I love reading code like this: int IAmGoingToReturnAnInt ( int* gimmeSomeData ) { int munchMunch = *gimmeSomeData; ++munchMunch; // Developer note: FU } Okay, the last developer note doesn’t really exist, but you would think that this function would return an integer. I mean, come on! Give me something!
For some strange reason, my network account would be locked by the domain controllers on the network and I couldn’t authenticate using my credentials. My workstation authenticates either through an ActiveDirectory server or an OpenLDAP server and only recently, I’ve been having problems with Apple Mail asking me for my password over and over again … Read more
I’m having the darn-est time with this UIPickerView thing. I created a table view that has 4 rows. Two of the rows bring up a custom picker view, one row is a toggle switch control and the last is a text field. The last two controls work fine, but the UIPickerView does not. What happens … Read more
I love how stable the PC is… especially when I need to use it most… I’m rebuilding my Windows 7 workstation… again… and this time, I’m cloning my disk… maybe in the hopes that I can restore from an image next time I have a situation like this.
I was reading something on a new site, probably CNN or MSNBC when I saw an advertisement to read someone’s blog. The first time I read a blog entry was by a U.S. marine, many years ago, it was litterally a day by day account of what this person did. It was an interesting site … Read more
Thanks to the same co-worker who showed us Kick Ass!: nail clippers are bad, umm-kay!
Thanks to my wife who pointed this site out to me: http://www.blackfriday.info/
Continuing my iPhone development, I had a hard time finding the default icon sizes.
This morning, I installed the update for Mac OS X 10.6.5. After the installer was done and my MacPro rebooted, my primary monitor no longer worked. I have a KVM that allows me to share a pair of Dell monitors, one 19 inch and a 24 inch, between my MacPro and my HP Z800 workstation. Once … Read more
This was posted at http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/taocp.html Rewards The first finder of any error in my books receives 0x$1.00 ($2.56), deposited to their account at the Bank of San Serriffe; significant suggestions are also worth 0x$0.20 ($0.32) each. If you are really a careful reader, you may be able to recoup more than the cost of the … Read more