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Windows Vista RC1
Writing this from Word 2007 beta on Windows Vista RC1
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cPanel + Apache 2.2 + mod_proxy_balancer + mongrel_cluster + hours of frustration =
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Fun with servers
The site was down overnight after I took the leap and started updating to Apache 2.2, support for which has finally been added to CPanel EDGE builds. Once I had everything installed and updated,...
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Session management options in Rails
Found via Ruby Inside, Chris Wanstrath has posted a great round-up of a developer's options for session management within Rails. Stefan Kaes' solution looks like the one I'm gonna go for in the ...
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Mongrel upload progress
Something I check on the status of now and then is the ability to have a nice upload progress bar for uploads via the browser. Sean Treadway's initial example looked great but required special serv...
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Sortable list woes
My previous post mentioned FireBug and how handy it is in tracking/debugging AJAX requests and code. This was particularly important as the problem I'm having is with Sortable lists (in tree form) ...
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Got the FireBug
I spent part of my weekend doing a bit more work on my super-semi-secret Rails CMS, especially on part of the admin area that involved some nice AJAX effects that of course caused more trouble than...
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Note to self: forests
When embarking on Random Photography Mission (TM), don't do it in a huge forest an hour before sunset when no-one knows where you've gone. Forests get dark a lot quicker than open fields tha...
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Coastal photos
Lighthouse and fog horn I've been taking lots of pictures at the coast near my Dad's house recently.
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Theme support plugin for rails
Another area I was having trouble with in Rails and found a simple plugin solution - switching layouts depending on whether you're logged in and which theme you've chosen if you are. Matt McCray...