Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/31
Brilliant: site where you can Search UTF8 Unicode Characters.
If you know part of the name of a Unicode character, you can now try and find it, then copy/paste it from that site.
Edit: 20160403: that site disappeared, but this one works: Unicode Character Search and Shapecatcher.com: Unicode Character Recognition still works.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/30
Delphi seemingly makes the distinction between reference and value types disappear, especially because it hides the ^derefererncing operator for most usages:
Rudy Velthuis wrote a great article on pointers in general. Though it was in the Delphi 2009 timeframe, almost everything is very valid. A few things are missing, some additions are below.
I’m not going into deep detail here right now, just a few notes to get people interested going.
Hopefully I will some time in the future to either go into more detail, or point to articles that do.
Even with those additions to Rudy’s list, I’m not 100% sure everything is complete now (:
–jeroen
via: delphi – Why does TValue.Make require a pointer to an object reference? – Stack Overflow.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/29
Just a few notes on things I told Delphi cross development students over the last nine months or so.
For Mac OS X apps:
For iOS apps:
Steps:
–jeroen
via: Developer Tools Overview – Apple Developer.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/28
Electric Imp – that wants to power The Internet of Things using imps – is introducing some really interesting hardware, one of the devevelopment kits combining Arduino and Imp on one board:
Duino: Arduino, with Imp
Featuring an ATMEGA328 processor, this board is compatible with the Arduino Uno but instead of having a USB-serial port on it, it has an Imp socket. You can use a modified version of the Arduino IDE to update the ATMEGA code from anywhere in the world when an Imp is plugged in, and use simple serial commands in your Arduino programs to control other Imp devices.
The ATMEGA will operate standalone when no imp card is inserted.
Dimensions: 72mm x 54mm x 14mm
Power supply: USB Mini-B socket (5v) or 2.1mm barrel jack (7-12v)
Price: $20
Some must read links:
–jeroen
via: electric imp – developer kits.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2012/05/28
Two quotes:
Apple peripheral devices may request more than 500 mA (Milliamps) at 5 V (Volts) from a port to function or to allow for faster charging. Such Apple peripheral devices include:
- Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive (when connected to supported computers)
- Aluminum Wired Keyboard*
- iPod
- iPhone
- iPad
Open System Profiler to find more information about peripheral power requirements, or contact the manufacturer of your peripheral. For the most accurate information about power usage, make sure your device is connected directly to your Apple computer or display before opening System Profiler.
All this because of the iPad charging challenge.
–jeroen
via: Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB.
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