Cocoa’s object model is something I really like. Coming from Java, being able to declare a property and have the getters and setters auto generated is really wonderful. The key value way to interact with an object is also a very powerful tool. The problem is what happens when these two collide. For a project [...]
Today I had one of the strangest bugs I have seen to date. I am working on an iOS app that does a lot of communication with a web app api. the communication is done via XML. Since the web app requires autherntication, I am useing specific requests and placing the response xml in a [...]
In my hunt for a new bike, the Epic from specialized is high on the list. I was lucky enough to secure a test bike from bikeshop in Amersfoort. My current bike is a 2007 Specialized Rockhopper, which is a hard tail. This test was also my first full suspension experience as well as the [...]
If your like me you like you vinyl records. To me there are some pieces of music which just don’t sound right without a certain background noise that only vinyl can make. The guys at the Apple Blog have a post about how to rip vinyl records into Apple lossless. Quite useful for getting that [...]
Kellerwald. Opening race of the RWP Marathon cup. Marathons are what I have been training for and the main focus for me this season. I was really looking forward to this one. Just 4 days before the start Sophia decided she will participate too. This was wonderful news for me as it ment I wont [...]
It’s a leather to seven when the alarm clock goes off. I am however not in need of it’s alarm. I am already wide awake. Today, Sunday the 27 of march 2011, is my first race. Ever. I spent Saturday evening with Bas preparing my bike for the race. We tuned the gears, oiled everything [...]
Obertauern, the powder bowl of Austria! Boy oh boy was I looking forward to our week there. For two years now I was planning on going there. Always had to cancel because it was just to expensive. Not this year though. This year we were going. I usually go with Erwin and Marcelo, both of which [...]
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The 13 of february I rode for the first time in months a proper tour. With the racing season coming closer by, it was a good chance to see how much all the winter training had helped. For the not dutch among you, Brabant is one of the provinces in the Netherlands. This being the [...]
Today received my TikTok / LunaTik via the mail. When I donated to it at kickstarter, the project was not yet fully financed. It eventually turned to be the most successful project kickstarter has managed. As I donated $70 I got the LunaTik and the TikTok. Inside were two boxes for the two arm bands. [...]