Wordcamp Montreal 2010 Review

Published on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 in Geek Culture with 0 Comments

Some observations and thoughts on my recent attendance at Wordcamp Montreal 2010. What went right, and what went wrong, and everything in between.

Rails 3 "error_messages_for" Replacement

Published on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 in Ruby on Rails with 3 Comments

Rails 3 has done away with the ever so useful "error_messages_for" form helper. As this was something I used quite often, I wanted to find a reasonable replacement quickly.

Ajax Validations with Rails and jQuery (Screencast)

Published on Sunday, June 27th, 2010 in Ruby on Rails with 0 Comments

Ajax validations are a great way to improve the user experience of your site. This screencast walks through the basic steps required to get a nice validation setup working with Rails 2.3.8 and jQuery. This technique is especially useful for validations that require server-side checks, like ensuring a value is unique.

Multiple File Uploads With Paperclip (Screencast)

Published on Saturday, May 15th, 2010 in Ruby on Rails with 6 Comments

Learn how to get multiple file uploads working smoothly with Paperclip & Rails. This is something that can be a little tricky if you haven't done it before, so I thought a screencast would be a helpful resource.

Command Line OGG Conversion with OSX

Published on Monday, April 19th, 2010 in Terminal Goodness with 0 Comments

Learn how to setup the command line tools used to convert .wav audio files to the open .ogg format. These tools are especially handy if you have a web application that needs the capacity to convert files.

Rails Production Deployment With Site5 (Screencast)

Published on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 in Ruby on Rails with 3 Comments

Learn how to deploy your Rails (2.3.5) application with Site5 shared hosting. I put together this screencast to help anyone who found the Site5 documentation to be lacking. A little rough around the edges, but still useful if you're new.

Pink Floyd's Money, Now in 8-Bit

Published on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 in Geek Culture with 0 Comments

Take a moment to listen to the smooth sounds of Pink Floyd in 8-bit, just as the group always intended you to hear it. I know it's a bit 'off the wall', but I think this serves as a great introduction to the "Geek Culture" category of this blog. Enjoy!

Why I Started a Blog...

Published on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 in Opinion with 2 Comments

It's time to take the training wheels off and start an official blog. I know it'll be a lot of work, but there are some very good reasons to start publishing personal content on the web.