Monthly Archives: September 2006

A Pitfall of Home Espresso-making

2006-09-27 – 07:20

Sometimes, when the unconscious attention to small details necessary to make a good espresso becomes conscious, the whole process seems ridiculous:
This morning I fired up the Gaggia MDF espresso grinder to make my morning cup and watched bleary-eyed as it ground away, not really registering the pile of finely-ground espresso roast coffee accumulating below the […]

By frank | Posted in Food and Drink, Gadget | Comments (1)

Cocoa Bindings

2006-09-21 – 16:15

Wil Shipley of Delicious Monster pointed out that the challenge from Chapter 4 of Aaron Hillegas’ book “Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X” can be easily solved by using Cocoa Bindings, rather than using the more typical target/action approach. When I was going through Aaron’s book, I hadn’t been exposed to Cocoa Bindings yet, since […]

By frank | Posted in Software development | Comments (0)

Cynicism on Pro Cycling

2006-09-18 – 07:42

So, now that Vinokourov has won the 2006 Vuelta a España, how long till we find out he’s been doping?

By frank | Posted in Cycling | Comments (0)

Riding with a toddler

2006-09-17 – 11:04

Here’s what’s involved in a 14-mile bike ride with Elizabeth, a two-year-old. This is why I prefer riding from home if possible:
•Pump up tires of bicycle and trailer
•Replace rear skewer of bicycle wheel with skewer and trailer mount
•Attach bike rack to car
•Collapse trailer
•Remove trailer attachment arm and flag; place in trunk of car
•Pick up the […]

By frank | Posted in Cycling, Parenting | Comments (0)

Problems with Cocoa Core Data ‘Core Recipes’ Example

2006-09-17 – 08:39

I’m working on a couple of applications using Cocoa and Core Data. I’m familiar enough with the KVO, KVC, and things like NSArrayController to write the app without Core Data, but it’s such a cool tool and I figured the data modeling tool and the data store would save me some time.
For some reason, […]

By frank | Posted in Software development | Comments (3)