Postings
xamp
Nov 30, 2006
(re)Installing mySQL on iMac
I don't know why but when I ran an OSX automated security update today and restarted my machine, mySQL would no longer start. Here's my notes on re-installing, in case I ever have to do this again (I hope not).
musings
Nov 08, 2009
12 core technologies you should learn, love, and hate to be a 'real' technocrat
My presentation at PodCamp NH 2009 at the New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH (Nov 8)
rails
Dec 03, 2008
A cute little underscore thingy
I found myself frequently doing something like "table_#{id}", so i added a little string method that lets me say 'table'._(id)
xaraya
Sep 27, 2006
A general return redirect mechanism
On a site, I wanted users to register and then continue a little workflow through several extra screens (sort of a registration wizard). But the registration process doesnt provide a return_url at the end. Here's a workaround, which is generalized for any functions that don't already support return_url's
rails
Mar 25, 2007
A Micro-CMS in Rails
Here's a quick tutorial that builds a little page manager for Rails apps, which can be used for About pages and such. Lets you arrange pages in a hierarchy, and change the order position. Includes a little side menu.
rails
Aug 02, 2007
A tab helper that works for me
I loved the recent Tab Helper discussion on TheRailsWay.com, and this is what I ended up doing for my project.
musings
Jul 12, 2006
About Satellite Internet
I got an email from a friend asking about my satellite internet service. Here's my answer.
xaraya
Aug 27, 2006
Accessing dynamic data via hooks and tags
Although you can hook Dynamic Data to many modules, the way of access this data varies if the module has native support for this data.