Author Archives: kernjackson

iTunes 8 First Impressions

So far I like what I see. Despite the fact that the Artwork for my movies collection is now gone. I suppose this is because my movies reside on an external HDD that was not plugged in when I updated.
This also makes a certain developers comments about Apple liking his Apps interface so much [...]

2 more points for iPhone

Two Reasons I’m ready to jump on the iPhone bandwagon.
OmniFocus for iPhone
mobile NetNewsWire

Live and Evolve

Windows 7 and gestures looks like more of the same, but a bit better.
Why do so many FanBoys get pissed at the very thought of feature replication? I say bring it on, and that’s coming from a “my income is directly linked to Apple’s market performance,” perspective.
I say Live and Let Evolve. If Apple can [...]

10.5.3 and All is Well

Just updated, everything is cool so far.
I am completely confused @ what is public & what is not, in regards to the SDK.
Where are the release notes?
Sincerely,
Kern’s Crazy Clown Const. INC. (neHAY HAY HAY!!!)
Here are those release notes

Cocoa Programming 3.0

Just received delivery of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X 3rd Edition.
I’ve flipped through and briefly compared the 2nd and 3rd editions. The two books are very similar yet I feel very comfortable with my purchase. The new edition sports a more subtle cover design, as well as Aaron’s spiffy new haircut. Here’s a quick [...]

We Need Boxes!

The argument against boxed copies has been clearly made, and I completely agree with the popular assessment. That said Indies are missing the boat. A boat filled with users who need workable solutions now, are more than happy to pay and have never even heard of your product.
I work at an Apple Value Added Reseller, [...]

Speechless

“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all sentences short or avoid all detail and treat subjects only in outline, but [...]

Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (3 ed)

It would seem Aaron Hillegass’ latest revision of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X is about to hit the shelves. The available date seems to have moved up a few days as well.
If your looking for…
An exhaustive Cocoa reference
an excellent tutorial book for Objective-C
a great introduction to Cocoa programming, buy this book!

Update on Black Crowes

I was never really all that into the Crowes. Not to say I don’t like the band, but they don’t make my Favorites playlist very often. They absolutely ROCK!!! (live)
Sadly, I didn’t notice that my ticket stub was in fact a $10 gambling voucher until it was to late to cash it in for [...]

Black Crowes

8:00 tonight, the Black Crowes will be in Norman, OK. Tickets are way too expensive, so only go if you’re a big fan that somehow missed the announcement until now.
More info at Riverwind.com.
National Council of Gambling Problems website if you already know where the casino is located.

technorati

I just linked my site to technorati. Hopefully the process will be over shortly.
Add to Technorati Favorites

Delicious POS

Point Of Sale! Get your mind out of the gutter!)
I want a stand-alone bar code scanner App for use in Checkout 2.0.
Cheap barcode scanners start at more than a $100.
So the price could be $40-80, and customers would still bite.
Wireless scanners start at more than a thousand $$$$.
A Cocoa Touch barcode scanner app could sell [...]

RSS in Plain English

A great intro video to RSS
at commoncraft.com

Alex Speaks Up

Automator Workflow.zip

Here’s a quick rundown of the actions included.
Get Contents of Clipboard
Text to Audio File
Import Audio Files
Set Info of iTunes Songs
Find Finder Items [~/Desktop/.aiff]
Move Finder Items to Trash
Select & copy the text you want, wait a few and enjoy!
If you Don’t already have it, download Join Together from Doug’s Applescipts. This puts everything in a [...]

it’s a Delish beta

A del.icio.us client that displays previews of your tagged web pages.
The interface is drop dead simple and attractive. The first time I ran Delish, I was prompted to enter my del.icio.us account info. Then Delish started creating great looking webpage thumbnails.
A lot a pages don’t ever get their thumbnail. This I’m sure will be [...]

MacBook Heir to 12″

I work at an Apple VAR. While at work, I’ve noticed that 12″ PowerBook G4 owners consistently pick up the MacBook Air within 3 minutes of entering the store. The only word for the look in their eyes is lust. I like to jokingly refer to the 12″ as the original Air.
There are a number [...]

Ninja Gaiden – Dragon Sword

Some people say it’s to short. Maybe there right, but I disagree. This Sword cuts up screen protectors as though they were old shoes. You will experience E Honda syndrome, then you will learn the way of the sword. This game would have been an also ran on ANY other system, with the possible exception [...]

Eagles of Death Metal

If you love Queens of the Stoneage, you will wanna doggie style these 2 albums! Dissonant, jacked, fast, furious and beautiful. This music will make your hips move despite that nagging dysplasia.
Shake some tail feather baby.
5 stars, because crap that gets less than 4 stars will not appear on this page.

#1 Feature Request for Safari

In MenuBar
… File Edit … Plugins Develop Window Help
In Preferences…
… RSS AutoFill Security Advanced Plugins

Name Unavailable?

http://whocalled.us/
Find out just who’s calling, and post new offenders!

Creating rich Internet applications on Linux with WebKit

“The open-source WebKit HTML rendering engine is rapidly gaining ground on the Linux platform where it is increasingly being adopted by conventional desktop applications for content display.”
I got a real kick out this…

Gifts for my Mac!D

$99 ADC Student
$40 OmniFocus
$22 Hazel 2
$50 Parallels 3
$15 Twitterific
$30 Mars Edit
$30 Radio Shift
$13 Awaken
$30 NetNewsWire
$29 CandyBar

KeyCommand – OmniFocus Essentials

Quick Entry ⌥⌘SpaceBar
This command is easily remapped via
Preferences… ⌘,
I’ve changed mine to Command Control SpaceBar
⌘1 Planning Mode
⌘2 Context Mode
⌃⌘1 Inbox
⌘K Clean Up

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