October 2010
Xdebug - Debugger and Profiler Tool for PHP →
The Xdebug extension helps you debugging your script by providing a lot of valuable debug information.
Drush Make | drupal.org →
Drush make is an extension to drush that can create a ready-to-use drupal site, pulling sources from various locations. It does this by parsing a flat text file (similar to a drupal .info file) and…
gerrit - Project Hosting on Google Code →
Gerrit is a web based code review system, facilitating online code reviews for projects using the Git version control system.
“The people I hang out with tend to use Macs, not that I think they’re...”
– WIlliam Gibson, Interview in Wired, September 2010
Viewfield | drupal.org →
Nodes hold content. Views save queries. Wouldn’t be great if a node could hold a saved query? Now it can.
Rails stuff I don't want to forget
Install a specific version of Rails:
sudo gem install -v=x.x.x rails
Create a new Rails app based on a specific (installed) version of Rails
rails _x.x.x_ projectName
In both cases x.x.x is the version of Rails to be used (2.0.2 or 2.1, etc.).
This Rocking Lead Singer is a 3D Hologram (video)... →
Hatsune Miku […] a Japanese pop diva whoâs just started to play massive stadium concerts to sold out crowds. Her hair is blue, she dresses like Sailor Moon, and sheâll only appear in concerts…
intridea's omniauth at master - GitHub →
OmniAuth is a flexible ruby authentication system utilizing Rack middleware. (supports OAuth (facebook, twitter, 37signals, 4square, LinkedIn, GitHub, Identi.ca, Gowalla), OpenID, GoogleApps, CAS,…
RailsWizard →
Rails Wizard is a web-based wizard to walk you through the first steps of creating a Rails application. The first hours of a Rails project can be frustrating: you feel as though you’ve done all of…
“When all you have is a pair of bolt cutters and a bottle of vodka, everything...”
– xkcd: Golden Hammer
Customizing web forms with CSS3 and WebKit -... →
Last week, we shared a few things weâd learned about UI in mobile WebKit browsers. In that post we touched briefly on the idea of using CSS3 to make form inputs that look and feel the same in all…
“The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which an unskilled person makes...”
– Wikipedia: Dunning-Kruger Effect
Recursively delete .svn directories →
This is a simple example of a unix command, which recursively deletes subversion .svn folders. Subversion is a well-spread open-source revision control application. Every copy of source code received…
Watchvia thedailywhat:
Stop-Motion Short of the Day: Apropos of the previous post, Jeremy Messersmith’s wistful papercraft ode to the twin suns of Tatooine recreates the entire Star Wars Trilogy in two minutes.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-3) →
Gravediggaz (15)
Blood Sucking Baby Hookers (3)
Shellac (2)
Oingo Boingo (2)
Sex Pistols (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Drupal Commerce | professional e-commerce on... →
Drupal Commerce is the new way to do e-commerce on Drupal 7. Drupal Commerce is the logical successor of Ubercart with a new name and a new approach.
Workflow Management in Drupal | Drupal Video →
Best practices for implementing, managing, and streamlining workflows in Drupal.
Pomodoro →
Pomodoro Desktop is a desktop application for Time Management on your Mac OSX. It is a simple but effective way to manage your (coding) time, and it’s based on the Pomodoro technique
The Pomodoro Technique →
The Pomodoro Technique is a way to get the most out of time management. Turn time into a valuable ally to accomplish what we want to do and chart continuous improvement in the way we do it.
“Your muse can only be treated as the secretary of a subcommittee for so long...”
– Ben Pieratt: In Praise of Quitting Your Job 