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From aspiring freeskier to computer programmer.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Randall

When I was in middle school (circa 2001), I got really into skiing. I wanted to be a pro freestyle skier. Not the stuff you see in the olympics with the moguls but the stuff you see in the XGames … Continue reading →

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I saw Steve Wozniak today!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Randall

Steve Wozniak was one of the graduation speakers for Michigan State this year. After the student convocation, he did a Q & A session for anyone that was interested. It’s rare that someone this important in the world of computing … Continue reading →

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How I made my own custom font

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Randall

When I was a little kid, I remember wanting to make my own font. I thought it would be so cool if I could type and make it look like my own writing. Just like every other kid, I loved … Continue reading →

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Projects/Tools I used for the GoMongo app

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Randall

The GoMongo app that I have been working on is fairly complex. It lets you share Mongo Photos to Facebook and Twitter. It lets you check in to bd’s Mongolian Grill locations around the country. It also uses Google Analytics … Continue reading →

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What I learned from working with my first client

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Randall

A few months ago I was contacted by a friend of a friend on Facebook who owns a local creative marketing agency. He knew I had made the Thoughtback iPhone app and was wondering if I’d be interested in doing … Continue reading →

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How I use Toto for bug tracking.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Randall

If you’re a software developer, you’ve dealt with bugs. You’ve written them, fixed them, and even found them. How do you track them? At work I use Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server for bug tracking. I’ve used GitHub’s issues and even … Continue reading →

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I get a shitload of spam. Does anyone read this?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Randall

This blog gets about 20 views a day. Mostly on the page about Toto, but I do get a few on my post about who has the best burritos. What’s interesting is how many comments I get every day. I … Continue reading →

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How to change the color of a UIBarButtonItem

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Randall

EDIT: There is a new way to do this in iOS 5 that is much easier and nicer. If you want to support iOS 4, keep reading. A UIBarButtonItem is an item that goes on a UIToolbar or a UINavigationBar. … Continue reading →

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Geocoding on the iPhone: Getting the latitude and longitude of an address

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Randall

I just started working on a project where I need to take an address and turn it in to a latitude/longitude pair. It turns out that this is called geocoding. When I was looking at the docs for MapKit I … Continue reading →

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Why Apple is winning and Android’s bigger market share doesn’t matter

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Randall

I was reading an article on Engadget this morning about ATT sending messages to their users that are illegally tethering their iPhones. Most of the comments were anger at ATT, “How dare they prevent me from using their services illegally!” … Continue reading →

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