Category Archives: General

I’ve had this post sitting in my drafts collection for ages, but after reading yet another person make this claim about corporations, I’ve decided to post it. I believe that my sources are correct and accurate, note that the main … Continue reading →

Following from my previous post about SVG exporting in cocoa, here are some details on how this is done in SQLEditor. The example code is extracted from the live SQLEditor code base, but it’s been altered to simplify in a … Continue reading →

Statue of a mouse knitting dna (imgur)- apparently a memorial to laboratory mice. Regardless of opinions about lab use of animals, I think a statue remembering them is correct and proper.

The database connection setup panel in SQLEditor has been something I’ve been hoping to improve for a while. This is the first attempt at a redesign:   The connections are now listed in a collapsable sidebar and can be both added and … Continue reading →

Xbox 360 released November 16, 2005 in USA Playstation 3 released November 11, 2006, in Japan Original iPhone released June 29, 2007, in USA - superseded 5 times The consoles are still competitive platforms. Nothing in the phone world lasts that well. This … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/maximising-shareholder-value-irony The idea only dates from about 1976, it doesn’t seem to be in any law and it probably doesn’t lead to the best outcomes anyway.

I seem to be using more multi-touch stuff, but I do have this irrational fear that my finger tips will slowly start to wear away from constantly dragging them over metal or glass surfaces …  

Years ago I saw a documentary about Russians living in the country side where the local people had to push, by hand, a railway wagon filled with bread. I could never find any trace of it later, but today I … Continue reading →

I was working on the new labels panel in SQLEditor when I realised that I’d run out of modifier keys for clicking shortcuts. Tables already use several of the standard keys for selection control, leaving pretty much only option/alt remaining, and I’d … Continue reading →

Cancom seems to have closed their Edinburgh shop after being bought out by Trams. Sorry about staff 🙁

Here is a video showing a breakdown of a lumix digital camera. (mikeselectricstuff/YouTube) The amazing thing is how small the mechanical parts are, and how many there are in there. This camera probably costs no more than £200, yet there are minuscule parts … Continue reading →

Kodak, perhaps the photography company, appears to have filed for bankruptcy. It seems to be something of a representative for the state of the non-digital photography market, which looks pretty much dead except for a few limited areas. In recent … Continue reading →

Just hours remain to buy the The Web Development Kit Bundle. It’s got a useful mix of tools for Mac web development and its an excellent bargain even if you’re only looking for one or two items in the bundle. … Continue reading →

The trick is that the library install path isn’t right in the gem bundle. The following commands fixed it for me: $ cd /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.8.1/lib $ sudo install_name_tool -change libmysqlclient.18.dylib /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib mysql_api.bundle $ cd /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.8.1/ext $ sudo install_name_tool -change libmysqlclient.18.dylib /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib … Continue reading →

A truly remarkable piece of door step selling occurred to me this afternoon. Three people turned up at my door, claiming to be from Talk Talk, complete with ID badges. (So possibly genuine?) I said I wasn’t interested, but one … Continue reading →

I recently spotted the following line in an online forum by a person associated with the Growl notification system. I’m tired of being yelled at and having my life threatened, but that’s at least better than being insulted like this. … Continue reading →