I think that for any business with an internet presence, an important part of running and growing that business is being astutely aware of your surroundings. In particular, that means recognizing when people on the internet are talking about you, and responding to or engaging them when it’s appropriate. Typically when a person on the […]

A couple months ago I reported on a particularly nasty, crashing bug in NSURLConnection. What was particularly nasty about it was how widespread it was. I had received dozens of crash reports, all containing the same tell-tale sign of a problem in this part of the system. After getting tired of explaining again and again […]

So, the day has come. Today, developers learn what the next step is on the road to developing applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. We’re eager to find out what awaits us in the weeks and months to come. Will anybody get to develop apps, or only Apple-approved developers? Will the apps be sold […]

MarsEdit has a little shortcoming that can cause a vexing situation from time to time. It takes what you type or paste into it a bit too literally. So if you flub up at the keyboard and make some wacky keystrokes, you might end up with a weird “invisible character” in your blog post. What […]