Not only does Quicksilver replace Overflow, it can save you from having to constantly open the Terminal as well.
Continue Reading Quicksilver replaces TerminalProgramming challenge #1
Programming is more than simply remembering a few functions and properties and calling them. It’s about thinking, processing, ordering, planning and implementing. Programming, real programming, requires a keen understanding of what you want to do, what you’re doing, and what needs to be done. Sound complicated? It’s not. Here’s the first of a few questions that you as a programmer should be able to do in your sleep. You can leave answers in the comments. The programming language you use doesn’t matter.
Continue Reading Programming challenge #1Digg API Cocoa framework
I have been secretly preparing in my evil laboratory, a Cocoa framework that makes it ridiculously easy to use the recently-released Digg API.
Continue Reading Digg API Cocoa frameworkShiira 2 released, offers HUD framework
If you haven’t already heard, Shiira 2 has been released. Shiira is a web browser written in Cocoa and based on Webkit that aims to provide a better browsing alternative than Safari.
A sub-project of Shiira is a HUD-type window class. While they’re not completely accurate to the specifications used by Apple, these are probably the best HUD windows I’ve seen from a third party developer by a long shot.
The HUD Windows have the funny name of HMBLBlkAppKit. The Shiira team has really done a great job!
Track Dugg stories for your domain
I can finally talk about it! Yes, sir, the Digg API has officially been released.
I’ve been playing around with it for a few weeks now, so already got a a little mini app together using the Digg API. It’s a Dugg story tracking service that creates an RSS feed for the stories that have been Dugg for a particular domain. Essentially, all you have to do is type in a domain or subdomain, and subscribe to the resulting feed that you’re presented with. Easy.
Continue Reading Track Dugg stories for your domainNational API week
Two very important APIs were released this week. One is web-based, the other is Mac-based.
Continue Reading National API week