December 2009
Google Charts on Rails →
Google Charts plugin for Rails.
MagicPrefs →
MagicPrefs is a free menubar application for OSX which aims to improve the functionality and configuration options of the Apple Magic Mouse.
Command-Line Coda →
Command-Line Coda is a script for Panic’s Coda. It allows you to open files from the command line simply by typing: coda [filename]
A Crash Course in Django →
Are you after a web framework that drastically cuts the time it takes to build data-driven web apps? If so, the Python-based Django might be worth investigating.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Brian Eno (5)
Florence + The Machine (2)
Neutral Milk Hotel (2)
New Order (1)
NOFX (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“A super-Earth is an extrasolar planet more massive than the Earth, but...”
– Wikipedia: Super-Earth
Sinatra →
Sinatra is a DSL for quickly creating web applications in Ruby with minimal effort.
Google XML Style Guide →
This document provides a set of guidelines for general use when designing new XML document formats (and to some extent XML documents as well; see Section 11). Document formats usually include both…
A sunrise and sunset lamp with LEDs →
You know it, in the winter time it is hard to get up, because it is dark outside and your body just wonât wake up in the middle of the night. So you can buy an alarm-clock that wakes you up with…
Heroku →
Heroku is the instant ruby platform. Deploy any ruby app instantly with a simple and familiar git push. Take advantage of advanced features like HTTP caching, memcached, rack middleware, and instant…
MongoHQ →
MongoHQ is a cloud-based hosted database solution that allows you to quickly and easily create and interact with MongoDB instances.
RailsTips →
Authored by John Nunemaker, a web developer and programmer who has fallen deeply in love with Ruby.
Cloudant →
CouchDB hosting (1GB of data storage is free)
CBC Radio | The Sunday Edition | 20 Pieces →
One of the most popular features on The Sunday Edition this past year and a half has been, 20 Pieces of Music that Changed the World.
Harmony Website Management →
Harmony is a powerful web-based platform for creating and managing websites. It helps connect developers with content editors, for unprecedented flexibility and simplicity.
Star Wars Weather Forecast « Tom Scott →
Installing Trac with VisualSVN Server →
Currently we do not technically support Trac plug-in for VisualSVN Server. Please note that Trac plugin for VisualSVN Server was never released officially and you can use it on your own risk. We do…
Watch This: 70-Minute Video Review of Star Wars:... →
Chances are you probably didnât like Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. You might be a Star Wars fan, or at least a fan of the original trilogy. After waiting in line for hours, days, weeks,…
What Business Can Learn from Open Source →
Meetings are like an opiate with a network effect. So is email, on a smaller scale. And in addition to the direct cost in time, there’s the cost in fragmentation— breaking people’s day up into bits…
Meerkat - A jQuery Plugin →
Meerkat, depending on the options you have set, will slide or fade in from the top or bottom of the browser window and remain in its fixed position while the rest of the page will scroll normally….
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Chicago Public Radio (3)
Pulp (2)
They Might Be Giants (2)
Stephen Colbert (1)
Cop Shoot Cop (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Rails by Example →
Mystery Science Theater 3000 →
Episodes of MST3K on hulu.com.
namebench →
Namebench hunts down the fastest DNS servers available for your computer to use. namebench runs a fair and thorough benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or standardized datasets…
Why Introverts Can Make The Best Leaders -... →
They draw on important strengths that extroverts may not have.
TruePower UCS Power Outlet With Built in USB Ports →
Our custom TruePower power outlet solution includes two Universal Serial Bus (USB) charge ports in addition to the two standard three prong power outlet ports.
“A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a...”
– Washington Post, Correction (Thursday, December 3, 2009)
Preloading Images with jQuery and JavaScript |... →
Creating effects on websites using jQuery and other JavaScript has really grown from flashy extras to full on applications in the browser. Part of slick applications is images. They might be part of…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) →
N.W.A (8)
They Might Be Giants (3)
Firewater (3)
Pulp (2)
Cop Shoot Cop (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz