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21, Nov 2009

Multithreading is always tricky. Here are some gotchas i had when working with core data, multithreaded. – be sure to check out apples documentation on it. but well, thats not enough… – Always generate a NEW CONTEXT for a thread. no sharing! – set a MERGE POLICY for all contexts. Core Data uses optimistic locking, [...]

In: ObjectiveC

Windows and Mac just don’t like each other

19, Nov 2009

Never. Ever: Try to repair a Windows 7 installation via BootCamp. It freaks out Mac OS. You can imagine, i did it, because native booting into BootCamp was broken after some Vmware Fusion Betas (prior 3.0). Windows 7 is unable to boot after repair, and mac os booting is DEAD SLOW. It’s taking minutes to [...]

In: Mac OS X

If you ever make a startup.

17, Nov 2009

be a bit creative on job conditions. people will love u.

In: Useful Bits

iPhone and Settings.app

16, Nov 2009

I know, not the freshest article, but the comments from the app developers are worth reading it. And anyway, the Settings stuff *has* to be per application basis. Just not manageable for 180+ apps (and no search function for settings). I understand apples initial thoughts, but they just didn’t assume that there would be THAT [...]