Kyle Cronin

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Mar 30	comment	How can I programatically fill a flash drive with my latest photos from iPhoto? P.S. Please no comments on coding style or whatever, this was one of those projects where I stopped once it worked. And yes, it does use a regex to parse XML - again, it works, and I didn't find a built-in XML lib I liked (I didn't want to add dependencies)
Mar 29	comment	Do the current Apple USB Keyboards support charging the iPad? The Apple USB Keyboard - see gentmatt's answer
Mar 29	comment	Do the current Apple USB Keyboards support charging the iPad? Thanks for undeleting your answer - you and I both found the same article, but this is a better answer.
Mar 29	comment	Do the current Apple USB Keyboards support charging the iPad? The keyboard can provide 500mA, but apparently that's not enough.
Mar 29	comment	Do the current Apple USB Keyboards support charging the iPad? Apple has a habit of bending the rules when it comes to USB, otherwise how could I charge my iPad directy from my computer?
Mar 28	comment	Do computers slow down as they age? I suspect that the solid state components (processor, memory, graphics, etc) continue to operate at the same speed, but what about the hard drive? It's conceivable that the spindle motor or the seek head might slow down over time, no?
Mar 27	comment	Export iTunes music library information (album, artist, track names) to CSV or spreadsheet format? I've been testing this out, and it works great for up to a few hundred rows, but I can't get it to work much beyond that. If the OP wants to do analytics on his entire library, he may want to use my method.
Mar 27	comment	Export iTunes music library information (album, artist, track names) to CSV or spreadsheet format? Huh, didn't even consider that. Nice answer!
Mar 27	comment	Does daisy chaining FireWire 800 and 400 cause all devices to use 400 speeds? This is a fantastic answer. Thanks so much for the work you put into it!
Mar 27	comment	Does daisy chaining FireWire 800 and 400 cause all devices to use 400 speeds? This is sort of what I suspected - the protocol doesn't specify either way, so it becomes an implementation detail. Good to know, but still annoying that the speed of devices in the chain depends on the position of those devices in that chain.
Mar 27	comment	What should I do if my iPod keeps saying “Connect to power”? @bassplayer7 As I read the question, the iPod appears to charge when connected to the computer, but instantly dies when removed. If this is the case, it's pretty much a closed case that the battery has died.
Mar 27	comment	How to increase the size of the OS X user interface without lowering the resolution? @SoftTimur The HiDPI resolutions are provided in addition to, instead of, the standard resolutions in Displays. However, disabling them is as easy as going into Quartz Debug and unchecking the HiDPI option. Once that's done, you can trash the Graphics Tools for Xcode DMG that you downloaded.
Mar 27	comment	How to increase the size of the OS X user interface without lowering the resolution? @SoftTimur I'm sorry, but HiDPI is designed to be a 2X multiple of existing resolutions. 2X was chosen because it scales well. Apple had been playing with other multiples in past years, but never got it to look or work properly
Mar 25	comment	Wobbly Macbook Pro "If your Apple MacBook wobbles, straighten your table" designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/%2Bid%3A15483/_/detail/…
Mar 24	comment	Does having Bluetooth enabled draw extra power when no devices are connected? The answer is yes, as the radio needs to be powered on in case devices try to connect, but I have no idea how much.
Mar 24	comment	How to increase the size of the OS X user interface without lowering the resolution? @jmlumpkin Yeah, I remember playing around with it years ago and you're right, nothing looked good at all. With this, it looks like it could almost ship
Mar 24	comment	How to increase the size of the OS X user interface without lowering the resolution? @AdamDavis Yes, sorry, I should have mentioned that
Mar 24	comment	Can I get system sound along with QuickTime Player screen recording? True. I also added a paragraph about using separate apps to record so you get two tracks. You'll have to line them up by hand though.
Mar 24	comment	Can anything cause the battery “cycles count” to appear higher than it really is? Just to be clear, you never plug and unplug throughout the day, it's plugged in at most one time each day?
Mar 24	comment	Can anything cause the battery “cycles count” to appear higher than it really is? It's easily possible the number of cycles exceeds the number of days owned, just in this case Daniel says it's not.