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A common task I've had while building Rails applications is to have some type of application wide object where I can easily store configuration variables.

A quick tip and code example that explains how to link to a file using the Rails 3 router. Helpful when using a controller to serve files.

This all new screencast walks through the process of getting Rails 3 setup with Paperclip from scratch.

It took me a few hours to figure out how to get SSL working with MAMP (non-pro version), but I finally got it. Feel free to take a look at the settings I used to get HTTPS up and running on my local development environment.

Here it is, the original email sent way back in 1991 announcing the alpha release of "the internet." A very interesting read indeed.

While it's finally happened. I've deployed my first production Rails 3 application. This website is now running on Rails 3.0.3.

Nothing serious today, just a funny image of my dog at work. He comes in to Plank Design with me everyday and spends his time relaxing and sleeping. On this particular day, he got himself into a really funny position.

Having colors within your terminal is not just a cosmetic change, it can actually improve the readability of your terminal, which will hopefully lead to an increase of productivity. Take a few moments and get things installed properly if you've never done this before, it makes a world of difference.

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 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.