Trying to decide which icon to go with for OS X. Â Originally, I was planning on a “retro” pixelated icon, from the Windows release. Â However, a user submitted a “shiny” update to the icon. Â I think both icons look pretty cool. Â Which should I use? Retro Shiny If you haven’t Read more…
I’m getting ready to submit a fully-featured, brand-new CCalc to the Mac App Store. I’d like to solicit people to give it a spin, and report and problems or suggestions. For being my first significant project using Xcode and Objective-C, I think I managed to polish it up quite nicely. Read more…
This one has been a long time coming, since I’ve been focused on other things, including an OS X version. Auto-eval status bar is cleared when syntax contains an error. “echo” command now capable of inserting blank lines. “del all” command now clears all stored variables. Re-factored some code (yay!). Read more…
Improved Replacement for Finder The Finder has long been one of my least favorite aspects of OS X. Â Seems like the Finder has been an afterthought for Apple, and it has grown long in the tooth, missing handy features that have been standard on other OSes for a while. Â I’ve Read more…
TextMate was a good start, but had several quirks and usability issues that grated on me. Â Maybe it is because I am used to editors on Windows. Â My favorite editor on the Windows side has been Sublime Text for some time now. Â I’ve been keeping up with the latest betas, Read more…
I like WordPress alright. I’ve developed a few WordPress plugins for my personal use, and perhaps they are of interest to others. EZ Dashboard Admin  [ Download ] Creates a panel in the administrator dashboard with links to common admin pages. WP Admin Cleanup [ Download ] The wordpress admin user interface seems Read more…
I sometimes get requests to add functions to Console Calculator. Â I have many functions built-in to CCalc, but of course many more could be imagined. Â Therefor, I made it possible to define your own functions. Â I previously posted a short list of a few useful functions one might define: Â Useful Read more…
Set Time Machine’s Backup Interval Time Machine will attempt to backup once per hour.  As with many things in OS X, a preference to change the time between backups exists, but Apple doesn’t make such options available in the preference panel.  Terminal to the rescue.  Command below takes number of Read more…
I recently had my hard drive crash and figured it is time to set up a proper system backup. I decided to get an NAS device to use for file sharing and backup using OS X Time Machine software. I bought a 1 TB LinkStation Mini, which has dual-drives, capable Read more…
The Zoesoft website was unavailable for a few weeks (including the website for CCalc registrations). I apologize. There was a misunderstanding with my domain name registry. Problem has been fixed. Sorry for any inconvenience.