iTunes U Rules

January 6th, 2008

I am already fearing the point at which the velocity with which I consume content allows me to see the bottom of the proverbial barrel.

ActiveRecord to_xml Security Strategy

November 13th, 2007

As noted on blog.wolfman.com, there is a security problem when using the scaffolded respond_to set-up. By default, all columns in a given record will be displayed.

Freaks and Geeks

November 6th, 2007

Most cultural classification systems to which I’ve been privy would probably qualify me as a member of the nerd family.

RSS in Leopard Mail Sucks. For Me.

October 31st, 2007

I gave it a shot. I hoped it would work.
Unfortunately, I’ve become hooked on NetNewsWire Lite over the years.

Leopard: Mail, RSS, RMagick, ImageMagick

October 27th, 2007

Like a lot of developers, I’ve been running Leopard in one form or another for a couple of years now. In that time, I’ve had my share of frustrations. Of course, knowing at all times that I was evaluating pre-release software, I rolled with the punches with little more than the occasional bitch and moan (Apple: Don’t sue me. I only complained to others who’d signed an NDA. I swear. Don’t sue me.)

West Coast Beaner

April 10th, 2007

I’m flying to San Francisco to spend some a couple of days with our friends in Cupertino. There is much work to be done on our WWDC talk, so Keith and I are heading out today. Chandler will join us tomorrow.

WWDC 2007

March 20th, 2007

Chandler, Keith and I were just given clearance to promote the fact that we are speaking at the Apple developer conference (WWDC) this year. You can read about our session here.

How to Start a Web Site, Part 2

March 7th, 2007

In How to Start a Web Site, Part 1, I lightly outlined the process for obtaining a domain name, starting a shared hosting account, and setting DNS servers.

How to Start a Web Site, Part 1

February 28th, 2007

Over the past year or so, I’ve had several friends ask for assistance in starting a site. Often enough, the cheap bastards ask for hosting or free design as well. Some people…

Ruby on Rails in .net

February 27th, 2007

A while back, I wrote an intro to Rails article for the FutureNet publication, .net

I guess it was put online as well as in print (in a tough-to-find import mag). I just stumbled across the link tonight.

The Big Nerd Ranch

February 23rd, 2007

Earlier this month, I managed to do something I’ve wanted to do for around five years: I attended the Cocoa Boot Camp at the Big Nerd Ranch in Georgia.