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Active resource(1)
Active Resource, REST APIs, and mashups. Tips, tricks, and solutions for using Active Resource.
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There is an issue with some versions of the Ruby on Rails framework that does not allow you to use email addresses as the username used with ActiveResource. Here is a work around if you are stuck on one of those versions of the Rails framework.
Blog(2)
From time to time I will post notes and tips on either this blog that I have written myself with Ruby on Rails.
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A quick tutorial on how to install Gravitar into your Blog or Website. The code samples are taken from a Ruby on Rails site but are very simple to follow and extend.
Here is a way to use unobtrusive javascript to both avoid spam and also avoid making the visitors to your webpages have to decipher emails such as larry(at)something(dot)com
Css(1)
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets allow you to keep yor presentation layer seperated form your content and basic markup.
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Using this CSS reset technique you can avoid many of the headaches of cross-browser compatability with semantic markup.
Gravitar(1)
No, not the old-school video game. Gravitar is an avitar system for blogs and websites.
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A quick tutorial on how to install Gravitar into your Blog or Website. The code samples are taken from a Ruby on Rails site but are very simple to follow and extend.
Haml(1)
Haml is a great replacement for erb view templates in Ruby on Rails. It makes coding view not only much more enjoyable but also less prone to errors in markup.
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If you have been hiding under a rock in the ruby comunity for the past few months you may have missed Haml! Wake up and give it a try with the 2.0 release.
Javascript(1)
Unobtrusive Javascript is the main focus these articles. There are a ton of Javascript framworks out there. Currently I am working with a lot with prototype, lowpro, jester, and a few others.
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Here is a way to use unobtrusive javascript to both avoid spam and also avoid making the visitors to your webpages have to decipher emails such as larry(at)something(dot)com
Lypp(1)
Lypp is the creation of Gaboogie Canada Ind. to showcase the VoIP API and professional services that are offered at Gaboogie.
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There is an issue with some versions of the Ruby on Rails framework that does not allow you to use email addresses as the username used with ActiveResource. Here is a work around if you are stuck on one of those versions of the Rails framework.
Mac(2)
My local development environment is on a Apple MacBook Pro. Who is not a "Switcher"? I came over from over 5 years of running Linux as my primary development environment.
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How to get your iSight camera working on a Parallels Windows Virtual machine
Parallels Desktop: For web development on the mac Parallels Desktop has become one of my indispensable tools. Not only does it allow me to easily preform the always necessary IE browser testing with the new Confluence it completely integrates into my mac.
Outlook(1)
There is a way to run Outlook on your Mac with Parallels Desktop. There are articles here regarding the Lypp conference calling plugin.
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Parallels Desktop: For web development on the mac Parallels Desktop has become one of my indispensable tools. Not only does it allow me to easily preform the always necessary IE browser testing with the new Confluence it completely integrates into my mac.
Parallels(2)
Parallels Desktop allows you to run most flavors of linux and Windows in virtual machines on your Mac.
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How to get your iSight camera working on a Parallels Windows Virtual machine
Parallels Desktop: For web development on the mac Parallels Desktop has become one of my indispensable tools. Not only does it allow me to easily preform the always necessary IE browser testing with the new Confluence it completely integrates into my mac.
Sass(2)
SASS is markup for your CSS files the same way that HAML is markup for your HTML.
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If you have been hiding under a rock in the ruby comunity for the past few months you may have missed Haml! Wake up and give it a try with the 2.0 release.
Using this CSS reset technique you can avoid many of the headaches of cross-browser compatability with semantic markup.
Skype(1)
Despite all the hype I feel that Skype really falls short in the fact that it locks comuncation to only those trapped infront of a computer.
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SkypeOut call quality is horrible! There is no way you will find me using Skype for any business realted comuncations any time soon.
Textmate(1)
Textmate: Tips, Tricks, and solutions. It seems as Textmate as become the de facto standard for ruby development on Mac.
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The TODO bundle in Textmate can be a very powerful way of tracking down annotations in your projects source code but when including external libraries in your project the annotations list can become overwhelming. Here is a quick how-to on filtering the an
Windows(2)
Tips, tricks, and solutions for runing and working with Windows on your Mac
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How to get your iSight camera working on a Parallels Windows Virtual machine
Parallels Desktop: For web development on the mac Parallels Desktop has become one of my indispensable tools. Not only does it allow me to easily preform the always necessary IE browser testing with the new Confluence it completely integrates into my mac.
