Category Archives: Mac OS X

C4[3] Blitz Talks and MacRuby

Posted on September 30, 2009 by luis

I just came back from C4[3] – an Independent Mac and iPhone Developer Conference in Chicago. Wolf and Victoria host it and I saw Daniel Jalkut helping out along with a few other folks. In case you’re not hip to … Continue reading →

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Getting Sparkle from source (using bzr as compared with svn and git)

Posted on July 1, 2009 by luis

A few notes about getting Sparkle, the widely used framework for updating Mac OS X apps, from source: 1. Get a branch. This is similar to “svn checkout” or “git clone”. bzr branch lp:sparkle I admit it is kind of … Continue reading →

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Three things I learned at WWDC 2009

Posted on June 19, 2009 by luis

I went to WWDC 2009 last week and I learned 100 things. Unfortunately, 97 of them are under NDA, so I’ll just share with you three things that aren’t secret. 1. When in doubt, file a bug. Mac OS X … Continue reading →

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10 Things I Learned from C4[2]

Posted on September 26, 2008 by luis

I went to C4[2] last month. For the uninitiated, C4[2] is the third (yes we count from zero) conference of its kind, a conference for independent-minded Mac and now iPhone developers, held annually in Chicago, Illinois. It is run by … Continue reading →

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Generating random numbers in Cocoa

Posted on July 24, 2008 by luis

I’m writing an application to pick prize winners for the RubyNation conference that’s coming up here in the Washington DC area. As part of that, I have to generate random numbers. So I went looking for how to generate random … Continue reading →

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NSCoderNight tonight in Northern Virginia

Posted on June 3, 2008 by luis

I’ve been going to the past few NSCoderNights here in Northern Virginia. We’ve met up at Panera in Tysons before (look for the Apple logos.) But tonight we’re trying a different venue: Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe near the Courthouse Metro in … Continue reading →

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What to do before you do Ruby on Rails development on Mac OS X Leopard

Posted on March 1, 2008 by luis

Apple has a new series about Ruby on Rails development on Mac OS X Leopard. Its a nice article to help get you going. One thing I’d like to reiterate is that it is good to lock down your RubyGems … Continue reading →

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rcov 0.8.1 fixes Safari 3 colorization

Posted on November 23, 2007 by luis

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you enjoyed time with your family and friends. Well one new thing that you can be thankful for is rcov 0.8.1. This new version of rcov fixes the colorization problem with Safari 3, which by … Continue reading →

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Ruby bugs on Leopard

Posted on November 10, 2007 by luis

I installed Leopard about 2 weeks ago and been doing Ruby on Rails development on it since. I encountered some bugs initially, but I managed to conquer them. I think Leopard’s great for doing RoR development. It seems faster, it … Continue reading →

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CCMenu helps you monitor your builds

Posted on October 18, 2007 by luis

You’re using continuous integration, right? If not, you really should. And you should probably set it up to email you if the build breaks. But there’s a nice way to get notification right on your OS X desktop: it’s CCMenu. … Continue reading →

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