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Working with UIPasteboard - Images and text

rtrahan April 2, 2013 Apple, Dev, iOS No Comments

UIPasteboard is a built-in API that allows you to copy items to the pasteboard in iOS.  A user then taps the blinking cursor into any field where text and images are allowed and “pastes” the contents currently in the pasteboard. Since this function can be very helpful, here is a simple tutorial on the ways to

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This guy (is)(was)(did)go faster than the speed of sound in a free fall (Updated)

rtrahan October 9, 2012 Flying, Space No Comments

Watch this guy who free fell from  120,000 ft. Jump Recap below   This picture was taken from his first jump which was half the height of the one he did. 

BackupFresh... is here.

rtrahan September 27, 2012 Dev, Portfolio No Comments

So you have a FreshBooks account. You want to back up that data. We’ve got your back.  Our new website/service “BackupFresh” backs up your entire FreshBooks account to Excel files every night, and puts those files in your DropBox. We can also email you the files each night if you prefer. It’s free for 30 days

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iOS 6 get it at 12:00PM Central 1:00 PM Eastern

rtrahan September 19, 2012 Apple, Facebook, iOS, Review, Twitter No Comments

iOS 6 is coming your way. Like it or not.Honestly I’ve had a few weeks of playing with it, and the facebook and twitter updates are great. Apple’s own maps application is nice to look at but it does lack the intense amount of  data that the previous google bred app had. Turn by turn

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The iPhone we want!... (but aren't getting)

rtrahan September 12, 2012 Apple, iOS No Comments

When the first iPhone came out in 2007 it was truly revolutionary and “Magical”. The very least we could say about it is that it changed everyones perception of what a phone could do.  But here we are 5 years later, on the brink of another iPhone launch event (the first one since Steve Jobs

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Write your name in the sky.

rtrahan September 11, 2012 Art, Space No Comments

Go here.Type in a message and “Galxify it ”  It uses real images from the Hubble telescope to create a sort of galactic font.  Be warned, you are likely to waste time typing in phrases for probably an hour.

Someone realized this Apple banner is stretched out icons...uhhh, WOW

rtrahan September 10, 2012 Apple, Art No Comments

The fact that someone put enough time into observing this banner to figure that it is stretched out icons is incredible. Guys we really need to do something else with our time. Just imagine what we could accomplish if we put that kind of brain power to use in other fields. 

Little Printer is almost here!

rtrahan August 14, 2012 Video 1 Comment

Remember this little guy? Well preorders started today. If you dont know what it is, here is their video. I think this is just great. I want one. But at $259. I’m not sure I want one that badly. Assuming the price gets to about $99 I, think they could really start to sell a

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Feel like having your brain explode? Watch this.

rtrahan August 7, 2012 Video No Comments

Just a side note: The ability to contemplate infinity, and be able to contemplate contemplating infinity is uniquely human.      

Men throwing with the other hand

rtrahan August 6, 2012 Humor 1 Comment

Ever tried to throw something with your non-predominate hand? These guys did just that. The awkwardness of the experience is obvious by the laugh of each person after each consecutive attempt. Good times.

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