Monthly Archives: July 2009

Setting Xcode’s default compiler for a project

By Sharpy | Published: July 29, 2009

A simple how-to for changing the default GCC compiler version in Xcode, and also for use from the Mac OS X Terminal.

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Safari just got better

By Sharpy | Published: July 22, 2009

I’ve spoken before about the reasons I like OS X so much. But who am I kidding? I’m sure the real reason is that Apple just knows how to make things look pretty. Therefore, an entire post about font smoothing. When will Microsoft catch up?

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Donald Knuth, the Mac, and practical typography

By Sharpy | Published: July 20, 2009
You could call me any combination of fussy, perfectionist, OCD or just plain anal when it comes to matters of typography. I wasn’t always this way—at least not about matters of type. I think the root cause of my problem is that I’m an intuitive learner. I can’t stand to learn things by rote and [...]
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What’s happening? Change is.

By Sharpy | Published: July 14, 2009
I have not been this excited in a long time. You know what’s caused this sudden, unanticipated precipitation of passion? Change. Some people hate it. Some people have an extreme dislike of it. Some even loathe it. And yet, the prospect of simple, profound change in my church and the extraordinary opportunity to be one [...]
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A simple name

By Sharpy | Published: July 13, 2009
Wrestling with the decision of whether or not to buy a domain. I need something that makes my site about me, that doesn’t limit my creativity or my ability to express my meaning. I originally called my site And Then Some, but though it communicated something of what I wished to communicate, it did not [...]
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