recently on the idea of "sending a message" versus that of "calling a method". Those familiar with the capabilities of the Objective-C runtime understand that there is a difference.

Circular Dependencies and Symbol Declaration - Sun, 10/04/2009 - 13:11

One misconception I see quite frequently in online forums is over the purpose of #import.

An Objective-C Pitfall - Mon, 09/07/2009 - 12:40

I spend a lot of time on stackoverflow.com (perhaps too much time), and one of the things I see a lot in the Objective-C section is questions about memory management.

Thoughts on future Apple laptops - Fri, 07/10/2009 - 20:42

This year's Worldwide Developer Conference saw two really interesting announcements for the Mac laptop line. They are:

The introduction of the SD card slot
The elimination of any significant model from the Macbook line

Following open source projects - Fri, 07/03/2009 - 13:41

I follow a fair number of open source projects. Most of them are based on SVN, a few on Git, a couple on Mercurial, and only one or two on CVS. There is, unfortunately, no equivalent to the Tortoise system for Mac (TortoiseSVN, TortoiseCVS, TortoiseGit, TortoiseHg, etc). The best we have is the wonderful Versions application, although that only supports Subversion repositories.

Another iSnip Update - Sat, 05/23/2009 - 16:05

iSnip is progressing slowly. I've only been able to work on it off and on during the evenings ever since I started working at Mozy earlier this month. However, I've been making good progress.

Adding UINavigation/UITableView controllers into a UITabBarController - Wed, 05/13/2009 - 08:13

I don't get why this is a big question, but I've seen it come up about 5 times in the past week, so I thought I'd offer my insights on the topic.

Before beginning, however, I will put out my one caveat that is probably the source of almost all the frustration I've been reading about: For something like this, it is vitally important that you DO NOT use Interface Builder.

iSnip Update - Tue, 05/05/2009 - 21:17

I started a new job this week, but I've still been making time to work on iSnip. The biggest breakthrough has been discovering how to recover the rich text data I retrieve from the clipboard and displaying it as rich text. A screenshot is attached that gives an example.

Dave

iSnip Update - Tue, 04/28/2009 - 18:33

iSnip is progressing nicely. I've got drag and drop working, so you can now drag in text from other applications, and also drag snippets around from folder to folder. Believe me when I say that that was not the easiest thing to set up. :)

However, for your ocular enjoyment, I've attached a screenshot as of about 5 minutes ago.

Dave

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