Published on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 in Ruby on Rails with 0 Comments
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.
Published on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 in Ruby on Rails with 0 Comments
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.
Published on Monday, February 7th, 2011 in Ruby on Rails with 11 Comments
This all new screencast walks through the process of getting Rails 3 setup with Paperclip from scratch.
Published on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 in Server Stuff with 1 Comment
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.
Published on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 in Geek Culture with 0 Comments
Here it is, the original email sent way back in 1991 announcing the alpha release of "the internet." A very interesting read indeed.
Published on Monday, November 22nd, 2010 in Ruby on Rails with 1 Comment
While it's finally happened. I've deployed my first production Rails 3 application. This website is now running on Rails 3.0.3.
Published on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 in Images with 1 Comment
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.
Published on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 in Terminal Goodness with 1 Comment
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.
Published on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 in Geek Culture with 6 Comments
Some observations and thoughts on my recent attendance at Wordcamp Montreal 2010. What went right, and what went wrong, and everything in between.
Published on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 in Ruby on Rails with 9 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.