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Entertainment best bets for Wednesday

19 Jun 2013

You can read to a therapy dog at the Central Brevard Public LIbrary in Cocoa on Wednesday. / FLORIDA TODAY file To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost (if any) and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

The NSA Hearing, by the Numbers

18 Jun 2013

A federal hearing today on NSA surveillance programs leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden produced some interesting numbers about the scope of the data collections and other issues. We've produced a roundup below of some of the interesting stats and intelligence gleaned from the discussion.        

Kevin Hoctor at WWDC: People Need a Great Money App; I Made One

17 Jun 2013

Kevin Hoctor was looking for a great money management tool for the Mac.  After experiencing the dreary life of being a Windows developer, he decided to learn Cocoa and Objective-C and discovered the joys of writing for the Mac.  His first major release was MoneyWell, and it went fabulously.  Now he's working on the iPad version. Mr. Hoctor has never looked back.