Apple MacBook Air - Why Would I Want One?
Apple took the covers off its new sub-notebook, MacBook Air,? at MacWorld 2008.? The rumors about the notebook were true and it appears leaking a bit of information here and there is Apple’s style and works by creating a stir. The notebook looks to be with the historical Apple style,...
The State of IronRuby with John Lam posted on InfoQ
I have been working for the past few weeks on an interview with John Lam, Program Manager on the Dynamic Language Runtime Team and the leader of the IronRuby project. The interview is complete is is now up on InfoQ for all to read.
iPhone 1.1.3 Ready and Installed
Apple announced the release of firmware for the iPhone, version 1.1.3, at MacWorld yesterday. The release was rumored but now it is a reality.
10 Alternative Ruby Web Frameworks
Do you want to write web applications but don’t want to use Ruby on Rails? We all know Ruby on Rails is the most popular web framework for Ruby on the planet. Rails is the reason Ruby is so popular today, Rails is Ruby’s killer application. I am very much...
Instant Rails 2.0 Update, Instant Rails 2.0 Lite Coming...
Since taking over the Instant Rails project from Curt Hibbs, I have been able to get Instant Rails 2.0 out the door before the end of 2007, not by much but it did happen. Thank you to everyone who gave me support and to readers for the comments. So, I...
MacHeist - 11 Mac Applications at a Great Price for Charity
In the event you are a Mac user and didn’t know about MacHeist, here it is:
links for 2008-01-08
[Andrzej on Software: A Guide to Deploying Rails Applications](https://andrzejonsoftware.blogspot.com/2008/01/guide-to-deploying-rails-applications.html)
A good summary of how-to deploy Rails applications using common tools.
(tags: [tutorial](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/tutorial) [rails](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/rails) [nginx](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/nginx) [capistrano](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/capistrano))
[Redline's Weblog: Migrating from Mac OSX Tiger to Leopard](https://weblog.redlinesoftware.com/2008/1/5/migrating-from-mac-osx-tiger-to-leopard)
A good hands-on tutorial for upgrading to Leopard
(tags: [leopard](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/leopard) [mac](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/mac))
Interview with Patrick Smacchia of NDepend is up on InfoQ
I had the opportunity to interview Patrick Smacchia, a Microsoft C# MVP and creator of NDepend, recently about his product NDepend and how NDepend can help with code analysis, code coverage, refactoring and many other metrics to help the developer. The interview was for the developer-related web site InfoQ, where...
links for 2008-01-07
[LinuxHaxor.net | 68 Linux Related Free E-books](https://www.linuxhaxor.net/2007/09/05/68-linux-related-free-e-books/)
Great list of free ebooks, mostly Linux related but some good stuff for everyone.
(tags: [linux](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/linux) [ebooks](https://del.icio.us/rbazinet/ebooks))
Heading down to acts_as_conference February 8-9, 2008 in Orlando, FL
I decided to start getting more involved in the Ruby and Ruby on Rails conferences this year and found a new conference to get it started, the acts_as_conference, February 8-9 in Orlando. I blogged about this conference recently and had the opportunity to interview the conference organizer, Robert Dempsey, on...