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Technology failures
Too much computer fail right now. Time-Warner Cable’s RoadRunner Internet has been horrible for me lately. It’ll be up for a while, then go down for a few minutes, then back up, then back down, and...
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Finally made the leap
I finally did it. I upgraded to Lion. Seems a little late in coming eh? I’ve been writing software for a long time. I know how the process goes, and well… I have enough of my own bugs in a day to deal...
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Announcing kwikkEmail – the kwikkest way to send email
I’m proud to announce kwikkEmail – the kwikkest way to send email! Read all about it over at Hsoi Enterprises. (Hsoi Enterprises is my company, as you might guess from the name. Thus…). Filed under:...
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Fun with SleepWatcher
I do the majority of my computing work on a MacBook Pro — a laptop computer. The primary reason for a laptop is portability. Sure most of my work gets done at my desk, but sometimes I have to move or...
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DR Performance Practice Deck for iOS version 1.1 Now Available
The DR Performance Practice Deck for iOS version 1.1 is now available. Lots of good things in this update, the biggest news being score tracking is now available. Please spread the good word! Thank you...
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Trying Trello
The new hotness in software development is “agile“. At my prior day job, it was waterfall. Sure they tried to adopt agile processes, but it really wasn’t going to happen. Due to the nature of the...
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A year since we’ve said goodbye
A friend pointed me to the Apple website, because 1 year ago today, Steve Jobs passed away. Apple changed their home page today to post a video (linked here, but no idea how long this link will remain,...
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Smart guns? Dumb idea.
So, Jeremy Shane thinks the solution to the problem is to “make guns smart”: (h/t Shawn) While the debate rages on, it’s worth thinking out of the box for a moment. What if we could design guns to be...
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WordPress fail
I downloaded the WordPress iOS app update. Installed. Oh hey, this “Notifications” thing is new. Let’s go see. Crash. *sigh* Relaunch the app. Oh cool. They have some mechanism that autodetects the...
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My evolution of style
I don’t write about programming as much as I do other topics, but if you look at number of hours spent on something in a day, programming comes out at the top of my list. My day job has me writing...
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Learning to program
Youngest walks up to me about a month ago and asks how you program (write software for computers). Oh joy! :-) Now I’ve talked about learning to program before and even a second time. I always come...
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More stuff for learning to program
A few days ago I wrote about Scratch, a nifty way to help my kids learn how to program. I forgot a couple other things I found. Stencyl. This looks neat. It I haven’t used it, but from what I read it...
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kwikkEmail 1.0.3 live in the App Store
I occupy my time with writing and releasing software. The latest — kwikkEmail 1.0.3 — just went live in the App Store. Thank you for your support.Filed under: Computers, For Hire, Me, Programming,...
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PanemQuotidianum 1.0 is now available
December 13, 2013 (Austin, Texas) – Hsoi Enterprises LLC announces the release of PanemQuotidianum 1.0 – an iOS (iPhone/iPad) app bringing you Daily Bread for your Daily Life. PanemQuotidianum is...
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The hard drive saga gets worse….
So that hard drive swap? The story got worse. After the long weekend of swapping and getting back up to speed, I finally go back to work. Close the lid on the MacBookPro, lift it to put it into my bag…...
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Retina MacBook Pro impressions
So, what do I think of the new MacBook Pro? First, my old reference point is my prior MacBook Pro, which was a “MacBookPro8,3“. I believe I had the 2.3 GHz model, 750 MB hard drive, 16 GB RAM. Note...
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Gee thanx, Apple
Since I was forced onto Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) a couple weeks ago well… it’s more or less been fine. I like how more apps are taking advantage of native notifications (sorry, Growl), and how with...
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Why is my Apple TV so slow?
We have an Apple TV. Love it. We dumped cable TV, have no broadcast antenna, the Apple TV is it. We get the shows we like, that we’re curious to see, and watching as we want, when we want, to pause...
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PanemQuotidianum 1.0.3 released
Hsoi Enterprises LLC (my day job, now) has released an update to one of our apps, PanemQuotidianum. Full details of the update here. If you’re so inclined, please check it out and share it with others....
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WWDC 2014 Keynote Thoughts
Over at the Hsoi Enterprises blog, I’ve posted my initial reaction to Apple’s WWDC 2014 keynote. Yes, I’m excited by the prospects.Filed under: Computers, hsoienterprises, Programming, Technology, Work...
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Lights and sleep
I didn’t set out to read about light colors and sleep cycles, but as of late it seems my news feeds and newsletters are full of articles on the topic. A big one going around is how light color – blue...
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Does video tell the whole truth?
I enjoy it when my disparate interests overlap in some way. In this case, powerlifting and personal safety. In recent years, especially the past some months, it’s become a hot topic to have police body...
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Swiftly geeky
Been very busy so I’ve been unable to write. Many topics in my head, just need time. That said, for the geeks here I did just publish an article on “The Joys of Swift – Enums” over at my Hsoi...
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Urban Decay Vice Lipstick – now available for iPhone
For the past 6+ months I’ve been working on a new iPhone app. Now I can finally talk about it. It’s an app for Urban Decay Cosmetics (a division of L’Oreal), to help introduce and promote their new...
View ArticleHooray for modern technology!
I’m upstairs in my office working. The dog goes off – obviously someone coming to the front door. Of course, I wonder who it could be. A moment later? I see my iPhone light up with a notification from...
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