String enums in Objective-C

Sooo a lot of programmers think enumeration items cannot be strings, and they are right, BUT, there is a BUT. You have to understand that C strings that are made out of 4… Read More →

The REAL location of the CIFilter in OS X Mountain Lion (Development)

So you are trying to use CIFilter for the first time and the documentation tells you that this class sits in the following location? Library/Frameworks/CoreImage.framework The documentation is LYING its ass off to… Read More →

Building and Running Python Scripts with Xcode 4.x

So you have installed Python and you want to use Xcode to write and run your Python scripts… is that correct? Ok then, follow these steps to create a simple project and run… Read More →

Screen Resolution SmackDown – 2012 Retina MacBook Pro and 2009 MacBook Pro

Here is the SmackDown between the 2012 Retina MacBook Pro and the 2009 MacBook Pro’s screens: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) Login Screen   iTunes 1   iTunes 2… Read More →

Size Comparison Between Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) vs MacBook Pro (Mid 2009)

I put together a few photos that I’ve taken of my two MacBook Pro machines that I have. Left hand side: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro Right hand side: Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012).… Read More →

Installing Git on Mac OS X

If you want to install Git on your OS X Lion, whether you have Xcode or not, you can head to: http://git-scm.com/download There choose your platform and the install process will start automatically.… Read More →

15″ Retina MacBook Pro 2012 – Some Photos

So I finally got my 15″ Retina MacBook Pro (Mid 2012). The specs are: 2.7GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM 512GB Flash Storage The first thing you will notice in… Read More →

Compiling C files for Mach-O ARM architecture, in OS X Lion

Yesterday I wanted to compile a .c code for ARM architecture using the iOS SDK on my Lion machine. I wanted to create object files and executable files that I can install on… Read More →

scp and cronjob (without password) on OS X

I wanted to copy some files from my computer over to a server every minute, as a cronjob. I searched around the internet but the solutions were scattered all over the place and… Read More →

Git from command-line after installing Xcode on OS X Lion

Xcode 4.3.x or newer comes with Git but the problem is when you install Xcode on your machine (OS X Lion or newer), Git’s path won’t be added to the user path which… Read More →