Since June, I’ve been letting my hair grow freely with one intent in mind: get dreadlocks. I’ve always wanted them, at least to try for a while, and now I have a great opportunity to try them out. Continue reading…
Archive for March, 2010
Git, Capistrano, SSH, and WordPress: Revisited
In my last Git, Capistrano, SSH, and WordPress tutorial, I showed you how to setup your WordPress theme to be easily deployable. Now, I’ve simplified the process even more by eliminating a large amount of duplicate code. Continue reading…
<WBR>: A Useful, but Little-Known, HTML Tag
A little-known HTML tag can save a lot of headache when it comes to displaying file-paths, lines of code, or other long lines of text: <WBR>. Continue reading…
Spree Tip: Adjust Permissions for Extended Controllers
I’ve been working with Spree over the past few weeks for my senior project. So far, I’ve really enjoyed working with it. For being a below-1.0 software, it is very stable, and very full-featured. Even better, it’s very easy to create extensions and integrate them into the e-commerce framework. However, I was running into a permissions issue with an extended controller method. Continue reading…
Tutorial: Setting Up iText and RJB in Mac OS X
I’ve been looking for a solid PDF library to use with Ruby on Rails. After researching various possibilities, including prawn and Ruby Ghostscript, I finally decided on iText. Continue reading…
Blackboard Tip: Have Messages Delivered via Email
Ferris State University uses Blackboard (sadly) for its online classes. For a while, there were times that I didn’t know if I was receiving a message from a teacher or other student. After digging through the settings, I found an option to automatically forward all messages to my personal email account. Continue reading…
Terminal Tip: Symbolically Linking Wildcard Filenames
I am currently researching a Dropbox-based preference syncing solution for Mac OS X. In my research, I came across a really handy terminal tip. If you want to symbolically link (
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