Bootcamp on a 3 TB Fusion Drive
February 6, 2013We just got our iMac with the 3 TB Fusion drive in it to do some testing to get Windows installed on a Boot Camp …
Sysprep: It’s not just for PCs anymore
January 14, 2013Outside of IT circles, Sysprep is a relatively unknown utility included on every Windows installation. Sysprep is commonly used to prepare systems for distribution across …
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks or other lies the pre-internet generation taught you.
December 14, 2012I am old, like I have a very clear memory of getting our first color TV old. Sometimes my job forces me out on to …
How to Brew Coffee Twocanoes style
December 3, 2012I was asked in the office the other day how to make a perfect pot of coffee. It is a simple undertaking and easily repeatable. …
Signing Installer Packages with Apple 3rd Party Developer Certificate
November 30, 2012OS X 10.8 “Moutain Lion” shipped with Gatekeeper, an Apple technology that prevents malicious software from getting installed on OS X. The default setting for …
The layered cake of UTF-8
November 27, 2012In the iOS app we are working on, we found it fun to insert Emoji characters in the communication between people’s iPhones. However, as we …
Fusion Drive and Bootcamp
November 27, 2012When Apple announced the Fusion Drive, I assumed it was just a hybrid SSD drive. However, after consulting the internet tubes, I discovered a consensus …
Making Twocanoes.com Responsive
October 25, 2012Going to a website on one’s phone or tablet these days has become something like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re …
NSMutableString.alloc.init
October 18, 2012I have been doing objective-c programming for a while, and have been using dot notation mainly for getters and setters. This was mainly due to …
iOS Region Monitoring after iPhone Restart
September 6, 2012I have been working with CLLocationManager a bunch, and in my well cell covered area of Naperville, region monitoring (or “geofencing”) on iOS 5 works …