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iPhone 4 Reception; better than any before or worthy of a lawsuit?

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Lane Roathe

So, unless you have been living in a cave for the past few weeks, I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of reporting going on about the new iPhone 4 and it’s reception issues, maybe you’ve even read a few of … Continue reading →

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OOP != classes, but may == DOD

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Lane Roathe

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses “objects” – data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions. I was reading an interesting article today about a design methodology that I’ve been practicing since 1982, “Data … Continue reading →

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How to background load and cache UIImageViews images

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Lane Roathe

It’s often the case that the apps I am working on are required to download quite a couple, or even a few dozen, images and display them in a UIImageView. In looking online I found a few different methods of … Continue reading →

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It sure does snow in Kansas!

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Lane Roathe

This week I am visiting my Grandmother in Kansas. Monday night I arrived at the farm just as the first snow was falling, and by Tuesday morning I couldn’t have left if I wanted to. Here are some pictures of … Continue reading →

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*Warning* Do not install software included in Panasonic products!

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Lane Roathe

Background A while back I purchased a Panasonic camera that can not only take pictures, but also record video. I chose the camera because of this combination, in combination with it’s optical zoom. Now, the camera works great and importing … Continue reading →

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First photos of updates to S2000

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Lane Roathe

Well, I updated the S2000 again, only this time it wasn’t for performance, rather it was on appearance. :wow: There is still a few things I want to get done, but for the time being I’m “finished” mucking with it. … Continue reading →

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Snow Leopard Breaks All 3rd Party Apps by Removing Creator Codes!

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Lane Roathe

Begin RANT OK, so the title is a little sensational … but this decision is going to cost me money, so I am understandably upset. It’s also a decision that seems to have no merit, and if rumor is correct … Continue reading →

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UPS continues tradition of poor service

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Lane Roathe

Warning, rant ahead! I don’t like posting such, but UPS is making my life miserable often enough that I feel I have to. Anyway, I purchased a product recently which the company shipped via UPS with a signature required. I’d … Continue reading →

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When is a WebOS “OK”?

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Lane Roathe

So I’ve been wondering for a while now as product announcements get made and the online and press communities react: when is a WebOS a good thing? Specifically, for instance, when Apple first announced the iPhone, it provided developers with … Continue reading →

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CAContextInvalidLayer and setFence:count

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Lane Roathe

So there I was, up for nearly a day straight and have figured out the certificate issue that was preventing my program from running on my iPhone after upgrading to SDK 3.0 beta 5. On the device I was getting … Continue reading →

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