Learn Basic Objective-C Programming For Free

If you are trying to learn on how to program in Objective-C, whether for fun or profit, here is a website that offers quality education for beginners:

http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=33

Objective-C is the language used for programming in macs derived from Steve Jobs' work when he founded Next Step. It uses the Cocoa framework, where all applications like iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband and others where based upon.

The New Boston website is created by Bucky Roberts, which I learned some time ago when learning Objective-C.

I hope this will be beneficial for your first steps in learning Objective-C.

Mac App For The Day : Wallpaper Wizard

This is a nice application for making your mac beautiful with wallpapers. Wallpapers will give you a sense of freshness everyday with a new wallpaper, making you say "wow!" because of their beautiful collection of wallpapers. They boast of 100,000 High Definition photos that will definitely make your day.

You can check this out in the Mac App Store or their website: http://wallwiz.com/

Xcode 4 Update, Special Shopping Event This Friday

Just a reminder, there is an update for Xcode 4 for Lion today.

There will also be a special shopping event this Friday.

Check it out here: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/holiday/shopping_event?aid=www-StartPage-BlackFriday-Teaser

Xcode 4 Programming In Mac OSX Lion

To be exact, it's simpler and easier.

No more manual release, auto-release memory allocations.

Big improvements in Xcode.

ARC.

Read more from Ars Technica Review: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/10

Download Lion Recovery Disk Assistant To Fix Your Mac And Your Life

About Lion Recovery Disk Assistant (From Apple.com Support)

Built right into OS X Lion, Lion Recovery lets you repair disks or reinstall OS X Lion without the need for a physical disc.

The Lion Recovery Disk Assistant lets you create Lion Recovery on an external drive that has all of the same capabilities as the built-in Lion Recovery: reinstall Lion, repair the disk using Disk Utility, restore from a Time Machine backup, or browse the web with Safari.

Note: In order to create an external Lion Recovery using the Lion Recovery Assistant, the Mac must have an existing Recovery HD.

To create an external Lion Recovery, download the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant application. Insert an external drive, launch the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant,  select the drive where you would like to install, and follow the on screen instructions.

When the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant completes, the new partition will not be visible in the Finder or Disk Utility. To access Lion Recovery, reboot the computer while holding the Option key. Select Recovery HD from the Startup Manager. 

For detailed information on this update, please visit: About Lion Recovery Disk Assistant. 

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433

Note: If you need to fix your job; your problems with wife and kids; or anything with your life, watch this video: http://youtu.be/k4V3Mo61fJM

How To Keep Your Apps Organized In The Right Desktop Using Mac OSX Lion, Mission Control

"In Mission Control, apps are assigned to different desktops without my control, and these desktops seem constantly reordered."

You can manage this with Mission control. 

1. Go to System Prefs/Mission Control

2. Uncheck "Automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use"

3. Open an app in the preferred desktop

4. Right click its icon in the dock

5. Select Options/Assign to Current Desktop

 
Now, when you restart your Mac, your apps will be on the right desktops you chose. 

Photo Library From American Red Cross

See how your help, helps:

Photo Library

American Red Cross

For The Love Of It?

Why do we need to buy software, or make upgrades, surf the web, edit photos, share on Twitter, or video chat with friends, buy this and that, in short: "Why do we need computers?" If it's not selling so why bother?

I've been asking this myself when I look at my experience for more than ten years of computing. Finishing only an IT degree, I never really had the chance to earn real money. I've been out of work for the past four years, and just do some Open Source, voluntary work like blogging, so I don't really earn much. But, why do I still cling into something that does not pay?

My websites have over 10,000 page views, and feel happy about it even if it's not converting into cash, for the sake that I already helped a lot of people. It didn't change the world, but it made it better in a small way.

Now, from my meager savings, I still made the upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion for just $29.99. Why? Because for the love of it? It gives me or motivates me to work more, and share more that is why I did it. Not for money, not for glory, but for the love of it.