tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70269215875044985462024-03-05T06:52:37.217-08:00Cocoa CogitationCocoa Cogitation has evolved from less organized thoughts to a format for musings of a Veterinarian striving to learn Cocoa and and Cocoa Touch.doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-11852255710979182252012-07-15T18:17:00.000-07:002012-07-15T18:17:18.694-07:00CocoaHeads Chapter in Charlotte, NC<br />
Hello CocoaHeads!<br />
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Well, that's what I'd like to be saying. I am interested in forming a local chapter of CocoaHeads in the Charlotte, NC metro area. <a href="http://www.cocoaheads.org/">CocoaHeads</a> is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X (including the iPhone). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cocoaheads.org/cocoaheads.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Cocoa Head" border="0" id="cocoapic" src="http://www.cocoaheads.org/cocoaheads.png" title="A Cocoa Head" /></a>I hope to find enough local interest to get a viable group going since the nearest established chapters are in Greenville, SC or Raleigh, NC. These are both to far to be involved with on a regular basis (for me anyway).<br />
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If you are interested, I have started a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/370761689659213/">FaceBook Group</a> to help spearhead the effort. There is also an 'old school' <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cocoaheads-discuss">mailing list</a> for CocoaHeads that I have signed up for and put out an initial mailing to gather interested people.<br />
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It is my intention for this chapter to be open to all, from complete n00bs to seasoned professionals, to help share knowledge. <br />
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Please post a comment if you are interested! You can also email me directly: doc 'at' tcah 'dot' com.<br />
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Thank you,<br />
Pauldoggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-79427456504872522852011-08-20T13:55:00.000-07:002011-08-20T14:51:26.320-07:00Big Nerd Ranch has a new Guide Coming Soon<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I am very excited about a new book coming from those fine folks at <a href="http://bignerdranch.com/">The Big Nerd Ranch</a>. They have announced the soon to be released <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321706250?ie=UTF8&tag=bignerdranch-20&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=0321706250&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&qid=1313547640&sr=1-1">Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide</a>.<br />
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Although I am pretty sure it is way above my limited skill set, that has never stopped me before.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good stuff! Keep on coding!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Cocoa Cogitation came to mind. Cocoa, duh. But cogitation is a word my father uses often when referring to a deep level of thought on a subject. Ta Da! A new name is born! Perhaps this new name will be more SEO friendly. Comments are welcome.doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-89428565112063340072011-07-13T11:06:00.000-07:002011-07-13T11:06:25.114-07:00Hats off to The Big Nerd Ranch<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have to take a moment from learning Cocoa and programing my Mac and iPhone to acknowledge the folks at <a href="http://bignerdranch.com/home">Big Nerd Ranch</a>. The latest edition of <a href="http://bignerdranch.com/book/iphone_programming_the_big_nerd_ranch_guide">iPhone Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide</a> is really taking me to new levels. I particularly like that it is available for immediate use in a Kindle version. With the Kindle App on my iPad it is very convenient! Now if only they'd release an updated version of <a href="http://bignerdranch.com/book/cocoa%C2%AE_programming_for_mac%C2%AE_os_x_3rd_edition">Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X</a> I'd be in "Nerdvana" to use one of their terms!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do this as a hobby so I don't get to devote the time I'd like to otherwise. But I am trying to figure out a way to justify one of their classes like <a href="http://bignerdranch.com/classes/beginning_cocoa">Beginning Cocoa</a> or <a href="http://bignerdranch.com/classes/beginning_ios_iphone/ipad">Beginning iOS</a> classes (or both!). Perhaps soon I will. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until then, these books are great! Thanks guys!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-68311384305993270132011-06-19T07:45:00.000-07:002011-06-19T08:15:11.825-07:00Cocoa and Objective-CI've been teaching myself Objective-C and Cocoa lately. In doing this I have turned to the online communities for guidance and support. This is a strategy that has worked well with my other interests but really falls short with Objective-C and Cocoa. <div><br /></div><div>I have noticed in my searches the Cocoa Touch for iOS seems to generate more community involvement. Perhaps I should focus on iPhone and iPad development instead. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Sites that I have found include but not limited too:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://cocoawithlove.com/">Cocoa with Love.