Enable AirDrop on Lion

On 2011/12/31, in Tips, by admin

AirDrop unfortunately doesn’t work on all systems that Lion supports.  However there is a way of getting limited support.

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XCode 4.1 crashes on startup in Lion

On 2011/09/05, in Apple, by danny

Did you just install OSX Lion and XCode 4.1?  Does it crash on you as soon as you try to launch it?

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iPhone 5 for Fall 2011?

On 2011/07/25, in Technology, by danny

Rumors are starting to fly around for the next generation iPhone.  Apple doesn’t release details before a release, and I have no real information here backed up by anything but rumors.  But since everyone else is offering their bit, I figured I’d chime in and offer my thoughts.

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Flash, The Google Killer

On 2011/04/06, in Technology, by danny

There’s been a lot of talk about Adobe Flash in the blogosphere.  Specifically the sheer hatred Apple seems to have towards Flash.  While Apple’s issues are for the most part understandable, their actions and reactions have become almost irrational.  Interestingly, it’s Google who should be most afraid of Flash.

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Digital Archaeology

On 2011/04/05, in Technology, by danny

Who do you think will have an easier time understanding a society?  Archeologists today studying civilizations 1000 years ago, or Archeologists 1000 years from now studying us today?

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Sending binary files via minicom

On 2011/03/31, in Tips, by danny

Minicom is the defacto standard serial communication program for Linux, modeled after the old DOS program Telix.  While Minicom isn’t as advanced as Telix, it does offer quite a bit of functionality that satisfies most common needs.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t include a binary upload option.

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XCode4 is an extremely well designed development environment for iOS.  But once in a while you hit upon a few quirks.  If you’re developing an application and are experimenting with a Settings.bundle, then later decide to remove it, you may be pleasantly surprised to continue to find it in the iOS Simulator and on your development devices.

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