Author Archives: joransen

inessential.com: Weblog: Comments for ‘Thoughts about large Cocoa projects’ The main thing for me is explicitness. I want it to be as easy as possible to know what code is doing, because that saves me time, and it makes it … Continue reading →

Through the joys of Spotlight, a quick search for “Zen” led me back to something I think about often. The following was written in November of 1999. In my mind I had a version that was just about the Enterprise … Continue reading →

Core Data – Almost Too Easy? In the above posting by Kevin Hoffman, he talks about his newfound love and admiration for Core Data. I am continually amazed at how smart and technical people discover the elegance of the technology … Continue reading →

So far the Apple TV is good. It is excellent at music and photos are well done also. I would say there is a problem with TV, but that isn’t exactly right. The problem is music videos. I see music … Continue reading →

I have it now. Did enough wiring prep to pop it in quickly. Sealed box to running Apple TV in about 5 minutes. My one hiccup was that I forgot to patch the network jack by the TV into the … Continue reading →

A year ago I saw something flow through my news reader (NetNewsWire) and saved it in a tab. It is time to close the tab, but remember the page (picture really)… Orange Varsity Last week I was in upstate New … Continue reading →

My Apple TV is in the mail. Should have it Friday. The world has not been waiting on pins and needles for Apple TV. Many people are disappointed on what it will deliver. I’m not in that camp. I ordered … Continue reading →

On Scripting News, Dave writes what is perhaps the most profound thing I’ve ever read from him… Empire of the Air: “There was a pivotal, electrifying moment in the story” I’ve read his stuff for 8+ years, and this is … Continue reading →

I had some help making my first YouTube submission. The boys in the family rallied around a “how-to” project. We had to make an oar (or paddle) for a cub scout skit coming up. [tags]youtube, video, how-to, howto, paddle, oar[/tags]

There are a number of AOL blogs. What I find interesting is the various platforms each one picks. For individual employees, I simply note what they use to see if it is something I might look at (these are smart … Continue reading →