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Microsoft Word – Text Selection
Start by selecting some text in Word. Now, hold down the Control key while you select other ranges of text. Voila, discontiguous text selection at your disposal. Any formatting you apply will work on...
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You can’t just open up your editor of choice to modify the /etc/hosts file on your Mac. You can open the file without any problem, you just can’t save it. To do this you must have super user...
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Incrementing Version and Build Numbers with Xcode
“How can we automate our build number in this project? Perhaps a python or AppleScript?” I get this question a lot. I contract out my development services to companies who need Mac, iPhone, or iPad...
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Debugging & Monitoring iPhone HTTP and HTTPS Requests
As I write this, I’ve been working on an iPhone application that is very reliant on Internet connectivity. One of the challenges I encountered early in the development of this application was debugging...
View ArticleUpgrade All NIB Files to XIB
When Xcode 3.0 was released Apple introduced a new file format for the source code-unfriendly NIB format to the XIB format. XIB files are text-based and far easier to work with when you need to diff...
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Why is My Apple Wi-Fi Network So Damn Slow?
About a year ago, I switched my broadband provider over to AT&T U-verse and have been relatively happy with it. One of my to-do items that was constantly de-prioritized was: Turn off U-verse...
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