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A new alpha

Refactoring an app and a database at the same time, can lead to some interesting bugs. So today, I restructured my app. The good news is that the flow is more in line where I think I want it. THe bad news is, while I have enabled swipe to delete, it crashes the Alpha (after […]

Rehearsal And Programming

I am currently rehearsing for my favorite Light Opera – Ruddigore by Gilbert & Sullivan. Rehearsing is a lot of hard work. You have to learn the “rules” (blocking, lyrics, dancing, notes, and dialog). You have to practice these rules over and over until you can do them without thinking. And then magic happens, and […]

Alpha App to do list

For my testers.. thank you for your testing…. As of now, I don’t have a real name for the app, nor any real artwork.. but I do have a list of things to do: Fixed delete bug Fixed address display bug. Note right now you can only “save” the contact information. I am working on […]

Productive Day Part Two

Well, it’s not perfect, but I added core data to my app that started yesterday.  I have a simple table behind a tracking app. Now, I want to add a sub-table underneath that tracking, so things will get more interesting as I move forward.  I have run into a bit of a snag, however, when […]

Productive day

Today was pretty productive. I’ve been toying with a new app, and today I got an early alpha of it done, and posted on TestFlight for a few friends to test. It is no where near done, but learned how to submit to TestFlight for testing. Very productive.

Alright Apple.. This is ludicrous

So, last week I was traveling and using a brand new 13inch MacBook Pro, with Touch Bar, and 12.9inch iPad Pro (first gen), a iPhone 7 Plus, and an Apple watch.  When I upgraded to the MacBook Pro with Touch bar I replaced all my travel cables with Apple USB-C cables, this would allow me […]

Squashing bugs!

yesterday I had an epiphany – I realized that a bug that had been hiding in Wasted Time for years was actually trivial to fix! So I sat down and within seconds I fixed it! (Boy that hasn’t happened in a very long time – probably because I don’t get to program much anymore.). So […]

Releasing new version of Wasted Time App

I started writing this app years ago, and I try to put out a new version each year, just to keep up with Apple’s API changes. The last two versions are the biggest changes I’ve had to make in a while. First, Apple has removed their social sharing capabilities, requiring me to re-write the app […]