Wanted: Small or Short-Term Rails Gigs

So, the title says it all. Right now I am finishing up my latest long-term project and I will have some time for some small projects. I am willing to work direct or possibly with other Rails consultants or consulting shops who want to bring someone in for a couple weeks or up to a couple months. I really don’t want to take on anything longer but would be willing to entertain a bigger project is it was the right thing to do. I have been doing Rails applications for the past couple...

Nice Ruby on Rails Tutorial List

I found out about a really good list of Ruby and Ruby on Rails tutorials for those just starting out or looking to brush up on their Ruby from eConsultant: Helpful Ruby on Rails tutorials. AJAX powered chat in 3 hours on Ruby on Rails : Tutorial on creating simple Web chatroom Ajax on Rails : at ONLamp Beginner’s Guide to Rails, part 1 : series of tutorials at GodBit Building Ruby, Rails, LightTPD, and MySQL on Tiger : at Hivelogic Create a To Do List with Ruby on Rails - Beginner’s Tutorial : at...

2008 - Another Year Gone By

This is my last post of the year and almost forgot to publish it. It seems 2008 really sailed by, but I tend to say that every year. I am not the kind of person who makes New Year’s resolutions, I have enough things going on that I don’t need to add more pressure to myself. I usually spend part of my last day of the year just looking back at accomplishments, bother personally and professionally and wonder if I should have handled things a bit differently. This year is no different. ...

The Dell Mini and 2G RAM

It seems when ordering from Dell, the Dell Mini memory options are limited to 1G RAM. I understand this is due to some licensing issues with Windows XP and the Dell Mini easily supports 2G of RAM. I decided to check out my favorites computer parts supplier, NewEgg and found the G.Skill 2G 200-Pin DDR2 PC4200 memory stick for $23.99, including shipping . Installation was was pretty much a non-event; Remove the battery to remove all power from the system. Took out the two screws holding...

Why I Use TextMate

I have been using TextMate from MacroMates for the past couple years for Ruby and Rails development on the Mac, and very happy with it. I occasionally do Ruby work on Windows and have settled on E Text Editor , which is basically a clone of TextMate, including its bundling capabilities. The features of both of these text editors has been beyond my needs and offer some really nice, simple features. There has been a bit of a holy war going on lately on the internet about developers moving...

Aptana RadRails, An IDE for Rails Development, interview up on InfoQ

I had been working on an interview with Javier Ramirez, author of Aptana RadRails, An IDE for Rails Development . It was a good interview as Javier really knows his Aptana RadRails . It was eye-opening for me because I had not looked at the Aptana RadRails development environment in a long time and it has come a long way since becoming part of Aptana. It is worth checking out for sure. The book itself is a good read and a good introduction to the IDE itself. If just starting...

Dell Mini BIOS Upgrade without Windows XP Installed

DISCLAIMER: Do this at your own risk, it worked for me. I have experience with this type of update so I may overlook some minute details so BE CAREFUL. One of the things that really bugs me about Dell is their claimed support for Ubuntu Linux but fail at supporting Linux like they do with Windows XP and Vista. I found this recently sent going to the Dell support site for my Dell Mini 9 to try to download new BIOS updates. My Mini shipped with BIOS version A00, where A02 is out and...

Dell Mini Resources

Since receiving my Dell Mini back in September I have found some nice resources pop-up over the past couple months that have been updated on a regular basis and have good community support. I just wanted to share these for folks who may not be aware of them. Ubuntu on the Dell Mini 9 This blog goes into some nice detail how to install and maintain Ubuntu Linux on the Mini. The site also explains how to support various applications on Ubuntu to optimize them for the Mini form factor. http://www.ubuntumini...

Installing Ruby 1.8.6 on Ubuntu 8.10

I recently installed the latest release of Ubuntu , 8.10. I wanted to setup my Dell Mini to do some on-the-road Ruby development so I tried: $ sudo apt-get install ruby Only to find out the Ruby default for Ubuntu 8.10 is Ruby 1.8.7 which is known to have some compatibility problems with pre-Rails 2.2.2 and other Ruby gems and plugins. After removing Ruby 1.8.7 I set out to figure out the best way to get my old friend Ruby 1.8.6 up and running. It’s about the source It turns out we can pretty...

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Dell Mini

I ordered a Dell Mini 910 as soon as Dell announced they were ready and I was impressed with it right away . The one I ordered came with Windows XP because Dell did not offer Ubuntu with much RAM or SSD storage. After working with this netbook for a month or so I decided I really wanted something a bit more..well, non-Microsoft. I debated about putting Apple OSX on it as some folks have reported as being able to do but there was also problems reported with this as well. So...

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