Archive for November, 2006:

How I Setup Ruby on Rails through VMWARE and Ubuntu Dapper Drake


Published on November 29th, 2006
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This is a small guide I wrote up to installing Ruby on Rails on Dapper Drake. It covers getting lighttpd running to support both rails and php which will be useful to anyone who likes to use phpmyadmin along with ruby on rails.
1. Make sure the universe repository in /etc/apt/sources.list is uncommented:
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe
deb-src [...]

Web Standards Light Reading List


Published on November 22nd, 2006
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Newly Supported CSS Selectors in IE7
http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=1C603
Introducing the Technorati Link Count Widget
http://technorati.com/weblog/2006/11/209.html
CSS: Browser testing order
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/css_browser_testing_order.html
CSS Styling for Print and Other Media
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/css_styling_for_print_and_other_media/
Creativity Jam Session: Write Your Own Web Dev Job Advert http://www.molly.com/2006/11/17/creativity-jam-session-write-your-own-web-dev-job-advert/
How To Subclass The JavaScript Array Object
http://dean.edwards.name/weblog/2006/11/hooray/
May The Source be with you
http://www.andyrutledge.com/web-wars.php
BuzFeed - find your favourite thing
http://www.buzzfeed.com/
PAS 78: A lesson in Terms and Conditions http://www.boxofchocolates.ca/archives/2006/11/15/terms-and-conditions
Testing the [...]

Windows Live Writer in Beta


Published on November 22nd, 2006
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I’ve published a few articles about Windows new blogging tool, but I just found the program again on my hard drive and thought I would give it another go.  I’ve used a few programs in the past, and most recently performancing, but I have to say this new system is great.  It looks good, [...]

Getting Open-Source is Easy - Here’s a List


Published on November 14th, 2006
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Some of the scripts and web site tools:
Below mentioned tools are supported by Fantastico and if you are using
cpanel you could find the latest version supported by Fantastico from
below mentioned URL:
URL: http://www.netenberg.com/fantastico_scripts.php
Also DreamHost offers one-click installation and updating as need.  They have a great system and great support.

What the Heck is a Wablet?


Published on November 14th, 2006
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Getting Accepted to Alpha

Category: News article
Topic: Instant Message System
Company: Wablet
Year created: 2006
For some reason I spend a lot of time playing with online beta’s. I guess I find it exciting, taking part in startup companies, they exude so much energy.
Wablet is a web-based communications platform that integrates caller ID to allow anyone to [...]

Testable Ajax Solutions


Published on November 13th, 2006
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Here is a nice little video presented by google video.
Here is the Video

Great Resume Guide with Template


Published on November 8th, 2006
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Here is a great guide to designing a resume.  I’ve been recently looking at positions and therefore must update my resume.  This guide was very helpful in teaching how to do the little things.  Did I mention the article provides a direct link to download a sample resume?
Give your résumé a face lift » LifeClever [...]

Get It Free: Getting Real


Published on November 8th, 2006
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This post is a re-print from LifeClever.com (post)
37signals’ manifesto and eBook, Getting Real, is now available for free as an HTML site.
The book details 37signals’ rapid prototyping and web-app development process with the goal of showing you “the smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application.”If you’re familiar with the company’s successful [...]

MODern web standards


Published on November 7th, 2006
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Web standards
Web design standards are important because they help reach the largest audience.
More information on web standards

Web Standards Projects Buzz
CSS Zen Garden
Browse Happy

Accessibility
The ability to reach more with less.
More information about web accessibility

Accessify
A List Apart: What Is Web Accessibility?
A List Apart: Web Accessibility and UK Law
Building Accessible Websites
Dive Into Accessibility
W3C Checklist of Checkpoints for Web [...]

Spending patterns during CMS implementation


Published on November 7th, 2006
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CMb 2005–10
Spending patterns during CMS implementation
by James Robertson
Published on 1 June 2005
There are three clear phases to the adoption of a content management system, of which the initial implementation is just the first step. The activities and spending patterns during these phases needs to be understood, to ensure that sufficient time and resources are made [...]

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