Nibs

Date Arrow  July 14, 2008

I’m sure the pun between the acronym for “NeXT Interface Builder” and this definition of “cocoa beans” is intentional, but it surprised me anyway:

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A Watch - from an OOP perspective

Date Arrow  July 13, 2008

A watch might be one of the most common types of objects, but it remains also one of the earliest pieces of human craftmanship to show an extreme level of complexity, all contained in a small amount of space. Since the late 1700s, artisan watchmakers in Switzerland and elsewhere have shown their pride and skills [...]

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iPhone at the Swiss Apple Store

Date Arrow  July 10, 2008

Available right now:

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App Store arrived!

Date Arrow  July 10, 2008

Click on the “Applications” item in iTunes, and you’ll see this at the bottom of the screen:

Clicking there, you’ll get to the App Store:

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App Store coming!

Date Arrow  July 10, 2008

Seen in the preferences of iTunes 7.7, just released via Software Update:

When enabled, it adds the following icon to iTunes:

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The beauty of Cocoa

Date Arrow  July 8, 2008

(Highly geeky post ahead. You’ve been warned!)
I have found the very message that summarizes the beauty of Cocoa in a single word; see by yourselves, hereunder in line 47:

#import

// The interface of a person
@interface Person : NSObject {
NSString* firstName;
NSString* lastName;
int age;
}
@end

// The [...]

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Basic vs. Digest

Date Arrow  July 7, 2008

In the series of highly boring posts ;) here’s another one; in this case, a simple explanation of two different authentication protocols available in the HTTP standard.

HTTP Basic Authentication Protocol
This is the simplest HTTP Authentication protocol available:

The browser sends a request to a protected resource: GET /index.html
The server looks for the “Authenticated” header [...]

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Farewell, Mr. Gates

Date Arrow  June 29, 2008

Seen on UserFriendly:

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30 Años

Date Arrow  June 25, 2008

30 años del Mundial mas Tétrico.

Cárcel a los genocidas.

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Visa

Date Arrow  June 25, 2008

Excellent!

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