</a> -nice blog with good information; has comments enabled for feedback </div><div><a href="http://www.cocoadevcentral.com/">Learn Cocoa</a> - @cocoadevcentral.com has good basic information and examples; several good links to other sites but I don't recall any form of interaction such as comments or forums.</div><div><a href="http://www.cocoadev.com/forums/">CocoaDev Forums</a> - general forums, with wiki as main page supported by <a href="http://www.panic.com/">Panic</a> (these guys produce some really useful software such as Transmit and Coda.</div><div><a href="http://www.cocoaforum.com/forum/category/cocoa/">The Cocoa Programming Forum</a> - very dated effort. Virtually no replies in first few pages of current posts. </div><div><a href="http://www.cocoacommunity.com/index.php">Cocoa Community Forums</a> - Nice forum where Admin, Darrell seems to make a valiant solo effort </div><div><a href="http://www.cocoalab.com/BecomeAnXcoder.pdf">Become an Xcoder</a> - good pdf oriented to the beginner</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe I am looking in the wrong places but I haven't found any forums yet that seem to have a lot of traffic that produces many replies or help on posts. One exception seems to be <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/">stackoverflow.com</a> that draws a wide range of programmers. I haven't posted there yet because it appears a little more advanced than my skill set, but I can foresee it being useful in the future.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are the places I've bookmarked thus far. I'll surely add to the list as time goes on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyone with knowledge of good sites for learning Mac OS programming feel free to chime in!</div><div><br /></div><div>Paul</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-41064977205947788892010-11-14T09:01:00.001-08:002010-11-14T09:01:26.756-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5113055138/" title="Tiny Bubbles will Dew by doggiedoc@tcah.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1385/5113055138_079f6c9760.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Tiny Bubbles will Dew" /></a>doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-36151915498302087562010-11-14T08:58:00.001-08:002010-11-14T08:59:06.499-08:00Click me!!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5113055138/in/set-72157625258108873/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5113055138/in/set-72157625258108873/</a>doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-8840370404619380912010-11-14T08:04:00.001-08:002010-11-14T08:05:13.863-08:00Is this really needed?I don't blog much. Perhaps there is no need for this.doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-91346007156549667712009-11-29T11:55:00.000-08:002009-11-29T11:57:32.229-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4143815082_565ec5090a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4143815082_565ec5090a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Took the kids to the Greenville, SC Zoo yesterday. We had a really great time!doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-34548932045567763122009-11-27T08:42:00.000-08:002009-11-27T08:43:57.737-08:00Black Friday. Hmmm. Just loaded the kids all up to go drop off payroll at the clinic. Traffic was very light. Maybe everyone is at Wal-Mart?doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-4577133050705241262009-10-27T15:12:00.000-07:002009-10-27T15:13:48.394-07:00Ugh. I'm really tired of these cold rainy days. I mean I really hate to complain but my joints are aching and I'm scared to to take much more Ibuprofen! I don't want to get old.doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-30644970737425478322009-10-23T08:27:00.001-07:002009-10-23T08:28:45.533-07:00I took the day off today. So here it is nearly lunch time and I've just gotten "done" with work. I love being "off" and still working. Isn't it great. (Sarcasm intended.)doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-77558622108039386282009-10-12T10:13:00.000-07:002009-10-12T10:26:10.707-07:00HexCrawler - the first video<div style="text-align: center;">Nothing like posting things out of sequence. =) Here is the first little snippet from before the long vid I posted yesterday. The code is a little cumbersome with out using a servo controller but I wanted this to be an exercise in Propeller Programming. The Stingray Robot Controller board works very well for this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxj1YvAjUkzZGyeLpfL-eZ8DziTh3K1Fu2InGvMaSUNheeo2GDOiYAjEiyAHxdS16YEm6dDcw1FwRNjSyH50g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've got a couple of 7.2v RC batteries in Parallel for capacity - sure helps with all the experimentation not having the battery give up in the middle of a test!</div>doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-16606470461472684492009-10-11T16:21:00.000-07:002009-10-11T17:11:30.319-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">"I don't want Fop Goddamnit! I'm a Dapper Dan Man!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNJhs8T0fH3aPFQRmgzfpNAFtX0WmQITepUlpyq6xqBqoMgll8gZ0MxY2Yqmr7Zo6YCIk-JA6E5ZUVAP_FmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026921587504498546.post-85304398112236413642009-10-10T20:30:00.000-07:002009-10-10T20:31:27.488-07:00I would have taken better care of myself!doggiedochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069309633123406002noreply@blogger.com0